Success of Los Angeles Teachers Strike Rocks Charter Schools, and a Rich Supporter
Supporters of charter schools are back on their heels in Los Angeles and across the country after a wave of mass teacher walkouts.
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CreditPhilip Montgomery for The New York Times ‘Everyone Was Taught to Be Accepting.’ Readers Share Stories of Their Christian Educations
After the hashtag #ExposeChristianSchools went viral, we invited readers to tell us about how their Christian school educations shaped their lives.
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CreditJeremy M. Lange for The New York Times Duke University Apologizes Over Professor’s Email Asking Chinese Students to Speak English
The university is conducting an internal review after a professor sent an email cautioning international students from speaking Chinese on campus.
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In 13 Years of Education Reporting, So Much Has Changed
Covering recent teachers’ strikes, including the latest showdown, in Los Angeles, has brought into relief a shift in the conversation.
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CreditBryan Schutmaat for The New York Times Please Send Us Your College Application Essays About Money
Did you apply for undergraduate admission for the fall 2019 semester? Did you write an essay about money, work or social class? We’d like to read it and perhaps publish it.
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CreditLinda Bieber 43 Teens, 1 Adult: Los Angeles Teachers Describe a Typical Day in a Crowded Classroom
We asked some of the more than 30,000 teachers who went on strike last week to tell us how they teach their largest classes.
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CreditGeorge Wylesol Who’s to Blame for Fast Food on Campus? You
There’s a simple reason so many colleges have chain restaurants: Students want them.
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CreditJoanna Kulesza for The New York Times The Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting Into Class
Student demand for computer science courses is outstripping the supply of professors, creating a student divide of computing haves and have-nots.
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CreditKirsten Luce for The New York Times Blackface Video Has Elite New York Private School in an Uproar
Students and parents are angered at administrators at Poly Prep Country Day School for the school’s reaction to a video of two students in blackface making racist gestures.
