Texas education officials backed on Tuesday a new elementary school curriculum that infuses material drawn from the Bible into reading and language arts lessons, a contentious move that would test…
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Florida Tries a Subtler Way to Curb Progressive Ideology: Cut Sociology
Several years ago, to attract more students, Jean Muteba Rahier spiced up the name of his introduction to the anthropology of religion course. He called it Myth, Ritual and Mysticism.…
Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education Secretary Pick, Has a Short Résumé Related to Schools
Linda McMahon, who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for education secretary, has a slimmer educational résumé than has been typical of candidates for the position. She became certified as…
Linda McMahon Lays Out Plan for a Diminished Education Dept.
Linda McMahon, the sports entertainment mogul whom President Trump has nominated to run the Education Department, told lawmakers on Thursday that she envisioned a vastly diminished role for the agency…
Will an Ambitious Prosecutor Do Trump’s Bidding and Drop Adams Case?
Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling appeals before she was elevated,…
Philadelphia Closes Schools for Eagles’ Super Bowl Parade
It was a dream come true for Philadelphia children when the Eagles soared to a Super Bowl victory Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Now they’re getting a second wish…
How Universities Cracked Down on Pro-Palestinian Activism
Colleges and universities have tightened rules around protests, locked campus gates and handed down stricter punishments after the disruptions of pro-Palestinian demonstrations and encampments last spring. The efforts seem to…
Linda McMahon Was Questioned About WWE in Previous Connecticut Education Role
Appointees to the State Board of Education usually sail through the confirmation process in Connecticut’s House of Representatives, but a 2009 choice, Linda E. McMahon, drew intense pushback. Andrew Fleischmann,…
What DeepSeek’s Success Tells Us About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent
To many Chinese, DeepSeek’s success is a victory for China’s education system, proof that it equals that of the United States or has even surpassed it. The core team of…
A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is an independent, 162-year-old nongovernmental agency tasked with investigating and reporting on a wide range of subjects. In recent years, diversity, equity…