In District Known for Failure, Will the State Finally Step In?
For decades, the Hempstead schools have been marked by corruption, political infighting and low performance. Now leaders face a deadline for change.
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For decades, the Hempstead schools have been marked by corruption, political infighting and low performance. Now leaders face a deadline for change.
By KATE TAYLOR
With nearly 1,200 students signed up, a course that tells students how to lead more satisfying lives may be the largest in university history.
By DAVID SHIMER
The United Negro College Fund has been among the most vocal critics of Obama-era student borrower protections, saying they threaten the viability of its 37 member institutions.
By ERICA L. GREEN
A state “target” meant to limit the number of students receiving special education services violated federal law, regulators said in a letter ordering the state to make amends.
By BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL
A handful of prestigious law schools, for the first time this admissions cycle, are allowing applicants to submit GRE scores instead of LSAT scores. This issue's Pop Quiz: sample questions from both.
By JANE KARR
Graduate programs in STEM have the highest percentage of international students of any broad academic field. Why don’t the locals bother?
By NICK WINGFIELD
Christina Hoff Sommers, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, long argued that the Obama model didn’t work. Here’s her take on what the changes mean.
Interview by STEPHANIE SAUL
A retiring editor reflects on three decades of education coverage and the issues that endure.
By JANE KARR
With so many variations on what constitutes higher education as well as family, it’s no wonder there are so many definitions. And that matters.
By ROCHELLE SHARPE