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  1. Iranians Condemn Strike on a Top University

    Government officials and anti-government activists alike denounced the attacks on the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, the latest Iranian center for higher education to be targeted.

     By Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi

    Workers clear debris on Monday at Sharif University of Technology after it was struck overnight.
    CreditFrancisco Seco/Associated Press

  2. Student Debt Burdened Them, So They Moved Abroad and Stopped Paying

    A record number of student loan borrowers are in delinquency and default. Some are making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans.

     By Laura O’Connor

    Amanda Lynn Tully, 37, moved to Prague and defaulted on her student loans. She hasn’t made a payment in over seven years.
    CreditMilan Bures for The New York Times

  3. Judge Pauses Trump Demand for Student Race Data in 17 States

    The Trump administration had said it would collect data from colleges to ensure compliance with a Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action in admissions.

     By Orlando Mayorquín

    Linda McMahon, the education secretary, last year.
    CreditHaiyun Jiang/The New York Times

  4. Fight Over Funding Islamic Schools in Texas Exposes G.O.P. Tensions

    As Muslim private schools try to join Texas’ new voucher program, top Republicans have vowed to stop what they call “radical Islamic indoctrination.”

     By J. David Goodman and Meridith Kohut

    Islamic private schools in Texas, like the Iman Academy in Houston, have sought to participate in a voucher program providing more than $10,000 in state funding per student for most families.
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  5. Preschool Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Children

    A 43-year-old man was accused of abusing “multiple” children over an 11-year period in South Jersey, and prosecutors fear there could be more victims, given his employment.

     By Tracey Tully

    William E. Reynolds, the Atlantic County prosecutor, called the details of the allegations “heinous.”
    CreditJonah Markowitz for The New York Times

  1. Wisconsin Universities Chief Defies Board’s Push for Resignation

    Jay Rothman, the president of the state university system, said he had received no explanation for why regents want to oust him.

     By Alan Blinder

    Jay Rothman has been the president of the University of Wisconsin system since 2022.
    CreditJohn Hart/Wisconsin State Journal, via Associated Press

  2. A College Is Split Over Its President and His Epstein Ties

    Leon Botstein saved Bard from near ruin. Now, as an outside firm conducts a review, the campus is home to arguments about his legacy and future.

     By Ginia Bellafante

    A group of students and alumni opposed to the continuation of Leon Botstein’s presidency have formed a group called Take Back Bard.
    CreditCole Wilson for The New York Times

  3. Lawsuits Are the New Trump Tactic in the Fight to Overhaul Education

    Trump officials have faced dozens of lawsuits over their aggressive efforts to force change in universities and school districts. Now Trump lawyers are taking schools to court.

     By Michael C. Bender and Alan Blinder

    The University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia. The Trump administration won in court this week after suing Penn to obtain lists of Jewish staff for an antisemitism investigation.
    CreditRachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

  4. Syracuse Drops 84 Majors Including Classics, Ceramics and Italian

    In all, 93 of the 460 academic programs at the university will be closed or paused. No students were majoring in 55 of the programs that are ending.

     By Sharon Otterman

    Even though Syracuse University is eliminating or halting enrollment in 20 percent of its degree programs, coursework in those subjects will continue.
    CreditCarolyn Thompson/Associated Press

  5. YouTube’s C.E.O. on the Rise of Video and the Decline of Reading

    On “The Interview,” Neal Mohan, YouTube’s C.E.O., talks about the platform’s role in an age of post-literacy and his belief that video serves as a vital “visual library” for a new generation of learners.

     

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Learning: A Special Report

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  1. Back to School and Back to Normal. Or at Least Close Enough.

    As school began this year, we sent reporters to find out how much — or how little — has changed since the pandemic changed everything.

     By The New York Times

    First graders at Vare-Washington Elementary School in Philadelphia.
    CreditHannah Yoon for The New York Times

  2. At the Edge of a Cliff, Some Colleges Are Teaming Up to Survive

    Faced with declining enrollment, smaller schools are harnessing innovative ideas — like course sharing — to attract otherwise reluctant students.

     By Jon Marcus

    Adrian College is a liberal arts school of just over 1,600 undergraduates in Michigan.
    CreditErin Kirkland for The New York Times

  3. Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

    The concept has been around for a while, but the pandemic reinforced the importance of providing support to families and students to enhance learning.

     By Alina Tugend

    Students at Dr. Michael D. Fox elementary school wear light blue and khaki uniforms. The community school in Hartford, Conn., works with 10 to 20 organizations to help students and families.
    CreditIke Abakah for The New York Times

  4. Could Tutoring Be the Best Tool for Fighting Learning Loss?

    In-school tutoring is not a silver bullet. But it may help students and schools reduce some pandemic-related slides in achievement.

     By Anna Nordberg

    Joi Mitchell didn’t want to follow family members into classroom teaching but found a way to work with students by serving as a tutor, including on the Cardozo campus.
    CreditJason Andrew for The New York Times

  5. Meeting the Mental Health Challenge in School and at Home

    From kindergarten through college, educators are experimenting with ways to ease the stress students are facing — not only from the pandemic, but from life itself.

     By Eilene Zimmerman

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    Why Hungary’s Election Could Swing on Roma Votes

    Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s policies affecting the Roma minority have put those voters in play in upcoming parliamentary elections. In a tight race, they could make the difference.

    By Lara Jakes and Mate Halmos

     
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    Living Space

    We don’t have to travel to the moon to gain some of the insight that astronauts do.

    By Melissa Kirsch

     
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