https://www.nytimes.com/section/education en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:45:26 +0000 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:27:02 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/education https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/nyregion/bard-college-botsein-epstein-high-school-commencement.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/nyregion/bard-college-botsein-epstein-high-school-commencement.html At a graduation ceremony for high schools affiliated with the college, Leon Botstein said, “To get anything done, you’re going to have to dance with the devil.” Matthew Haag and Caitlyn Freeman Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:48 +0000 Education (Secondary) Colleges and Universities Commencement Speeches Sex Crimes Human Trafficking Prostitution Child Abuse and Neglect Bard High School Early College Bard College Botstein, Leon Epstein, Jeffrey E (1953- ) Murphy, Philip D (1957- ) New York City Newark (NJ) Cole Wilson for The New York Times Bard College operates four high schools in New York City and another in Newark. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/business/whitman-college-tuition-pricing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/business/whitman-college-tuition-pricing.html Whitman College is trying to keep it simple: Tell us your adjusted gross income, and we won’t make you apply and get in just to receive a price quote. Ron Lieber Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:49 +0000 Tuition Colleges and Universities Personal Finances Financial Aid (Education) Whitman College Walla Walla (Wash) United States Robert Neubecker https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/special-education-rfk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/special-education-rfk.html Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department. Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:59:58 +0000 Education (K-12) Special Education Autism Disabilities Kennedy, Robert F Jr Health and Human Services Department Education Department (US) United States Politics and Government Trump, Donald J Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports moving special education funds into his department. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/world/europe/france-education-high-school-philosophy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/world/europe/france-education-high-school-philosophy.html The high school philosophy exam is a rite of passage for French students. This year included questions about Friedrich Nietzsche’s 1878 book, “Human, All Too Human.” Catherine Porter Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:22:40 +0000 Education (Secondary) Tests and Examinations Philosophy Bonaparte, Napoleon Nietzsche, Friedrich France Human, All Too Human (Book) Juliette Pavy for The New York Times High school students in Paris preparing for a philosophy exam, in June. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/nyregion/knicks-parade-students-skip-school.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/nyregion/knicks-parade-students-skip-school.html Mayor Zohran Mamdani encouraged students to stay in school during the Knicks parade on Thursday, which packed Lower Manhattan and the subways with fans. Matthew Haag Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:52:48 +0000 Parades Education (K-12) NBA Championship Basketball Education Department (NYC) New York Knicks Mamdani, Zohran Financial District (Manhattan, NY) New York City Absenteeism and Truancy Victor J. Blue for The New York Times To the dismay of many students, ticker-tape parades are not school holidays. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/business/student-loans-interest-rate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/business/student-loans-interest-rate.html The department, citing high defaults, is reducing interest rates by up to one percentage point for two years if borrowers pay automatically. Ron Lieber, Tara Siegel Bernard and Michael C. Bender Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:59:01 +0000 Education Department (US) Student Loans Colleges and Universities Credit and Debt Interest Rates Personal Finances United States Kylie Cooper/Reuters The temporary rate reduction starts July 1, and borrowers must enroll in automatic payment to obtain it. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/ai-apps-students-cheat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/ai-apps-students-cheat.html Big tech companies and small start-ups are using social media to hype new tools that allow students to trick teachers and A.I. detectors. Dana Goldstein Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:52:08 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Cheating Social Media Education (K-12) Colleges and Universities Advertising and Marketing Online Advertising Grammarly Inc Perplexity AI Inc Superhuman Labs Inc https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/travel/novelist-immigrant-thomas-jefferson-home-son.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/travel/novelist-immigrant-thomas-jefferson-home-son.html I emigrated from the Soviet Union decades ago, and recently toured Thomas Jefferson’s home with my American-born history-buff son. Gary Shteyngart and Demetrius Freeman Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:56:27 +0000 Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home) Travel and Vacations Jefferson, Thomas Hemings, Sally Slavery (Historical) Black People Charlottesville (Va) Declaration of Independence (US) United States Politics and Government United States Semiquincentennial (2026) Content Type: Personal Profile The author and his son walk toward Thomas Jefferson’s residence at Monticello. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/indiana-professor-white-supremacy-lesson-maga.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/indiana-professor-white-supremacy-lesson-maga.html The lesson included a slide that suggested that the “Make America Great Again” slogan should be considered a form of covert white supremacy. Vimal Patel Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:05:01 +0000 Civil Rights and Liberties Race and Ethnicity Freedom of Speech and Expression Colleges and Universities Indiana University Banks, Jim (1979- ) Darron Cummings/Associated Press The Indiana University campus in Bloomington. The professor who lost her job was an untenured social work lecturer there. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/science/richard-a-tapia-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/science/richard-a-tapia-dead.html A math whiz as a young man, he later blazed trails, both with his theoretical advances and his advocacy for minority students. Alex Williams Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:16:40 +0000 Tapia, Richard A (1938-2026) Deaths (Obituaries) Mathematics Minorities Colleges and Universities Diversity Initiatives Awards, Decorations and Honors Hispanic-Americans Rice University https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/books/carlo-ginzburg-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/books/carlo-ginzburg-dead.html In books like “The Cheese and the Worms,” he helped push beyond the story of great events and leaders, entering the minds and hearts of peasants. Jonathan Kandell Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:15:37 +0000 Ginzburg, Carlo Deaths (Obituaries) Books and Literature History (Academic Subject) Middle Ages (Historical Period) Renaissance (Historical Era) Witchcraft Myths and Mythical Creatures Italy Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Images Carlo Ginzburg in Bologna, Italy, in 1996. When he embarked on his research in the 1960s, there was little interest in discovering what the everyday people of centuries past thought and believed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/politics/education-department-civil-rights-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/politics/education-department-civil-rights-trump.html 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. Michael C. Bender and Dana Goldstein Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:29:18 +0000 Education Department (US) Education (K-12) Special Education Disabilities Civil Rights and Liberties Health and Human Services Department Justice Department McMahon, Linda E Trump, Donald J United States Politics and Government Eric Lee for The New York Times The Education Department will shift duties for its Office for Civil Rights, which for decades has enforced anti-discrimination laws related to school children, to the Justice Department. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/world/canada/british-columbia-water-park-cultus-lake-injuries.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/world/canada/british-columbia-water-park-cultus-lake-injuries.html The children sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries at Cultus Lake Waterpark in British Columbia, officials said. Michael Levenson Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:00:08 +0000 Amusement and Theme Parks Electric Light and Power British Columbia (Canada) Education (K-12) Water Accidents and Safety Police Vancouver (British Columbia) Royal Canadian Mounted Police Emergency Medical Treatment CBC The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they responded on Monday morning to a report of multiple injuries at Cultus Lake Waterpark, in Cultus Lake, B.C., about 65 miles southeast of Vancouver. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/nyregion/amy-griffin-the-tell-book-lawsuit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/nyregion/amy-griffin-the-tell-book-lawsuit.html 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.” Yan Zhuang and Ali Watkins Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:58:21 +0000 Griffin, Amy J The Tell (Book) Libel and Slander Literary Fraud Suits and Litigation (Civil) Books and Literature Sex Crimes Book Trade and Publishing Writing and Writers Teachers and School Employees News and News Media New York Times Getty Images Amy Griffin discussing her book “The Tell” with the actress Mariska Hargitay in New York City last year. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/business/china-cancer-treatment-research-retraction.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/business/china-cancer-treatment-research-retraction.html In a notice flagging a series of problems with a clinical trial, the journal Nature Medicine said its editors “no longer have confidence in the integrity of the results.” Rebecca Robbins Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:27:02 +0000 Cancer Immunotherapy Research Clinical Trials Immune System Academic and Scientific Journals Cancer (Journal) Nature Medicine (Journal) China Jenny Kane/Associated Press The journal Nature Medicine retracted a study that found a drastic benefit when cancer therapy was administered in the morning. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/south-sudan-usaid-education.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/africa/south-sudan-usaid-education.html South Sudan is the world’s newest nation and its education system is on the verge of collapse, putting an entire generation at risk. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ed Ram Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:09:25 +0000 Foreign Aid Budgets and Budgeting War and Armed Conflicts Education (K-12) Teachers and School Employees Youth Children and Childhood United States Agency for International Development United Nations Children's Fund Kiir Mayardit, Salva Trump, Donald J Africa South Sudan vis-photo Ed Ram for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/texas-schools-book-list.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/texas-schools-book-list.html Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It focuses on classic literature and includes Bible excerpts. Sarah Mervosh Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:10:23 +0000 Books and Literature Education (K-12) Religion-State Relations Bible Minorities Teachers and School Employees Great Hearts Academies Texas Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times Most book lists are set by individual teachers or schools. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/opinion/college-cost-education-tuition-ivy-league.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/opinion/college-cost-education-tuition-ivy-league.html Wanting to make top schools look less like country clubs and more like the country shouldn’t be a partisan issue. James S. Murphy and Ryan Cieslikowski Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:49:33 +0000 Trump, Donald J One Big Beautiful Bill Act (2025) Colleges and Universities Tuition Princeton University Harvard University Taxation Endowments Berea College McConnell, Mitch Grinnell College Hillsdale College California Institute of Technology Law and Legislation Financial Aid (Education) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Republican Party https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/mit-antisemitism-book.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/mit-antisemitism-book.html Now, the professor is in a fight with the university over whether he can use M.I.T. money to promote a book critical of the school. Mark Arsenault Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:54 +0000 Colleges and Universities Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests (2023- ) Anti-Semitism Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kornbluth, Sally A Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire, via Associated Press Images The Trump administration has seized on reports of campus antisemitism to pressure colleges. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/nyregion/mamdani-adams-day-care.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/nyregion/mamdani-adams-day-care.html The city had accused Jasmine Ray of fiscal mismanagement. She said that she had been unfairly targeted because of her ties to the former mayor. Matthew Haag Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:35:21 +0000 Ray, Jasmine (1983- ) Education Department (NYC) Day Care Centers Mamdani, Zohran Adams, Eric L Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY) Conflicts of Interest Board (NYC) Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC) Mayor's Office of Sports, Wellness and Recreation (NYC) Osse, Chi Child Care Government Contracts and Procurement Executive Compensation Wages and Salaries Landlords Brooklyn (NYC) New York City Mayors Budgets and Budgeting Anna Watts for The New York Times The Cornerstone Day Care Center, which opened in 1966, is among the oldest day cares in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.