https://www.nytimes.com/section/education en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Tue, 05 May 2026 13:55:20 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 13:03:39 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/education https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/nyregion/upper-west-side-nyc-schools.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/nyregion/upper-west-side-nyc-schools.html A battle in one New York neighborhood echoes struggles unfolding in school systems across the nation that are experiencing a decline in students. Matthew Haag Sun, 03 May 2026 19:50:32 +0000 Education (K-12) Upper West Side (Manhattan, NY) Center School (Manhattan, NY) Public School 9 (Manhattan, NY) Public School 191 (Manhattan, NY) Riverside School for Makers and Artists (Manhattan, NY) Education Department (NYC) Samuels, Kamar Shutdowns (Institutional) Income Inequality James Estrin/The New York Times Public School 9, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, is a favorite of families in the neighborhood. But with popularity has come overcrowding. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/bard-president-leon-botstein-jeffrey-epstein.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/bard-president-leon-botstein-jeffrey-epstein.html The president, Leon Botstein, who had run Bard for 50 years, faced scrutiny over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Vimal Patel Fri, 01 May 2026 23:45:37 +0000 Botstein, Leon Bard College Colleges and Universities Appointments and Executive Changes Philanthropy Endowments Epstein, Jeffrey E (1953- ) Sex Crimes Child Abuse and Neglect Human Trafficking Prostitution Arden Wray for The New York Times Leon Botstein on the Bard College campus in Annandale-On-Hudson, N.Y. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/cornell-president-student-protester.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/cornell-president-student-protester.html After a debate over the war, students say the university president hit them with his vehicle. He says he was the victim in the incident. Santul Nerkar and Cole Louison Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:12 +0000 Colleges and Universities Cornell University Kotlikoff, Michael Traffic Accidents and Safety Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests (2023- ) Freedom of Speech and Expression School Discipline (Students) Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Taal, Momodou Ithaca (NY) Students for a Democratic Cornell Cornell University students videotaped the school’s president as he backed up his vehicle. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/business/ultraprocessed-foods-rfk-maha.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/business/ultraprocessed-foods-rfk-maha.html Some yogurts and peanut butters could be considered ultraprocessed as scientists and MAHA supporters push for a strict definition. Julie Creswell and Alice Callahan Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:44 +0000 Processed and Ultraprocessed Foods Labeling and Labels (Product) Food Food and Drug Administration Diet and Nutrition Lunch and Breakfast Programs Consumer Protection Kennedy, Robert F Jr Agriculture Department Hari, Vani (1979- ) Texas California Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Education (K-12) United States Sandy Carson for The New York Times Companies are already seeing demand for many of their products soften as some consumers cut back on spending. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/podcasts/failure-to-report-how-harvard-whitewashed-jeffrey-epsteins-millions-part-2.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/podcasts/failure-to-report-how-harvard-whitewashed-jeffrey-epsteins-millions-part-2.html Pablo and The Harvard Crimson’s Dhruv Patel continue their investigation. Pablo Torre, Walter Avaroma, Maxwell Carney, Ryan Cortes, Juan Galindo, Patrick Kim, Neely Lohmann, Rob McRae, Clare Taylor, Chris Tumminello and Matt Sullivan Fri, 01 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Colleges and Universities Harvard Crimson Harvard University Epstein, Jeffrey E (1953- ) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/ai-students-cheating-homework-classrooms.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/ai-students-cheating-homework-classrooms.html High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence. Dana Goldstein and Lauren Lancaster Fri, 01 May 2026 14:16:48 +0000 Cheating Artificial Intelligence Education (K-12) Colleges and Universities Teachers and School Employees Plagiarism Writing and Writers Kingsborough Community College Lauren Lancaster for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/nyregion/ny-student-tests-exams-tech-outage.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/nyregion/ny-student-tests-exams-tech-outage.html Thousands of children were unable to finish annual standardized tests, the second year in a row when technological issues emerged. Matthew Haag Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:36:31 +0000 New York State Tests and Examinations Computer Network Outages Education (K-12) Education Department (NYS) New York City Karsten Moran for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/mississippi-high-school-students-ice-release.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/mississippi-high-school-students-ice-release.html The brothers from the Republic of Congo were released on Thursday after the school community appealed to local Republican politicians, their lawyer said. Christina Morales Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:01:05 +0000 Foreign Students (in US) Education (K-12) Visas Immigration Detention Immigration and Emigration Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) Mississippi Content Type: Personal Profile via Baptiste Family Max Makoka, left, and Israel Makoka, right, with their host mother, Gail Baptiste, after their release. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/education-department-graduate-loans.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/education-department-graduate-loans.html The changes stem from student loan provisions in a sprawling tax and domestic policy bill signed into law last year. Michael C. Bender Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:12:56 +0000 Student Loans United States Politics and Government One Big Beautiful Bill Act (2025) Graduate Schools and Students Colleges and Universities Education Department (US) Trump, Donald J Eric Lee for The New York Times Officials in the Trump administration contend that reducing the amount of money that students can borrow will force universities to lower tuition. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/mississippi-basketball-players-arrested-ice.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/mississippi-basketball-players-arrested-ice.html A school transfer disrupted two brothers’ visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community. Christina Morales and Hamed Aleaziz Fri, 01 May 2026 18:48:03 +0000 Mississippi Education (K-12) Foreign Students (in US) Visas Deportation Immigration and Emigration Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US) United States Politics and Government https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/mississippi-students-bus-accident.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/mississippi-students-bus-accident.html Footage of the incident shared this week by a school district in Mississippi shows a group of students working together to avert disaster on a highway. Chris Hippensteel Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:41:30 +0000 Buses Education (K-12) Traffic Accidents and Safety Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Mississippi Rescues Hancock County School District, via Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/technology/parents-school-tech-backlash.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/technology/parents-school-tech-backlash.html From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children. Natasha Singer Sun, 03 May 2026 19:16:42 +0000 Education (K-12) E-Learning Artificial Intelligence Mobile Applications Privacy Screen Time (Device) Parenting School Boards Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles (Calif) United States Mark Abramson for The New York Times Sandra Martinez Roe, with her son, is a leader of a Los Angeles parents’ group pushing the district to audit its technology contracts and limit the use of tech in schools. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/world/europe/france-american-universities-trump-sciences-po.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/world/europe/france-american-universities-trump-sciences-po.html Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League. Mark Landler and Dmitry Kostyukov Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:51:14 +0000 France Europe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris Colleges and Universities Foreign Students (in US) United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Academic Freedom Trump, Donald J Reims (France) Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/economy/college-graduates-job-market.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/economy/college-graduates-job-market.html Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing. Sydney Ember Mon, 04 May 2026 02:50:40 +0000 Colleges and Universities Youth Hiring and Promotion Labor and Jobs Careers and Professions Artificial Intelligence United States Adam Amengual for The New York Times A dismal job market has turned the spring commencement season into a bruising ordeal for many, including Sadie Parker, who will graduate in June from the University of California, Santa Barbara. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/usc-ai-200-million-donation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/usc-ai-200-million-donation.html The University of Southern California wants to integrate artificial intelligence into fields like health care and the arts. Other universities are also using donations to focus more on A.I. Alan Blinder Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:07 +0000 Colleges and Universities Artificial Intelligence Philanthropy University of Southern California Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times The University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/nyregion/anne-frank-staten-island.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/nyregion/anne-frank-staten-island.html On the campus of Wagner College, a cutting from a chestnut tree has been planted. It once grew in Amsterdam outside Anne Frank’s window. James Barron Tue, 05 May 2026 09:01:53 +0000 New York City internal-storyline-no World War II (1939-45) Holocaust and the Nazi Era Trees and Shrubs Colleges and Universities Frank, Anne, Center USA Frank, Anne Giuliani, Rudolph W Staten Island (NYC) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-helena-rosenblatt.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-helena-rosenblatt.html The historian Helena Rosenblatt traces the roots of liberalism and the values that many have forgotten. Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick Tue, 05 May 2026 09:01:36 +0000 Politics and Government Civil Rights and Liberties United States Politics and Government Conservatism (US Politics) Freedom of Speech and Expression History (Academic Subject) Liberalism (US Politics) Rosenblatt, Helena (1961- ) United States The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century (Book) internal-open-access-audio The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/briefing/today-in-short.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/briefing/today-in-short.html The Met Gala. Kacey Musgraves. And a treasure hunt in San Francisco. Matt Yan Mon, 04 May 2026 15:13:07 +0000 Met Gala Colleges and Universities US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Giuliani, Rudolph W Spirit Airlines Incorporated Rubio, Marco Leo XIV Hantavirus Musgraves, Kacey Damon Winter/The New York Times Beyoncé is back at the Met Gala. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/did-school-cellphone-bans-study.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/did-school-cellphone-bans-study.html Cellphone bans got devices out of students’ hands, according to the first large study. But behavior and academics have not improved, at least so far. Dana Goldstein Mon, 04 May 2026 16:42:05 +0000 Cellular Telephones Education (K-12) Research Yondr Inc School Discipline (Students) Bullies Tests and Examinations National Bureau of Economic Research United States Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press Cellphone use declined in schools that adopted strict bans, though test scores did not immediately improve. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/opinion/ten-commandments-texas-schools.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/opinion/ten-commandments-texas-schools.html Readers discuss a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Also: A job seeker’s tale; long movies. Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:07 +0000 Religion-State Relations Freedom of Religion First Amendment (US Constitution) Christians and Christianity Bible Texas Hiring and Promotion Labor and Jobs Education (K-12) Movies Meridith Kohut for The New York Times