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Pandemic aid was supposed to help students recover from learning loss, but results have been mixed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/politics/schools-stimulus-covid-pandemic-aid.html

In one school district, the Bible and the Book of Mormon were flagged for “sensitive materials review.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/us/utah-bible-book-ban.html

The legislation would prevent President Biden from issuing another last-minute extension on the payments beyond the end of the summer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/us/politics/student-loan-payments-biden-debt.html

It’s the latest state to defund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/us/texas-dei-program-ban.html

The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/us/politics/supreme-court-high-school-admissions.html

The Dallas school district apologized for not providing guidance to parents when it sent students home with a book that teaches how to respond to dangerous situations at school.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/us/winnie-the-pooh-school-shooting-book.html

If requested, the Common App will conceal basic information on race and ethnicity — a move that could help schools if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/us/college-admissions-race-common-app.html

A grade school in Miami-Dade County said “The Hill We Climb,” which Ms. Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, was “better suited” for older students after a parent comp...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/biden-inauguration-poem-florida-ban-amanda-gorman.html

A mathematician, he was for many years the president of the University of Chicago, where he argued that civility was not a reason to silence discussion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/robert-zimmer-dead.html

New York is the latest large city to join a national push to change how children are taught to read. But principals and teachers may resist uprooting old practices.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/nyregion/nyc-public-schools-reading.html

A Republican effort to bring religion into classrooms faltered, though lawmakers were poised to allow chaplains to act as school counselors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/texas-ten-commandments-legislature.html

The move comes after criticism of the team’s nickname because of its association with violence toward Native Americans and other colonized people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/george-washington-university-name.html

Gov. Ron DeSantis ushered in a six-week abortion ban and curriculum restrictions, while expanding capital punishment and concealed carry access as he prepared to run for president.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/desantis-florida-bills.html

Parents had objected to Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia changing its admissions policies, including getting rid of an exam. The case appears headed for the Supreme Court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/us/thomas-jefferson-high-school-admissions.html

The firings set off a debate at Houghton University, a small Christian institution in western New York, which said its decision was not based only on the pronoun listings.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/nyregion/houghton-university-employees-pronouns.html

Strengthened by billions of federal dollars, semiconductor companies plan to create thousands of jobs. But officials say there might not be enough people to fill them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/us/politics/semiconductor-worker-shortage.html

Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said that he donated the money to his school as part of a $1 million gift he gave in 2016.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/us/leon-botstein-bard-college-jeffrey-epstein.html

The president’s commencement address at Howard University, a historically Black institution, came as Democratic strategists have expressed concerns about muted enthusiasm for Mr. Biden among Bl...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/us/politics/biden-howard-commencement-black-voters.html

The case, involving Scholastic, led to an outcry among authors and became an example of how the culture wars behind a surge in book banning in schools has reached publishers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/books/scholastic-book-racism-maggie-tokuda-hall.html

After protests and a boycott, the publication has altered its methodology. But the changes are unlikely to placate critics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/us/us-news-rankings-law-medical-schools.html

A three-judge panel found that a lower court made crucial missteps in the trial of Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson, the first parents to take their chances in front of a jury.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/us/varsity-blues-convictions-college.html

The United States’ struggle to respond to the virus has highlighted the importance of communicating with the public, sharing data and stockpiling vital supplies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/us/politics/covid-response-lessons.html

The state objected to content on topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, socialism and why some citizens ‘take a knee’ during the national anthem.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/us/desantis-florida-social-studies-textbooks.html

Half of children in grades three to eight fail reading tests. The city’s schools chancellor, who has faulted the current approach, will begin rolling out new curriculums next year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/nyregion/reading-nyc-schools.html

Officials in Flint were alarmed by threats to students’ safety. The ban is in effect at least until the end of the school year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/us/backpack-ban-flint-schools.html

Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said, “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/us/jeffrey-epstein-leon-botstein-bard-college.html

The latest test results continue a nearly decade-long decline. Try a sample quiz to test your knowledge.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/us/us-history-test-scores.html

Ben Vinson III, the provost of Case Western Reserve, will lead an institution that has surged, with record research grants and high-profile academic hires.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/us/howard-university-president-ben-vinson.html