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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters A Federal Investigation Into ‘Reverse-Discrimination’ at Harvard
The Justice Department appears to be looking into whether the Ivy League institution discriminates against certain applicants based on their race.
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Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun / Reuters Returning to Class the Morning After a Massacre
The school district that includes Las Vegas was back in session Monday, a decision that some criticized as insensitive but experts said was critical to help children heal.
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Benjamin Lowy / Getty The Most Polarizing Education Reformer in New York City
In a new memoir, Eva Moskowitz recounts how her revered—and notorious—Success Academy charter-school network came to be.
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Henrik Sorensen / Getty The Murkiness of Sexual Consent on College Campuses
Vanessa Grigoriadis shares insights from her new book on sexual culture and Title IX issues in colleges today.
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Kristen Norman The Controversy Behind Chicago's Diploma Mandate
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to set students up for success after graduation. But at public schools, even the best ideas often have unintended consequences.
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Richard Drew / AP What a New Trump Administration Hire Could Mean for For-Profit Colleges
The Education Department has tapped a former dean of the for-profit DeVry University to oversee a unit that responds to allegations of fraud.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Thorny Relationship Between Asians and Affirmative Action
The Justice Department plans to investigate whether Harvard discriminates against applicants because of their race, but such efforts are often futile because admissions practices are so complex.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Complicated History of Affirmative Action: A Primer
7 stories that look at the policy’s complex past
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The Real Legacy of Crazy Horse
The Oglala Sioux leader prophesized an economic, spiritual, and social renaissance among Native American youth. Now the Seventh Generation is here—and they’re determined to live up to the legend.
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Charles Krupa / AP Why Whites and Asians Have Different Views on Personal Success
A new study explores why the latter are far more likely to opt for an elite college where they'd struggle than a so-so one where they'd excel.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump’s Education Budget Takes Aim at the Working Class
The president wants to cut funding for programs such as career and technical education and redirect that money toward school choice.
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Reuters About That 'Island in the Pacific'
Earlier this week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions disparaged a Hawaii federal judge who blocked President Trump’s latest travel ban.
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Don Ryan / AP Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Has Already Affected Public Education
Never before has the Cabinet position aroused so much controversy. Could her confirmation be a boon for schools?
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PeopleImages / Getty / Paul Spella / Katie ... Will These Education Buzzwords Persevere Under Trump?
Ten concepts that gained lots of traction under the Obama administration
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Delving Into One of the Questions Betsy DeVos Couldn't Answer
Trump’s pick for education secretary was slammed for her failure to differentiate between growth and proficiency in response to a question from Senator Al Franken. Here’s how the states currently measure achievement.
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John Locher / AP The Longstanding Crisis Facing Tribal Schools
A new lawsuit accuses the Bureau of Indian Education of repeatedly failing to improve the learning environment at Havasupai Elementary School.
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wavebreakmedia / Skylines / Porfang / Shutterstock / ... How the Justice System Pushes Kids Out of Classrooms and Into Prisons
The playwright and professor Anna Deavere Smith explored the link between schools and incarceration in her one-woman show Notes From the Field.
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wavebreakmedia / Skylines / Porfang / Shutterstock / ... How Comedy Became Education's Best Critic
Late-night hosts including John Oliver and Samantha Bee devoted air time to school-related issues this year, pushing the topics into mainstream conversation.
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Jason Reed / Reuters Sixteen in ‘16: Our Favorite Education Stories
Take a stroll down memory lane, a scroll through some #TBTs, or whatever the school kids are calling a throwback these days. Here are our favorite education stories The Atlantic published this year.
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Godong / Getty The American Obsession With Parenting
Parents of all income and education levels are spending more time promoting their kids’ development—yet socioeconomic gaps in childrearing behavior are growing.
