Students in the dining hall at the Lawrenceville School prepare their quesadillas at lunchtime.
In New York City, private school lunches are offering fare like steak and blue cheese tossed with dandelion greens, rutabaga fries and locally sourced, grass-fed beef.
A study in California comparing teachers with other public employees found that teachers’ retirement benefits lagged behind those of other public workers.
A bill has been introduced that would help recovery charter schools by adjusting the way completion and dropout rates are assessed.
Six students from South Hadley High School in Massachusetts were accused of bullying Phoebe Prince, 15, who hanged herself in January 2010.
An interview with Jeffrey Weisenfeld, the City University of New York Trustee who spoke at a board meeting to block an honorary degree to the playwright Tony Kushner.
The new Chicago superintendent of schools, Jean-Claude Brizard, has a reputation of being hostile to Rochester unions, but his image was different when he worked in Brooklyn.
Fewer than half of America’s eighth graders knew the purpose of the Bill of Rights, according to test results.
If she is approved, Cami Anderson faces choices about how to use a $200 million windfall to help address problems.
Two of six students in South Hadley, Mass., who were charged with bullying Phoebe Prince before her suicide last year have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.
Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld said that the playwright Tony Kushner had disparaged the State of Israel.
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has chosen a veteran of Teach for America and the New York City schools system to help overhaul the district.
SUNY’s four research campuses want to set their own rates, but many Assembly Democrats fear the plan could exclude low-income students.
The lawsuit claims that EDMC defrauded the government by illegally paying recruiters based on the number of students they enrolled.
The ouster of Nebraska’s flagship university was reported along with Syracuse’s decision to leave the Association of American Universities voluntarily.
An office tower is the dorm, a field trip foreign travel, and classmates speak 43 languages. Extracurriculars: Horseback riding, anyone?
In today’s perilous world, students are still signing up. But what happens when your program is suspended?
As Jesuits’ numbers dwindle, a building at Fairfield University aims to lift the spirits.
When professors rant about public policy, at least they read up on the subject (if they didn’t write the book on it). Here are seven reasons to log on.
Retooling for the nation’s fastest-growing fields, be you a G.E.D., B.S., M.A., Ph.D. or M.D.
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To revamp our education system, blame teachers less and pay them more.
Instead of test scores, gauge how much time a teacher teaches.
Articles on study abroad, majoring in business, blogging scholars, the fastest growing fields for students to consider and more.
Where’s the rigor? Undergraduate business has an image problem.
Visit The Chronicle Web site for more insight into issues raised in David Glenn's article on business education.
Is America’s most popular college major a good investment?
Student photographers rove their campuses for The Times. This issue: dressing by degrees. Text by Brian Nichols
A complete summary of demographics and student performance over the past decade for every school in New York.
Lisa Belkin writes about homework, friends, grades, bullying, baby sitters, the work-family balance and much more.
