https://www.nytimes.com/section/education en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:27:22 +0000 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:17:22 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/education https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/nyregion/nyc-school-summer-camp.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/nyregion/nyc-school-summer-camp.html Some parents are at loose ends about how to occupy their children in the extra week before school starts Sept. 10 — and some camps are benefiting from their bind. Talia Barrington Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:29:29 +0000 Summer Camps Education (K-12) Child Care Camps and Camping Parenting Labor Day Anna Connors for The New York Times SKATEYOGI in Brooklyn is among the summer camps staying open into September in New York City. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/business/notre-dame-sofi-jersey-patch.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/business/notre-dame-sofi-jersey-patch.html Alumni have varying opinions about the school’s deal with the personal finance company SoFi to advertise on Notre Dame athletic uniforms. Joe Drape and Tania Ganguli Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:52:03 +0000 Colleges and Universities Football Advertising and Marketing College Athletics University of Notre Dame Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking the field before a game against Stanford at Notre Dame Stadium in October 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/transgender-kansas-doj-lawsuit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/transgender-kansas-doj-lawsuit.html In the first such lawsuit, the Trump administration accused the district of hiding students’ gender transition from their parents against federal law. Michael C. Bender Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:19:17 +0000 Civil Rights and Liberties United States Politics and Government Gender Education (K-12) Defense of Freedom Institute Education Department (US) Justice Department Kansas Kansas City (Kan) Dhillon, Harmeet Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The federal government has sued a public school district over gender identity and laws that ensure parents have access to their children’s records. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/nyregion/ai-ban-schools-nyc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/nyregion/ai-ban-schools-nyc.html A new policy announced by the Department of Education bars younger students from using artificial intelligence, but stops short of a moratorium. Matthew Haag Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:56:45 +0000 New York City Education (K-12) E-Learning Screen Time (Device) City Council (NYC) Education Department (NYC) Artificial Intelligence Computers and the Internet Sara Messinger for The New York Times During the upcoming school year, younger students will be barred from using artificial intelligence, though its use will be permitted in high schools. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/europe/ukraine-underground-schools.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/europe/ukraine-underground-schools.html In a frontline Ukrainian city, parents don’t see schools built below ground as apocalyptic. Instead, they offer relief from worry about the threat of Russian strikes. Andrew E. Kramer and Evelina Riabenko Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:50:32 +0000 Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) Education Teachers and School Employees E-Learning Basements and Cellars Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Kyiv (Ukraine) International Relations Russia Ukraine Jędrzej Nowicki for The New York Times The first day of school at Sichovy Collegium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The school operates from an underground space, built to allow children to continue learning safely amid the war. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/middleeast/iran-study-abroad-sanctions.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/middleeast/iran-study-abroad-sanctions.html The latest measures have forced the cancellation of English proficiency and graduate exams, isolating many Iranians most eager to foster ties with the world. Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:50:02 +0000 Iran International Study and Teaching Embargoes and Sanctions Tests and Examinations US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Educational Testing Service Duolingo Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times University students crossing a bridge in Tehran after explosions began in February. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/asia/nepal-floods-teacher.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/asia/nepal-floods-teacher.html Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives. Binod Ghimire and Claire Moses Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:16:35 +0000 internal-eafs Nepal-Tibet Floods (August 2026) Principals (School) Education (K-12) Evacuations and Evacuees Nepal Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press Rajendra Dawadi was teaching at the Tribhuvan Trishuli School when a staff member burst into the classroom, shouting that a major flood was headed their way. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/nyregion/day-care-funding-nyc-mamdani.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/nyregion/day-care-funding-nyc-mamdani.html Mr. Mamdani and Kamar Samuels, the chancellor of the city’s schools, made the announcement after some providers told The New York Times they had no money to open on the first day of school. Matthew Haag Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:26:37 +0000 Child Care Education (Pre-School) New York City Mamdani, Zohran Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York with Kamar Samuels, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/harmeet-dhillon-doj-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/harmeet-dhillon-doj-trump.html Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential voter data. Glenn Thrush and Michael C. Bender Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:26:28 +0000 United States Politics and Government Colleges and Universities Civil Rights and Liberties Midterm Elections (2026) Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings Suits and Litigation (Civil) Federal Actions in US Cities Discrimination Admissions Standards Anti-Semitism Dartmouth Review Harvard University University of California Justice Department Dhillon, Harmeet Trump, Donald J Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, via Associated Press Images Harmeet Dhillon has waged President Trump’s war on the left through a relentless pressure campaign against 100 universities over their diversity and antisemitism policies. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/books/odyssey-emily-wilson-translation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/books/odyssey-emily-wilson-translation.html Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film. Neil Vigdor Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:56:03 +0000 Wilson, Emily (1971- ) Poetry and Poets Homer Translation and Interpreters English Language Greek Civilization The Odyssey (Book) Movies The Odyssey (2026) (Movie) Nolan, Christopher Matt Rourke/Associated Press Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/business/college-aid-fafsa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/business/college-aid-fafsa.html The college financial aid form has long been a stressor for high school seniors and their parents. Fixes have made it simpler and faster to complete, officials say. Ann Carrns Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:38:47 +0000 Financial Aid (Education) Federal Aid (US) Colleges and Universities Personal Finances Identification Devices Content Type: Service Student Loans Education Department (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/canada/canada-universities-hire-us-researchers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/canada/canada-universities-hire-us-researchers.html A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north. Vjosa Isai Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:01:32 +0000 Canada Colleges and Universities Academic Freedom Research Science and Technology International Study and Teaching United States United States International Relations Nasuna Stuart-Ulin for The New York Times McGill University in Montreal is one of the schools that has benefited from the Canada-bound brain drain from U.S. institutions. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/nyregion/nyc-2k-child-care-programs-funding-mamdani.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/nyregion/nyc-2k-child-care-programs-funding-mamdani.html Many early childhood centers, the backbone of New York City’s universal child care system, have not received money from the city for this school year, some day care operators said. Matthew Haag Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:22:58 +0000 New York City Child Care Day Care Centers Education (K-12) Education (Pre-School) Education Department (NYC) Mamdani, Zohran Budgets and Budgeting Politics and Government Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York spoke during a news conference earlier this month when the families of 2,000 toddlers received their 2-K offers. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/us/politics/west-point-climate-professor-lawsuit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/us/politics/west-point-climate-professor-lawsuit.html Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired. Michael C. Bender and Greg Jaffe Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:03:57 +0000 Kalkstein, Adam J United States Military Academy Colleges and Universities Academic Freedom Global Warming First Amendment (US Constitution) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Defense Department Hegseth, Pete Trump, Donald J United States Defense and Military Forces United States Politics and Government Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Cadets walking near Pershing Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2014. A West Point climate professor says he was fired for refusing to “defy science.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/opinion/roy-cohn-kai-bird-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/opinion/roy-cohn-kai-bird-trump.html Trump needed only one teacher. Carlos Lozada Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:03:56 +0000 United States Politics and Government Communism (Theory and Philosophy) Education (K-12) Books and Literature Midterm Elections (2026) Ethics and Official Misconduct Republican Party Bird, Kai Cohn, Roy Marcus Eisenhower, Dwight David McCarthy, Joseph R Trump, Donald J United States Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/us/politics/jefferson-county-trump-transgender-lawsuit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/us/politics/jefferson-county-trump-transgender-lawsuit.html Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few public school systems to sue the Trump administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face funding cuts. Michael C. Bender Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:03:15 +0000 United States Politics and Government Education (K-12) Transgender Federal-State Relations (US) Bread and Roses Education Department (US) Justice Department Supreme Court (US) Dhillon, Harmeet McMahon, Linda E Smith, Jack (Attorney) Discrimination Civil Rights and Liberties Interscholastic Athletics Suits and Litigation (Civil) Women and Girls Trump, Donald J Jefferson County (Colo) Colorado Chet Strange for The New York Times The dispute has thrust Jeffco Public Schools into the center of a fight that President Trump has led targeting transgender Americans. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/nyregion/upper-east-side-corn-vandalism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/nyregion/upper-east-side-corn-vandalism.html The students at Mis Amiguitos preschool may never know why someone ripped their corn stalks from an Upper East Side sidewalk. But they turned it into an opportunity. Emmett Lindner Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:02:56 +0000 Grain Flowers and Plants Agriculture and Farming Gardens and Gardening Urban Areas Education (Pre-School) Balloon Saloon (Manhattan, NY, Retailer) Police Department (NYC) New York City TriBeCa (Manhattan, NY) Mis Amiguitos The children at the Mis Amiguitos preschool planted corn in an empty tree bed on York Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in April. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/nyregion/born-after-9-11-young-adults.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/nyregion/born-after-9-11-young-adults.html They have no memory of the buildings missing from the skyline or airports without security lines. But they have strong feelings about how to regard the legacy of the attacks. Maia Coleman, Troy Closson and Elinor Kry Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:00:10 +0000 September 11 (2001) New York City Generation Z Terrorism Teenagers and Adolescence Children and Childhood Education (K-12) Elinor Kry for The New York Times “There was no first time I heard about it. As a child it was simply a fact of the world I was in: 9/11 happened, and people like me are supposed to be sorry for it forever.”— Khalid El-Halabi, 24 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/letters/fires-forests-college-essay-deportations.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/letters/fires-forests-college-essay-deportations.html Responses to an article about the impact of bigger fires on America’s great forests. Also: The college admissions essay; shameful deportations; the U.S. Open versus the Knicks. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:00:07 +0000 Forests and Forestry Wildfires Admissions Standards Colleges and Universities Logging Industry Illegal Immigration Forest Service New York Knicks California Sierra Nevada Region (US) David McNew/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Smoke from the Oak fire near Midpines in July 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/asia/chinas-new-graduates-ai-challenges.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/asia/chinas-new-graduates-ai-challenges.html A record 12.7 million young people are looking for jobs as the country embraces artificial intelligence — and as the technology begins to upend the work force. Yan Zhuang Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:36:11 +0000 China Colleges and Universities Artificial Intelligence Youth Labor and Jobs Unemployment Hiring and Promotion Careers and Professions Hangzhou (China) Agence France-Presse — Getty Images College students at a job fair in Fuyang, China, in April.