Special education programs and the civil rights office will be moved out of the Education Department, the most aggressive move yet by the Trump administration to dismantle the agency. Read more ...
Amy Griffin contended that she was defamed when a former classmate accused her in a lawsuit of appropriating parts of her story of being sexually abused for “The Tell.” Read more ...
The championship celebration starts at 10 a.m. Thursday, just as some of the state Regents tests begin. Students had organized petitions calling for the exams to be delayed. Read more ...
Some universities’ tax returns showed that their legal bills had more than doubled. Others reported that their spending on lobbying had risen at least fivefold. Read more ...
A campus group the university banned after accusations of antisemitic behavior failed to prove it had its First Amendment rights violated, the court ruled. Read more ...
Mexico and Canada have faced significant recent tension in their relations with the United States. But in their historic World Cup bid, the three countries promoted teamwork. Read more ...
A national test found surprising progress among 9-year-olds, who are fully caught up in reading. But 13-year-olds have shown no improvement. Read more ...
The demand from 29 members comes as the Department of Education is updating its guidance for how teachers should use the technology in their work and classrooms. Read more ...
The chancellor, Kamar Samuels, acknowledged a “lapse in procedure,” amid an investigation into a $180,000 contract for foreign language instructors. Read more ...
Soccer ball sculptures have popped up in New York City for the World Cup ahead of the first game in the area on Saturday, Brazil vs. Morocco. Read more ...
As Democrats wrestle over the direction of their party, a new crop of progressive candidates sees college graduates among its biggest supporters. Read more ...
By Natalie Kitroeff, Noam Scheiber, Stella Tan, Rikki Novetsky, Olivia Natt, Lisa Chow, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto, Elisheba Ittoop, Diane Wong and Chris Wood
At least 18,000 people protested on Thursday as the capital hosted the first match of the tournament, though the demonstrations appeared to be largely peaceful. Read more ...
By Maria Abi-Habib, David Shortell, Cyntia Barrera Díaz and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Readers respond to “Make America Read Again,” an Opinion guest essay by Brian Bannon. Also: Choosing Graham Platner; fading bank tellers. Read more ...
