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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. celebrity
    What’s the Deal With Donda Academy?Ye’s mysterious Christian private school is reportedly shutting down for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year — or is it?
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. schooled
    Revenge of the Pod ParentsA temporary solution to pandemic school closures finds new life as an ideological safe space.
    By Paula Aceves
  9. 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
  10. as told to
    How Teachers Talked About Uvalde With Their StudentsAfter the Texas school shooting, educators share their fears and frustrations.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 10 Gift Ideas For KidsBecause we know they’re hard to shop for.
    By Jasmine Li
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. politics
    Household TyrantsThe Republican push for “parental rights” comes at the cost of children.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. education
    Amherst College Cancels Legacy AdmissionsSorry, dads.
    By Choire Sicha
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. pandemic
    When School Is Back, But School Buses Aren’tA pandemic shortage of drivers forces parents to pick up the slack.
    By Sydney Pereira
  35. education
    Free Lunch Doesn’t ‘Spoil’ SchoolchildrenA Wisconsin school board’s decision to ditch free meals for schoolkids exemplifies the “mean” in means-testing.
    By Sarah Jones
  36. higher education
    What’s a Master’s Degree Really Worth?The desperate economics behind the pursuit of an even higher education.
    By William Deresiewicz
  37. recommended by experts
    The Best Teacher Planners, According to TeachersPlan ahead (and don’t forget about those after-school appointments).
    By Liza Corsillo and Ambar Pardilla
  38. education
    Richard Carranza’s Last Stand As NYC Schools ChancellorMayor de Blasio hired an “equity warrior.” How parental politics — and the pandemic — left him defeated.
    By Clare Malone
  39. education
    Sorry, You Actually Haven’t Been Accepted to the University of KentuckyThe school mistakenly emailed 500,000 acceptance letters for a program that takes fewer than 50 students each year.
    By Nia Prater
  40. the national interest
    Biden’s First Big Break With His Allies Is Over School ReopeningsThe president’s choice to prioritize the rapid return to in-person learning has surprised and dismayed his friends and his enemies alike.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. education
    New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza ResignsCarranza, who clashed with de Blasio on how to desegregate schools, will be succeeded by Meisha Porter, the first Black woman to run the system.
    By Nia Prater
  42. pandemic
    Unions Aren’t the Obstacle to Reopening SchoolsTeachers can’t wish away the consequences of underfunding public education.
    By Sarah Jones
  43. education
    ‘I Want to Meet My Teacher’A war over reopening schools has upended the progressive politics of the New Jersey suburbs.
    By Andrew Rice
  44. education
    The Cost of Closing NYC’s Public SchoolsTalking through the effects of an irrational decision.
    By Benjamin Hart and Lisa Miller
  45. covid-19
    NYC Public Schools Ordered to Close Tomorrow Due to VirusA sudden, crushing blow to the city during a new wave of the pandemic.
    By Sarah Jones
  46. power
    Locked Out of Remote SchoolIn shelters without Wi-Fi, homeless kids can’t even get online for class.
    By Bridget Read
  47. new york city
    Councilmember: De Blasio’s School Reopening Was ‘Designed to Fail’It was obvious from the beginning there wouldn’t be enough teachers for students in classrooms, says a Democratic critic of the mayor.
    By Sarah Jones
  48. bill de blasio
    Bill de Blasio Has No Idea What He’s Doing HereHe reportedly proposed “a contest” to come up with a plan to reopen schools. The chaos is so bad that one education union wants him stripped of power.
    By Sarah Jones
  49. politics
    Trump Announces a ‘National Commission to Support Patriotic Education’In announcing his intention for the authoritarian measure, Trump claimed that teaching “critical race theory” to students was “a form of child abuse.”
    By Matt Stieb
  50. power
    Trump Says Teaching Kids About System Racism Is ‘Child Abuse’The president’s new 1776 Commission will purportedly promote “patriotic education.”
    By Claire Lampen
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