Judge Blocks White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs

The Trump administration had asked states to certify that their schools did not practice “illegal D.E.I.” and threatened to cut off billions of dollars from schools that did not comply.

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A.I. Is Fueling a ‘Poverty of Imagination.’ Here’s How We Can Fix It.

What bots are really doing in the classroom.

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N.Y.C. Schools Change How Reading Is Taught, and Test Scores Rise

Mayor Adams cast the upswing as evidence of efforts to improve instruction, while rivals in the mayoral race argued that teachers need better training.

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What Is Mamdani’s Vision for New York City’s $40 Billion School System?

Zohran Mamdani has not released a detailed plan for public education, but his biggest proposal centers on weakening mayoral control and giving power to teachers and parents.

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No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel

Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”

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How New York Schools Will Crack Down on Cellphones

Phones will have to be stored while students are in school. And that doesn’t mean they can be placed in backpacks.

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Bangladesh Mourns After Deadly Plane Crash During School Lunch Break

Nearly all of the 31 killed when a Bangladeshi fighter jet crashed were children. Dozens more were being treated in burn centers as the nation declared a day of mourning.

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What’s Next for Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Department

Administration officials have already begun the process of transferring certain functions to other agencies.

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This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films

Michael Maggart, a high school friend of Anderson’s, has no training or aspirations to be an actor. The director keeps casting him anyway.

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Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education

Microsoft said it would provide cash, artificial intelligence tools and computing services to schools, colleges and nonprofit groups.

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