University of Minnesota and Football Players Reportedly Met Over Boycott
The university president reportedly met with the team regarding the suspensions of 10 players over a sexual assault investigation.
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At Elite Queens High School, PTA Calls Embattled Principal ‘Rude’
Parents and teachers have announced a long list of grievances against the interim acting principal of Townsend Harris High School, Rosemarie Jahoda, whom they want removed.
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CreditJosh Brasted/Getty Images Agony as Tulane Applicants Learn Acceptance Emails Are in Error
Tulane apologized to 130 early-decision applicants but indicated that those students would not receive special consideration for admittance.
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New York City to Close ‘Persistently Struggling’ School in the South Bronx
The New York City Education Department said it would close Junior High School 162 Lola Rodriguez de Tio, one of the lowest-performing schools in the state.
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CreditJ Pat Carter/Associated Press DeVry University Will Pay $100 Million for Students’ Loans and Tuition
DeVry, a for-profit university, agreed to settle allegations that it exaggerated the success of its graduates, though it did not admit wrongdoing.
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CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times How Trump’s Education Nominee Bent Detroit to Her Will on Charter Schools
Betsy DeVos pushed back on any regulation of Detroit’s troubled school system. Will she bring that free-market approach to America’s public schools?
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CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times New York Changes the Way It Keeps Tabs on School Violence
The Board of Regents voted to streamline a process many considered inaccurate and confusing, but the new system will still rely on schools to report data.
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CreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times New York Education Department Drops Plan to Merge 2 Harlem Schools
The plan to merge Public School 241, which has had its enrollment decline, with P.S. 76 angered parents, who said they had not had enough time to respond.
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Out-of-State Students: Winners and Losers
States that lost the most incoming freshmen to public universities elsewhere, and states that gained the most.
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CreditChris Carlson/Associated Press Remembering Nohemi Gonzalez, a Year Later
Ms. Gonzalez, a first-generation Mexican-American student on a semester abroad in Paris, was undoubtedly special. Even in death.
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Credit Oh, You Mean That Safe Space
The University of Chicago, it seems, ranks No. 1 for protecting marginalized students.
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How He Got There
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Creditvia Christopher Gray Christopher Gray on How to Be a Social Entrepreneur
The creator of Scholly, one of Forbes’s “30 Under 30” and Oprah Winfrey’s “SuperSoul 100,” shares advice for students hoping to launch a sustainable social venture.
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Plight of the Public U
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CreditJames Yang Those Hidden College Fees
Schools are tacking more and more extra charges onto students’ bills, much of it for basic educational services. Some call it “backdoor tuition.”
