Education

Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, poses for a photo in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Emily Wilson’s ‘Odyssey’ became a cultural flashpoint. Now, she’s retranslating the whole thing

Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of “The Odyssey” is a million-seller. It’s also not the end of the story.

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A sign outside the University of Michigan's Literature, Science, and the Arts building stands on the university's main campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Isabel Lohman/Bridge Michigan via AP)

Debate rages over U-M’s plan to hide letter grades. Here’s what to know

Parents who came for their children's school resumption sit inside an office of a school in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Constant Same Bagalwa)

Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on

People attending a vigil held by Stand Up to Racism, in memory of late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, hold up signs at Trafalgar Square in London, on Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Britons get the chance to read Jason Arday’s story for themselves as memoir is published in the UK

Children work on a digital program at Coby Preschool in Yoshikawa, suburban Tokyo, July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama, File)

One Tech Tip: How to keep your child’s tablets, laptops from becoming distractions from schoolwork

Oscar Ortiz, representing the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, speaks Jan. 21 at St. George Catholic School.

Private school choice vouchers leave behind many kids in public school

Ohio Won’t Approve Weak Credentials That Students Use as ‘Shortcut’ to Graduate

Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities

Montana agrees to accountability for Indigenous education

Maine universities hope to boost college aspirations with new course credits for high schoolers

People attending a vigil held by Stand Up to Racism, in memory of late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, hold up signs at Trafalgar Square in London, on Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Inquest opens into death of ex-Cambridge University professor Jason Arday

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey discusses upcoming NCAA College Football season during the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Media Days in Tampa, Fla., Monday, July, 20, 2026. (Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP)

SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players

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Onion Portage, a critical migration route for the Western Arctic Caribou Herd along the Kobuk River near Ambler, Alaska, is visible, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag, File)

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth’s mini-greenhouse

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Second-grader Aaminah Ingram-Kirk, 7, leads the way off the bus for the first day of school at Bishop McCort Catholic Elementary West on Tioga Street in Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 21, 2024. (Thomas Slusser/The Tribune-Democrat via AP, File)

How to reset your child’s sleep schedule for back-to-school season

The Big Ten and SEC have taken a stand. Can an NFL player come back to college anyway?

FCC Review Could End School Internet Program. Advocates Plan ‘Very Loud’ Protest

No. 2 pencils and a mock SAT test form are arranged for a photo in Phoenix, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

How the No. 2 pencil became a uniquely American school supply staple

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Giles Sims, who is getting a 90-hour bachelor of applied science in communication from Ensign College poses for a portrait on campus in Salt Lake City, Utah Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Marielle Scott)

3-year college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren’t sold

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A man walks by as workers rest near a board promoting Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs

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People leave flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial outside a school in Fagersta, Sweden, Saturday Aug. 22, 2026, the day after an 18-year-old with a sword attacked the school killing one person and seriously injuring two others. (Magnus Lejhall/TT via AP)

Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl

School attendance has bounced back in Connecticut. Leaders hail LEAP program

This handout photo provided by The Henry Ford Museum shows a 1927 Blue Bird on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., 2008. This is the oldest surviving school bus in America. (Rudy Ruzicska/The Henry Ford Museum via AP)

From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality

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Students from Thomas Leadership Academy play on the school's playground in Eatonville, Fla., on Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

How to help your kids make friends at a new school

Amanda Bickerstaff, CEO of AI for Education, speaks at Academic Magnet High School during the Charleston County School District Charleston Educator Symposium Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbots’ flaws

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The Harvard Medical School is seen Aug. 18, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager

Louisville players celebrate beating Miami in an NCAA college football game, Oct. 17, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin, File)

Cash-hungry college sports programs are starting nonprofits to make money to stay competitive

Authors Percival Everett, left, and Barbara Kingsolver appear at the 75th National Book Awards ceremony in New York on Nov. 20, 2024. (Photos by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Pulitzers and American Library Association launch ‘Pulitzer on the Road’ touring exhibit

Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar student Shijin (Giada) Jiang examines a papyrus fragment at the University of Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Inside one of the world’s few crash courses in conserving and caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts

The Collin County Courthouse stands in McKinney, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Karmelo Anthony’s lawyer asks for new trial in Texas track meet killing as new details are revealed

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This combination of undated photos provided by Milligan University show student cyclists Haylan Engdahl, left, and Brayden Rogers, who were killed in a car crash in Hampton, Tenn., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Milligan University via AP)

2 college cyclists killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash

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Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012. (Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA via AP)

Jason Arday’s death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media ‘frenzy’

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Jackson State Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Kamal Ali, left, and Canhao Wang, a computer engineering student, work out a project Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Jackson, Miss. (Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today via AP)

Jackson State University pursues top research status

Penn State frat pledges were made to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say

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People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities’ partnerships with foreign institutions

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People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools

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The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot

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