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Zohran Mamdani’s coalition in the New York mayor’s race includes residents who have questioned whether they can afford to raise children in the city.

Districts aiming to hire Black teachers, add Black history classes and talk about white privilege are increasingly under scrutiny, raising questions about what is legal, and also what works.

As students arrive on campus for fall classes, several universities have locked down their campuses after reports of mass shootings that turned out to be false.

The president has praised Chinese students several times. But his policies are making it more difficult for students from China to come to the United States.

Harvard has sued, fighting the Trump administration’s demands. But the university has also enacted a host of items on the White House wish list.

As a fight over the future of elite higher education consumes university leaders and politicians, most college students live in a very different world with very different challenges.

Take it from an eyewitness: Our colleges don’t deserve this.

While the university was able to strike a deal with the Trump administration, the national outlook for federal science funding remains bleak.

The firm, which represents opponents of offshore wind, said it would complain to Brown’s federal and private funding sources.

Schools across the country face increasing threats, but many students with disabilities don’t have a way to evacuate.

Federal student loans have been upended by litigation and legislation. Here’s what you need to know to repay your loans, avoid tax bombs and more.

The federal program supports universities with high numbers of Latino students. Trump officials said they wouldn’t defend it against a lawsuit, which could effectively end the program.

A graduate student must venture into the underworld to save the professor she accidentally killed in this bold new novel.

Officials removed decade-old guidance outlining the rights of students who are still learning English, which could weaken support for immigrant children.

Some sportswriters accused her of “deifying” Indiana’s irascible basketball coach. A professor of English, she also wrote about Marilyn Monroe and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

He helped litigate a landmark school desegregation case before the U.S. Supreme Court and overturn wrongful convictions of Black defendants in North Carolina.

Showcasing “American Progress,” John Gast’s tableau of Manifest Destiny, is of a piece with the administration’s desire for a more traditional view of American history.

The standards prohibit processed meat and limit the use of artificial sweeteners in meals served by nearly a dozen city agencies, including the Department of Education.

President Nayib Bukele says that his new education minister, a military officer, will restore discipline to schools where gangs once recruited. A school workers’ union called the appointment “absurd.”

It becomes the latest country to restrict phone use in schools, with a law that will go into effect in 2026.

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Two in five parents in the South East say they struggle to afford school uniform, a new poll says.

Niamh was due to start primary school two weeks ago but is still waiting to find out if there is a suitable place.

Several fire crews had to be called after the fire broke out on the final day of the school year

Dave Baker, founder of the Olympus Academy Trust, held many senior roles in the education sector.

British government approves arrival of around 40 students with funded scholarships, pending Israeli approval.

Girls are still more likely to pass GCSEs, but why is the gender gap now the lowest on record?

The GCSE pass rate has fallen again this year. Here's what you need to know.

Free childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child's age.

T-levels are equivalent to three A-levels, and focus on practical rather than academic subjects.

Hundreds of thousands of students do the vocational qualifications known as BTecs every year.

Going to school, college or university five days a week is not the only way to get a qualification.

We've been to school. We know how education works. Right? In fact, many aspects of learning — in homes, at schools, at work and elsewhere — are evolving rapidly, along with our understanding of learning. Join us as we explore how learning happens.

Credit recovery programs help high school students that have failed courses graduate. Advocates say it prevents students from dropping out while critics say it lowers standards.

Credit recovery programs help high school students that have failed courses graduate. Advocates say it prevents students from dropping out while critics say it lowers standards.

Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy.

Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy.

After Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleans charter schools united in a mission to send more students to college. Today, some of those students, now adults, wish they'd been given more options.

After Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleans charter schools united in a mission to send more students to college. Today, some of those students, now adults, wish they'd been given more options. (Image credit: Emily Kask)

Over the last 6 months the Trump Administration has clamped down on international student visas. That's created delays for accepted students. Now, they arrive on campuses for the start of the new school year.

Over the last 6 months the Trump Administration has clamped down on international student visas. That's created delays for accepted students. Now, they arrive on campuses for the start of the new school year.

There's a Colorado district so small that its only school houses all grades from kindergarten to grade 12 and has five teachers from the same family.

There's a Colorado district so small that its only school houses all grades from kindergarten to grade 12 and has five teachers from the same family.

The city's school system looks almost nothing like it did 20 years ago. People in New Orleans have strong opinions about whether that's good or bad, but the data is hard to argue with.

The city's school system looks almost nothing like it did 20 years ago. People in New Orleans have strong opinions about whether that's good or bad, but the data is hard to argue with. (Image credit: Emily Kask for NPR)

International students from around the world are arriving on American college campuses after a very rocky summer.

International students from around the world are arriving on American college campuses after a very rocky summer.

After Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans 20 years ago, its school system started over. Many of the city's veteran educators were replaced with young people who were new to teaching — and new to New Orleans.

After Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans 20 years ago, its school system started over. Many of the city's veteran educators were replaced with young people who were new to teaching — and new to New Orleans.

For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.

For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.

A California school district fights chronic absenteeism in kindergarten by helping parents decide whether their kid is too sick to go to school.

A California school district fights chronic absenteeism in kindergarten by helping parents decide whether their kid is too sick to go to school.