Teens Don’t Need No Thought Control
The high schoolers fighting back against tech use.
Education
Iranians Feel the War Is ‘Closing In,’ and Bondi Is Said to Move Because of Threats
Plus, iPads in kindergarten.
A New School Hopes to Train a Younger Generation of Dentists
New York’s dentists are aging, and a “retirement cliff” has left a shortage of people in the job.
A Reporter Goes Back to School for His Beat
Troy Closson, who reports on education at The Times, discusses how he covers the largest school system in the country.
Alberto Carvalho, Suspended LAUSD Chief, Denies Wrongdoing
Through his lawyers, Alberto Carvalho, who was put on leave after the F.B.I. raided his home and office, said that his actions were appropriate but that he would respect the investigative process.
University tuition fees system is a ‘mess’, says Clegg
The ex-deputy PM told the BBC he would “take on the chin” any criticism surrounding his involvement
Culture at Columbia Shielded Sexual Assault by Physician, Report Finds
Two doctors affiliated with the university and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital stepped down after an external report found that the administrators mishandled allegations of abuse against Robert Hadden.
‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large
Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.
It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...
Trump Antisemitism Inquiry Demanding List of Jews at Penn Heads to Court
The Trump administration, which said it is investigating harassment, sued the University of Pennsylvania after it refused a request to provide information about Jewish students and staff.
iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle
Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.
‘Charismatic and extremely confident’: how to recognise – and handle – a psychopath
Psychologist Leanne ten Brinke has spent decades studying toxic personality traits. What are the red flags to look out for among workmates, politicians and potential partners?
Coming face to face with a probable psychopath was enough to make Dr Leanne ten Brinke rethink her career choices. Early in her 20s, while studying forensic psychology in Halifax, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia,...
First V-level subjects announced with aim to ‘prepare for future jobs’
Ministers say “bold reforms” for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.
Mamdani to Expand 3-K by 1,000 Seats, Including on Staten Island
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that New York City is expanding free preschool for 3-year-olds, adding 1,000 seats to meet demand across the city.
Ohio State University president resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’
Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr says he ‘made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership’
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The president of the Ohio State University has resigned following the disclosure of an “inappropriate relationship” to the college’s board of trustees.
In a statement, Walter “Ted” Carter Jr, who had led the...
SEND reforms to ‘strip away’ children’s legal protections, charity says
Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.
Colman McCarthy, Journalist Who Waged Peace in the Classroom, Dies at 87
For decades, he wrote a syndicated column in The Washington Post promoting nonviolence. That became the subject of a course he taught for nearly 40 years.
O.S.U. President Walter Carter Jr. Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationship’
The president, Walter Carter Jr., said he “made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership.”
A Mississippi mother couldn’t find accurate sex ed for her kids. So she started a class at church
As states scale back requirements for comprehensive sex ed, some parents and faith communities are stepping in to teach what schools won’t
When Wendy Pfrenger’s children started high school in the town of Oxford, Mississippi, she had the choice to enroll them in abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex ed.
Although the abstinence-plus option would include instruction on contraception, neither...
History Makers
On this International Women’s Day, we’re writing about a project to unearth stories of remarkable women.
A Year After His Arrest, Mahmoud Khalil Lives in Limbo and in Fear
President Trump made Mr. Khalil the face of his crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests. Mr. Khalil is now living with uncertainty as the courts consider his deportation.
What Does School Choice Really Mean?
Readers respond to a guest essay that argued that more school vouchers would improve public education.