www.fgks.org   »   [go: up one dir, main page]
Skip to contentSkip to site index

Education

Highlights

    2. Photo
      CreditPhoto illustration by Mike McQuade

      Screenland

      Distance Learning, With Shades of Big Brother

      A video on digital classroom etiquette makes it very clear: Your home is no longer your own, and your kids must pretend to learn in it.

      By Carina Chocano

Learning: A Special Report

More in Learning: A Special Report ›
  2. PhotoIn Lawrence County, Tenn., weather forecasters now have their own Doppler radar, thanks to a public fundraising campaign. A similar grass-roots approach can be seen in the county’s response to the pandemic.
    CreditBrett Carlsen for The New York Times

    Lessons From Tornadoes Help a Community Combat Covid

    The same spirit of innovation that made it possible to track storms has helped a Tennessee county prepare for online learning and a return to classrooms.

    By Laura Pappano

  1. Parents Are Worried About Schools. Are the Candidates?

    The pandemic has made education a top issue for many voters. But you wouldn’t know that from the candidates’ stump speeches.

    By Abby Goodnough

  2. A Crackdown in Ann Arbor

    The University of Michigan’s reopening hasn’t gone well, forcing the local government to step in.

    By Amelia Nierenberg and Adam Pasick

  3. Three Tests, a Private Jet and a New Rule: How Nick Saban Made Kickoff

    Alabama’s immense resources and a newly developed Southeastern Conference policy paved the way for Saban to return to the field only days after he tested positive for the coronavirus.

    By Alan Blinder and Katherine J. Wu

  4. After the Pandemic, a Revolution in Education and Work Awaits

    Providing more Americans with portable health care, portable pensions and opportunities for lifelong learning is what politics needs to be about post-Nov. 3.

    By Thomas L. Friedman

    阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版

  5. College Students Aren’t on Campus. Their Missing Votes Could Make a Difference.

    Some House candidates, typically Democrats, can usually count on support from students living on college campuses, but many of those students are now living back home.

    By Kathleen Gray

  6. Ancient Philosophy, Meet Modern Pandemic

    Students at Wesleyan meet mostly in person to discuss virtues and ideals in a complex modern moment.

    By Amelia Nierenberg and Adam Pasick

  7. Fraternity That Reveres Robert E. Lee Faces Revolt Over Racism

    How a racial awakening unfolded in a white-dominated brotherhood known for its veneration of the Confederate general.

    By Amy Harmon

  8. China Threatens to Detain Americans if U.S. Prosecutes Chinese Scholars

    American officials said China had insisted that the Justice Department not proceed with cases against the arrested scholars, who are in the Chinese military and face charges of visa fraud.

    By Edward Wong

    阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版

  9. ‘Out of Control’: When Schools Opened in a Virus Hot Spot

    In a suburban Salt Lake City district, coronavirus cases spiked as students returned to their classrooms.

    By Kate Taylor

  10. Community College Enrollment Is Way Down

    Like way, way down. That could harm millions of Black, Latino and low-income students who enter the higher education system through the system.

    By Amelia Nierenberg and Adam Pasick