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Trump’s national school voucher program could mean a boom in Christian education

New Hampshire — where most voucher money has gone to Christian schools — may be a harbinger for ‘universal school choice’

Women far outnumber men in law school, med school, vet school and other professional programs

Men have stopped opting into programs that lead to many top professions

Trump’s admissions data collection strains college administrators

Universities must report student demographics, grades and test scores by March 18

OPINION: Colleges need to recruit more men, but Trump’s policies are making it difficult

Homelessness is rising fast among a surprising group: Infants and toddlers

The schools where even young children change classes

Conservatives see married parents as a solution to low student achievement. It’s not that simple

Tracking Trump: How he’s dismantling the Education Department and more

A week-by-week look at what the president has done so far on education

Probes into racism in schools stall under Trump

How education changed in one year under Trump

Fear, fatigue, gratitude: Students, parents and educators on the new Trump administration’s first year

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OPINION: We cannot wait until high school or college to integrate computer science lessons

OPINION: Colleges must start treating immigration-based targeting as a serious threat to student safety and belonging

OPINION: Instead of defining Black children by their test scores, we should help them overcome academic barriers and pursue their dreams

OPINION: Beyond DEI offices, colleges are dismantling all kinds of programs related to equity

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Trump's admissions data collection strains college administrators

Women far outnumber men in law school, med school, vet school and other professional programs

Homelessness is rising fast among a surprising group: Infants and toddlers

University students offload critical thinking, other hard work to AI

The schools where even young children change classes

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Trump administration makes good on many Project 2025 education goals

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Talk nerdy to me: Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math

Schools are closing across rural America. Here’s how a battle over small districts is playing out in one state

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11 numbers that capture the Trump effect on education

The US wants more apprenticeships. The UK figured out how to make them coveted roles

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Math Matters

Unequal offerings, unequal outcomes: We explore the nation’s math education crisis

The schools where even young children change classes

Talk nerdy to me: Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math

SURVEY: What do you want to learn about math education? What are journalists missing when they write about math education?

Remembering our friend and colleague Fazil Khan, a year later

Khan, who moved to the U.S. from India to attend Columbia Journalism School, was a beloved colleague and star data journalist dedicated to exposing injustice

Climate change vs. schools

The toll of climate change on kids and how education adapts.

Climate change ‘is the new liberal arts’: Colleges build environmental lessons into degrees

Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change

Big Oil should help foot the bill for lost school time, students say

Child care under strain

The American child care system is fragile.

One city’s big bet on finding badly needed early educators — and getting them to stay

Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE

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Texas fue pionero en dar matrículas estatales para los inmigrantes indocumentados. Ahora está dando marcha atrás.

El sistema de cuidado infantil de Estados Unidos depende de los inmigrantes. Sin ellos, podría colapsar

El College Board cancela programa de premios para estudiantes negros y latinos de alto rendimiento

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