School
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Opinion
What Most American Schools Do Wrong
Which country has the best education system? Since 2000, every three years, 15-year-olds in dozens of countries have taken the…
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Opinion
Why Big Money Can’t Easily Change Campus Politics
The author of this newsletter takes a generally dim view of wealthy donors who give lots of money to America’s…
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Opinion
Efforts to Protect Troubled Teens Don’t Go Far Enough
In 1994, the 15-year-old Liz Ianelli was sent by her parents to the Family Foundation School in Hancock, N.Y., which…
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Opinion
Lenient Grading Won’t Help Struggling Students. Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Will.
Two weeks ago, when I wrote about the proliferation of 50 percent grading floors in K-12 schools, I was shocked…
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Newyork
Smaller Classes? At Elite Schools, Some Parents Say ‘No Thanks.’
A new law to reduce class size in New York City has large support among families, but early tensions could…
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News
For Book Fairs, Scholastic Will Separate Titles That Deal With Race and Gender
Schools can opt to display these books — or not. The list includes biographies of the civil rights icon John…
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News
Killing of Teacher and Hamas Assault Set a Jittery France on Edge
Another attack at a school, three years after the beheading of a teacher, has heightened anxiety about a new wave…
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Finance
Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas
Wall Street financiers are pressing elite schools to condemn criticism of Israel. Amid pressure, the University of Pennsylvania on Sunday…
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Opinion
To Prepare Kids for the Future, Bring Back Shop and Home Ec
We’ve reached that lull in the school year when the excitement of Back to School has worn off and the…
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News
ACT Reports Record Low Scores as Admissions Landscape Shifts
For the high school class of 2023, the average score was the lowest since 1991, and 43 percent of students…