The New York Times

Most states teach history by subject. Texas will go chronologically, starting with ancient history and reaching World War II by seventh grade.

The people who know playgrounds best want a pink basketball court, hair-braiding station, and pollinator garden.

In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.”

The city had accused Jasmine Ray of fiscal mismanagement. She said that she had been unfairly targeted because of her ties to the former mayor.

The university hired a high-powered law firm to try to reach an agreement with the Justice Department over claims its admissions practices hurt white and Asian applicants.

Readers are dismayed by the justices’ decisions. Also: The Huntington’s dilemma; a woman’s age; students, cheating and A.I.

Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It focuses on classic literature and includes Bible excerpts.

The large bonuses tied to data center construction in Richland Parish, La., are unprecedented, but critics say it is not a panacea.

Now, the professor is in a fight with the university over whether he can use M.I.T. money to promote a book critical of the school.

Andres Chait is a district veteran who has helped keep peace with labor unions. He started in the classroom and now runs a district with hundreds of thousands of students.

Few schools in Britain or France have air-conditioning to keep children cool in soaring temperatures, leaving parents, teachers and officials divided about what to do.

One nonprofit, Defending Education, initiated nearly a dozen civil rights investigations targeting diversity programs and transgender policies.

Our Washington correspondent Michael Bender explains how the Trump administration is trying to use a civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination to roll back protections for transgender students.