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Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses her approach to writing her recent essay with Patrick Healy, an assistant managing editor at The New York Times.

Readers respond to articles about the crisis at Cornell and what it says about our society. Also: Voters vs. oligarchs.

In a letter, the former student said she felt “unsupported” after hearing about an exchange between the school president and her sorority sister. Officials disputed her account of the conversation.

The Times journalist reflects on her two deeply personal essays about her child and New York City public schools and how she grappled with readers’ responses.

The latest weapon is a machine that shoots carbon dioxide into rats’ burrows. “They fall asleep — permanently,” a parks official said.

New York State eliminated religious exemptions for school immunizations, but some groups have been fighting that in court.

The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education.

New York City aims to offer free child care for 2-year-olds to half of the city’s school districts next year, including the first seats on Staten Island.

After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.

The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.

Student demonstrations over education converged with broader protests against rising living costs and a luxury development linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.

Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of a working-class suburb near Paris, has been a regular presence at student demonstrations, prompting both applause and condemnation.