What to Know About Melissa Aviles-Ramos, New York City’s New Schools Chancellor

Melissa Aviles-Ramos, a former English teacher and deputy chancellor, will assume the post after David C. Banks steps down in December.

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They Paid Thousands for a Caltech Boot Camp. Caltech Didn’t Teach It.

Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.

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Vance and Walz Embrace Cheaper Child Care in a Rare Moment of Agreement in the Campaign

Both vice-presidential candidates say the government should spend more on child care, a rare point of agreement. But there are still major differences in how they talk about families and gender roles.

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Oklahoma Schools Need 55,000 Bibles. Trump-Endorsed Book Fits the Bill.

The bid details for new Bibles the state is buying seem to point to a version promoted by former President Donald J. Trump.

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Campuses Are Calmer, but They Are Not Normal, Students and Faculty Say

A year of war in Gaza has left college students and faculty feeling shaken and angry, with the world and with each other.

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Hurricane Helene School Closures Could Have Long-Term Impacts

School closures and traumatic experiences could affect children long after schools reopen. Experts worry that similar scenarios are happening with much more frequency because of climate change.

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Nevada Used A.I. to Find ‘At-Risk’ Students. Numbers Dropped by 200,000.

The new system cut the number of students deemed “at risk” in the state by 200,000, leading to tough moral and ethical questions over which children deserve extra assistance.

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How Within Our Lifetime Has Made Pro-Palestinian Activism More Extreme

Within Our Lifetime, a group formed by New York students, has galvanized pro-Palestinian activists who are calling for the end of Israel — and facing accusations of antisemitism.

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Brown University Will Vote on Divesting from Companies Tied to Israel

The university made a deal with pro-Palestinian students last spring to consider their demands if they ended a protest encampment. But the university board voted against divestment.

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Pro-Palestinian Group at Columbia Now Backs ‘Armed Resistance’ by Hamas

Columbia University Apartheid Divest has withdrawn an apology it made last spring for a member who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”

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