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  1. power
    The Chaos Inside Diddy’s Harlem Charter SchoolParents were drawn in by Capital Prep’s celebrity connections and social justice curriculum. Instead, their children faced violence and dysfunction.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  2. social studies
    Inventing the Perfect College ApplicantFor $120,000 a year, Christopher Rim promises to turn any student into Ivy bait.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  3. developing
    The Real-Estate Fund Buying Up Homes in Top School DistrictsThe plan is to rent them out to families looking for a way into million-dollar housing markets.
    By Kim Velsey
  4. parenting
    The Parents Obsessively Tracking Their Teens’ HomeworkOpen grade books were supposed to be a bridge between teachers and parents, but often it’s more like disruptive missed-assignment push notifications.
    By Gail Cornwall
  5. education
    There’s a Homeschooling Boom. Should We Worry?According to a new poll, homeschooling is becoming more diverse.
    By Sarah Jones
  6. 25 famous women on
    25 Famous Women on Their College LivesA collection of collegiate memories from Quinta Brunson, Meryl Streep, Meghan Markle, and more.
    By Brooke LaMantia and Julie Ma
  7. schools
    Did New York City Forget How to Teach Children to Read?This fall, Eric Adams is pivoting to phonics.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  8. schools
    The Rutters of Athens CountyAn Appalachian school district’s daring experiment in economic integration.
    By Dan Xin Huang
  9. 25 famous women on
    25 Powerful Commencement Speeches by Famous WomenGet in the back-to-school spirit with these truth bombs from Taylor Swift, Michelle Obama, Toni Morrison, and more.
    By Brooke LaMantia and Julie Ma
  10. name games
    Don’t Say Gay, or He, or She, or TheyFlorida schools under DeSantis are in a panic over pronouns.
    By Allison Slater Tate
  11. education
    The Godfather of ‘Parental Rights’ Is a Longtime Enemy of Public SchoolsHomeschool advocate Michael Farris has found a new way to pursue his crusade to replace public schools with subsidized private education.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. education
    The Latest Battle in the Conservative War on the American MindFar-right trustees at the New College of Florida are trying to ban gender studies.
    By Sarah Jones
  13. power
    Florida Wants to Teach Kids That Slavery Was GoodRon DeSantis’s board of education continues to water down Black history curriculums in public schools.
    By Danielle Cohen
  14. celebrity
    What’s the Deal With Donda Academy?A fourth former teacher is suing the school, citing habitual health and safety concerns.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong and Tariro Mzezewa
  15. the right
    The Revolt of the Other MothersMoms for Liberty learned motherhood is a potent force. So too have their opponents.
    By Sarah Jones
  16. the national interest
    28 States, 71 Bills, and an Education System TransformedA running tally of how Republicans are remaking the American classroom.
    By Alice Markham-Cantor, Britina Cheng, and Paula Aceves
  17. the national interest
    The Republican Takeover of American EducationConvinced that teachers are brainwashing children to be left-wing ideologues, conservatives are quickly grabbing control of the American classroom.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. power
    Florida Republicans Don’t Want Young Girls to Talk About PeriodsA new bill would prohibit young students from discussing menstruation during the school day.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  19. just asking questions
    Should Children Vote, Sit on Juries, and Serve in Office?A law professor’s radical case for rethinking American democracy.
    By Anya Kamenetz
  20. education
    New York Schools Ordered to Ditch Native American Team Names, MascotsThe State Education Department says schools need to remove the terms and imagery by the end of the school year, unless a recognized tribe signs off.
    By Nia Prater
  21. encounter
    Joyce Szuflita Is Brooklyn’s School-Admissions Whisperer“No, shut up. Shut up and listen to me. You’re not going to get everything you need to know.”
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  22. the city politic
    Who Cares About Hasidic Children?Pandering politicians react with a shrug to a damning exposé of yeshivas that miseducate and abuse students.
    By Ross Barkan
  23. what is elon musk?
    SpaceXCadetsIf you want your child to become the next billionaire industrialist, Astra Nova might be a good place to start.
    By Sarah Jones
  24. schooled
    Revenge of the Pod ParentsA temporary solution to pandemic school closures finds new life as an ideological safe space.
    By Paula Aceves
  25. the city politic
    The Fight to Make Sure Yeshiva Schools Provide a Secular Education, TooThe state hasn’t been ensuring children at religious schools receive an adequate secular education. A new court order could change that.
    By Errol Louis
  26. as told to
    How Teachers Talked About Uvalde With Their StudentsAfter the Texas school shooting, educators share their fears and frustrations.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  27. extra credit
    Maggie Rogers’s Coachella Set Doubled as a Grad-School ProjectThe singer-songwriter recently earned a master’s in religion and public life from Harvard.
    By Justin Curto
  28. culture wars
    Mother Outraged Her Biracial Son Has Learned to Identify RacismMelissa Riley tried to sue her son’s middle school for teaching him about inequality.
    By Danielle Cohen
  29. sustainability
    Can Fashion Designers Really Learn to Be Sustainable?The next generation of fashion students are more eco-conscious than ever — but they still face an uphill battle.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  30. 10 Gift Ideas For KidsBecause we know they’re hard to shop for.
    By Jasmine Li
  31. politics
    Democrats Learned the Wrong Lessons From Losing VirginiaThe more experts look at Glenn Youngkin’s win, the less it seems it was caused by suburban swing voters upset about schools.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. academic freedom
    Mississippi Educator Fired for Reading Kids a Silly BookAssistant principal Toby Price read I Need a New Butt to second-graders in Hinds County. Now he’s out of a job.
    By Sarah Jones
  33. education
    ‘I Don’t Feel Like This Is a Safe Choice Yet’Starting today, masks are optional in New York City public schools. While many are relieved, some parents and educators worry the move is premature.
    By Nia Prater
  34. politics
    Household TyrantsThe Republican push for “parental rights” comes at the cost of children.
    By Sarah Jones
  35. books
    The False Promise of AdmissionsReading Kendra James’s memoir about being one of the only Black students at an elite boarding school, I felt a shock of recognition.
    By Kaitlin Byrd
  36. education
    School DazeThe pandemic has burdened teachers like never before, and many don’t know how much longer they can take it.
    By Sarah Jones
  37. education
    Glenn Youngkin Won’t Stop Undermining Public SchoolsIt’s ludicrous to think that parents alone should control every school decision affecting their kids.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. education
    We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About SchoolCritics of teachers and their unions are repeating attacks from the early pandemic, and not paying attention to the real culprits of the crisis.
    By Sarah Jones
  39. omicron
    The City’s Teachers Confess They Want to Go RemoteBattered by Omicron, many feel hung out to dry by the city and even their own union.
    By Sarah Jones and James D. Walsh
  40. politics
    The Rights Blue States May Lose If the GOP Returns to PowerToday Republicans are all about states’ rights. If they win in 2024, they’ll likely embrace federal activism on everything from abortion to voting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. trailblazers
    Imagine If We Took Personal Ambition Out of PoliticsCalifornia secretary of State Shirley Weber’s extraordinary political ascent was never part of the plan.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  42. pandemic
    Vaccinating Kids May Be the Biggest COVID Debate YetSchoolchildren are required to get a host of shots, but will they be for this virus? Experts say a mandate may be premature.
    By James D. Walsh
  43. education
    Is Education a Public Good or a Private Benefit?The goal of greater parental rights in public schools, which Glenn Youngkin campaigned on, can eventually undermine the very idea of public education.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the group portrait
    The Nation’s Best High-School DebatersThe Bronx Science Speech & Debate Team’s varsity captains are helping defend its No. 1 title.
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. education
    Amherst College Cancels Legacy AdmissionsSorry, dads.
    By Choire Sicha
  46. education
    Will Ending Gifted and Talented Programs Help Desegregate Schools?Even parents and advocates of the programs acknowledge how much they have disadvantaged Black and brown students.
    By James D. Walsh
  47. pandemic
    De Blasio’s Vaxx Mandate Led to an Avalanche of Shots for TeachersThe order took effect Monday, suspending 5 percent of employees in the nation’s largest school district.
    By James D. Walsh
  48. fast times at tiktok high
    The Grown-up Hysteria Around TikTok’s Devious LicksThe hottest new teen trend is stealing from your school. But not everything you see on the internet is real.
    By Brock Colyar
  49. pandemic
    ‘I Did Not Want My Children to Be Home Again’After more than a year of Zoom school, NYC kids returned to classrooms, much to the relief of parents and teachers.
    By Nia Prater
  50. pandemic
    When School Is Back, But School Buses Aren’tA pandemic shortage of drivers forces parents to pick up the slack.
    By Sydney Pereira
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