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News
As War Stretches On, Gaza’s High School Students Put Their Dreams on Hold
Karim al-Masri was supposed to start his final exams on Saturday morning, just a few weeks shy of graduating. Instead,…
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News
The Culture Wars Came to a California Suburb. A Leader Has Been Ousted.
Voters recalled a Southern California school board president after his conservative majority approved policies on critical race theory and transgender…
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News
Is It Possible to Desegregate the Nation’s Biggest School System?
A major lawsuit against racial inequality in New York City’s public schools is moving forward. Already, local districts in the…
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A School With 7 Students: Inside the ‘Microschools’ Movement
Parents, desperate for help, are turning to private schools with a half-dozen or so students. And they are getting a…
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News
No Field, No Problem. An Academic Powerhouse Can Also Play Ball.
The elite Baccalaureate high school, housed in a former pocketbook factory in Queens, is known for its college-level courses. And…
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News
New York City Removes Two Parents From School Councils Over Behavior
One parent led a push to review rules around transgender athletes. The other had encouraged pro-Palestinian student activism. The chancellor…
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News
Site of Parkland Shooting to Be Torn Down
Demolition of the former freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was expected to start on Friday and take…
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Why the Head of One of New York’s Most Elite Schools Quit
The leader of Collegiate School in Manhattan stepped down after an internal report found “problems of religious and cultural bias.”
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Opinion
Debby Lee Cohen, Who Helped Prune Plastic From Schools, Dies at 64
Her successful campaign against foam lunch trays in New York City led to similar city and statewide bans — and…
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Opinion
Why Children Are Missing More School Now
The raw data looks inarguably bad: The share of American children missing at least 10 percent of school days nearly…