Just Say No, Yes or Maybe
By JULIE SCELFO
Parents’ perspectives on marijuana use are as disparate as the nation’s mandates. Here, how five parents talk to their children about smoking pot.
How recreational marijuana changes a campus culture. (Not so much, if it’s the University of Colorado, Boulder, where some say smoking pot is just part of everyday life.)
Parents’ perspectives on marijuana use are as disparate as the nation’s mandates. Here, how five parents talk to their children about smoking pot.
New studies show that the effects of marijuana on young people may be greater than we thought. One has found brain differences even in casual smokers.
Looking to join a sorority? You’ll need time and money to spare. And don’t be late for meetings and events (there’s a fine for that).
The death of Robert Champion, 26, brought heightened focus to college hazing and prompted a flurry of strict antihazing laws across the country.
Test-preparation tutors and classes can be expensive, but there are less costly alternatives.
The one-year scholarship has come to be viewed as similar to an employment contract, while four-year awards are seen as more in the spirit of amateurism.
Michael Bloomberg’s charity announced an effort to reduce the number of poor students who excel in high school and fail to get through college.
M.I.T. revealed that among undergraduates who replied to a survey, at least 17 percent of women and 5 percent of men said they had been sexually assaulted.
Williams, a senior, is the third Seminoles starter to face an abuse claim in the past two years.
Under an agreement with the attorney general’s office, St. John’s and two smaller colleges will no longer ask potential students if they have ever been arrested or convicted of a felony.
Justices Thomas, Sotomayor and Alito attended reunion weekend at the law school and discussed affirmative action, salsa dancing and spittoons.
A successful campaign in Latvia helped triple alumni engagement in just six weeks. Now, universities in the Baltics and beyond are looking to replicate its success.
“Yes means yes” means checking in with your partner during sex, but many young men say they don’t know how to have that conversation.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s “Education” television ad appears to be a response to criticism from his opponent, Rob Astorino, of his support for the Common Core standards.
Justus Uwayesu’s life was changed by a chance encounter in Rwanda with an American charity worker.
A report found that classes requiring no attendance and little work were common knowledge among academic counselors and football coaches.
Officials will determine whether districts have discouraged undocumented immigrant children through rigid enrollment requirements.
Fifteen nonprofit groups conducted research that led to a new website to help parents better understand these issues and a campaign to promote the site.
The Central Bucks School District in suburban Philadelphia on Thursday canceled the football team’s season at West High School and suspended its coaches after reports of hazing.
With funding formulas that cap or redirect local property tax revenues to state coffers, some places are looking for other ways to capture local money.
Though the Council has very limited power over public schools, the bill’s sponsors say they do have the ability to increase the volume of the conversation.
Can women’s colleges survive the transgender movement?
At Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis, most classes are taught in Mandarin, and students are near fluency by eighth grade.
In honor of National News Engagement Day, here are 50 ideas to help teachers bring current events into the classroom.
We should learn from the spymasters and assess students in person.
What can be done to make a career in education more attractive to men and people of color?
Checking in with college students, before and after their freshman year in New York City.
High-achieving women are returning to jobs they left to care for children or aging parents, taking advantage of help offered by the banks and law firms that first hired them. Also, going to school to become an umpire or referee: In the big leagues, at least, the money is good.
Average scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have been rising but large disparities among races and economic classes remain.
A complete summary of demographics and student performance over the past decade for every school in New York.