Why So Many Parents Are Opting Out of Public Schools

A boom in private-school vouchers and home-schooling has created an enrollment crisis for public education.

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Zuckerberg’s Compound Had Something That Violated City Code: A Private School

The school, called BBS, enrolled 14 children in kindergarten through fourth grade and employed three full-time teachers and other staff members.

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Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers

A decline in the number of children and rise in the number of choices has created a crisis for public schools. Some are trying new strategies to recruit students.

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Democrats Disagree (Again). This Time, It’s About School Vouchers.

A moderate group that has tried to rally Democrats around school choice faces divisions over private-school vouchers.

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When Politics Dominate the Education Beat

A Times reporter reflects on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education.

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Sol Stern, Lapsed Liberal and Conservative Heretic, Dies at 89

He broke with the left over its criticism of Israel and what he saw as its anti-Americanism. But he also became a critic of Donald Trump.

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Congress Passes a National School Voucher Program

The plan, part of the Republican domestic policy bill, includes all but the wealthiest families. But states must opt in, which could limit its reach.

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How Manhattan Country School Suddenly Collapsed

Inspired by the civil rights movement, Manhattan Country School educated the children of aristocrats and undocumented immigrants. Then it got into real estate.

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Religious Education Lost at the Supreme Court. But It’s Winning Everywhere Else.

The court rejected a religious charter school, but conservatives may get much of what they want in a school voucher program that passed the House this week.

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On Education, DeSantis’s Florida Paved the Way for Trump’s America

Once bitter rivals, the president and the governor now share an education agenda they hope will reshape schools across the nation.

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