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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New York Must Move Forward With Housing Voucher Expansion, Court Rules

The decision by a New York appeals court was a win for the City Council and a loss for Mayor Eric Adams, who had opposed the expansion, citing budget concerns.

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Religion in Schools

A Supreme Court reporter and an education reporter explain faith’s new role in schools.

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School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation.

Choice laws have now passed in every major Republican state. Congress and President Trump are now aiming at blue states that have resisted vouchers for decades.

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Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program

The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school, home-school or virtual learning.

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A ‘Life-Changing’ Child Care Program in New York Could Soon Collapse

Child care vouchers for low-income families have been a lifeline amid the city’s affordability crisis. They could vanish unless state lawmakers move quickly to fund the program.

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Tennessee Lawmakers, Mirroring Trump Agenda, Pass Bills on Immigration and School Vouchers

The legislature’s Republican supermajority left little room for debate, pushing through millions of dollars and sprawling policy changes in a special session that lasted just four days.

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A School With 7 Students: Inside the ‘Microschools’ Movement

Parents, desperate for help, are turning to private schools with a half-dozen or so students. And they are getting a financial boost from taxpayers.

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