The New York Times

As Americans face soaring child care costs, Alex Adams wants to loosen rules and tighten spending. Critics say that will harm children and shutter day cares.

They championed diversity, equity and inclusion policies for years. Now they have complicated feelings about what they built.

Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League.

From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.

Northeastern University is behind in responding to appeals this year. Keep asking for a better deal — at any school — and more time to make up your mind.

Data obtained by The New York Times shows that the Education Department resolved 30 percent fewer discrimination complaints in 2025 compared with the previous year.

Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing.

Families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology. The schools chancellor also canceled a plan to close two Upper West Side schools.

The federal Department of Education said it would begin a civil rights investigation, reviewing teachings by a group known as N.Y.C. Educators for Palestine.

The American Association of University Professors is drawing new members. The group’s critics say its political stances hurt its cause.

Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, pleaded guilty for the November incident in which they set off a commercial firework in a research lab.

Guidelines for the art contest, sponsored by the group Freedom 250, include material about abolitionists and civil rights leaders, but little mention of what they fought against.