Professors Are Uniquely Powerful. That May Be Changing.
Faculty members are used to sharing power with presidents and trustees to run universities. But some presidents and lawmakers have made moves to reduce their say.
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CreditNicole Craine for The New York Times What Happened When Chicago’s Mayor Followed a Teachers’ Union Playbook
In Chicago, the mayor and the teachers’ union are tightly connected. The relationship has ushered in generous spending and led to political turmoil.
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CreditTerrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service, via Getty Images Massachusetts, Famed for Tough School Standards, Rethinks Its Big Test
A ballot measure would do away with the requirement that high schoolers pass a test to graduate. Opponents say it could water down academics for struggling students.
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CreditSophie Park for The New York Times Book Bans Live On in School District Now Run by Democrats
Democrats swept a school board election in Bucks County after Republicans instituted book bans and other changes. But the right-wing “parental rights” movement has left an indelible mark.
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Professors in Trouble Over Protests Wonder if Academic Freedom Is Dying
Universities have cracked down on professors for pro-Palestinian activism, saying they are protecting students and tamping down on hate speech. Faculty members say punishments have put a “chill in the air.”
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Credit Columbia Bars Vocal Pro-Israel Professor From Campus
The university said Shai Davidai had repeatedly harassed and intimidated employees. He said the university had not done enough to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests.
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CreditAdam Gray for The New York Times Pro-Palestinian Group at Columbia Now Backs ‘Armed Resistance’ by Hamas
Columbia University Apartheid Divest has withdrawn an apology it made last spring for a member who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”
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CreditBing Guan for The New York Times Brown Rejects Protesters’ Push to Divest Over Israel Ties
The university made a deal with pro-Palestinian students last spring to consider their demands if they ended a protest encampment. But the university board voted against divestment.
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Pro-Palestinian Group Is Relentless in Its Criticism of Israel, and It Isn’t Backing Down
Within Our Lifetime, a group formed by New York students, has galvanized pro-Palestinian activists who are calling for the end of Israel — and facing accusations of antisemitism.
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CreditAdam Gray for The New York Times Nevada Asked A.I. Which Students Need Help. The Answer Caused an Outcry.
The new system cut the number of students deemed “at risk” in the state by 200,000, leading to tough moral and ethical questions over which children deserve extra assistance.
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School closures and traumatic experiences could affect children long after schools reopen. Experts worry that similar scenarios are happening with much more frequency because of climate change.
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CreditJuan Diego Reyes for The New York Times Campuses Are Calmer, but They Are Not Normal, Students and Faculty Say
A year of war in Gaza has left college students and faculty feeling shaken and angry, with the world and with each other.
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Credit Oklahoma Schools Need 55,000 Bibles. Trump-Endorsed Book Fits the Bill.
The bid details for new Bibles the state is buying seem to point to a version promoted by former President Donald J. Trump.
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More in Learning: A Special Report ›Back to School and Back to Normal. Or at Least Close Enough.
As school began this year, we sent reporters to find out how much — or how little — has changed since the pandemic changed everything.
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CreditHannah Yoon for The New York Times At the Edge of a Cliff, Some Colleges Are Teaming Up to Survive
Faced with declining enrollment, smaller schools are harnessing innovative ideas — like course sharing — to attract otherwise reluctant students.
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The concept has been around for a while, but the pandemic reinforced the importance of providing support to families and students to enhance learning.
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In-school tutoring is not a silver bullet. But it may help students and schools reduce some pandemic-related slides in achievement.
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University of Southern California President Will Retire in July
Carol Folt took over in 2019, often steadying the university but drawing criticism for her handling of campus protests last spring.
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Voters Poised to Reject Private School Vouchers in Three States
The results were part of a wave of ballot measure outcomes that teachers’ unions had sought. Nevertheless, private-school choice is growing nationwide.
By Dana Goldstein and Troy Closson
7 Salisbury U. Students Beat Person Because of Sexual Orientation, Police Say
The students, who face assault and hate crime charges, lured a person to an apartment where they spat on him and broke a rib, the police said.
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HeadwayHow Should History Books Remember the 2024 Election?
Now that the votes are almost in, the Headway Election Challenge asks teenagers for the lessons they are taking away from this election year.
By Matthew Thompson
State Ballot Measures to Watch: Abortion, Elections, Minimum Wage
Voters in 41 states are considering ballot measures that also include legalizing marijuana and public funding for private schools.
By Michael Wines
Fire Destroys Century-Old Building at Knoxville College
In-person classes haven’t been held at the historically Black college in Tennessee since 2015. A fire official said that no injuries had been reported in the blaze.
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Chicago School Board President Resigns Over Social Media Posts
One week into the job, the Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned amid criticism by elected leaders that his past posts were anti-Semitic and misogynistic.
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This Sorority Is Going All in to Get Out the Vote
Alpha Kappa Alpha’s forceful push to increase voter turnout could help boost critical support for Democrats from Black voters.
By Juliet Macur
Books by Jodi Picoult, John Green and Stephen King Among the Most Banned in Schools
A record number of books were banned in districts across the country during the 2023-2024 school year, according to a free speech organization.
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Internal Emails Show Harvard Leaders Debating Response to Hamas Attack
Messages among leaders at Harvard and other universities, published by House Republicans, reveal discussions on how to balance public statements about the war and how to negotiate with protesters.
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