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The Justice and Education Departments said the school had penalized white and Asian applicants, the latest in a series of investigations into admissions at elite universities.

This year is shaping up to be a global experiment in education: Can students embrace tech innovation without losing critical thinking skills?

Schools and entire states are creating new rules forcing professors to teach more hours and show up at the office. At one university, professors quit in response.

Matt Yan, who writes the Extra Credit newsletter at The New York Times, is covering the news on campus and off.

The Netflix series is seen as a way to kindle debate about gender roles and to confront online bullying.

Alumni have varying opinions about the school’s deal with the personal finance company SoFi to advertise on Notre Dame athletic uniforms.

Some parents are at loose ends about how to occupy their children in the extra week before school starts Sept. 10 — and some camps are benefiting from their bind.

A new policy to be announced by the Department of Education bars younger students from using A.I., but stops short of a moratorium.

In the first such lawsuit, the Trump administration accused the district of hiding students’ gender transition from their parents against federal law.

In a frontline city, parents don’t see schools built below ground as apocalyptic. Instead, they offer relief from worry about the threat of Russian strikes.

The latest measures have forced the cancellation of English proficiency and graduate exams, isolating many Iranians most eager to foster ties with the world.

Mr. Mamdani and Kamar Samuels, the chancellor of the city’s schools, made the announcement after some providers told The New York Times they had no money to open on the first day of school.

Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film.

The college financial aid form has long been a stressor for high school seniors and their parents. Fixes have made it simpler and faster to complete, officials say.