Trump Made the Citizenship Test Harder. What if Every American Had to Take It?

We should not demand ever more knowledge of newcomers and ever less of our current citizens.

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25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria

The kidnapping echoed the abduction of the Chibok girls 11 years ago and came as U.S. officials pressed the country to address violence against Christians.

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Trump’s New Take on the Epstein Files

Readers react to developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Also: A teacher’s suspension.

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Kindergartners With Chromebooks: 350 Teachers on How Screens Took Over School

Even as schools have banned phones, the pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets has remained.

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Jury Awards $10 Million to Abigail Zwerner, Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student

The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, was shot in the hand and chest by a first grade student who brought his mother’s gun to class in 2023.

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Should the Mayor Control N.Y.C. Schools? Mamdani and Cuomo Don’t Agree.

Zohran Mamdani and the teachers’ union have called for changes in mayoral control. Andrew M. Cuomo and some education leaders say that would be a grave mistake.

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These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors.

Sometimes, they offer a place to stay to immigrant children. Other times, they provide help navigating the legal system. They have become part of the resistance.

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Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools

Higher education leaders and public-school superintendents say they depend on skilled foreign workers to fill critical roles.

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Des Moines Schools Superintendent Arrested By ICE Is Placed on Leave

School Board members in Iowa’s capital made the decision one day after immigration officials accused the superintendent, Ian Roberts, of being in the country illegally.

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Catholic School Teacher Says She Was Suspended for Surrogate Pregnancy

Jadira Bonilla, a kindergarten teacher at a Catholic school in southern New Jersey, was told she might have violated her contract, according to an email shared with The New York Times.

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