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‘Mean Girls’ and the New (Home-Schooled) Kid in Class

As our critic knows, missing out on the shared experience of school is deeply strange. It’s something Hollywood rarely acknowledges,…

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The Miseducation of Nikki Haley

After her failure to identify slavery as the cause of the Civil War generated a wave of criticism last month,…

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‘Mean Girls’ Review: ‘Get in, Loser,’ Regina George Is Back

Still puffily padded but no longer particularly tart, this shape-shifting classic about the girls you love to hate retains its…

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Will Chatbots Teach Your Children?

New A.I. tools could enable a Silicon Valley dream: bots that customize learning for pupils. Prior attempts have not lived…

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In Newark, 16-Year-Olds ‘With Skin in the Game’ Are Set to Get the Vote

New Jersey’s largest city is poised to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections, starting in April.

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In Florida, New School Laws Have an Unintended Consequence: Bureaucracy

Under recent rules, some students can’t take a vision test or get a Band-Aid without permission slips. And it’s up…

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Anthony J. Alvarado, Former New York City Schools Chancellor, Dies at 81

He also turned two Manhattan districts into national models. But his tangled personal finances forced him to resign as the…

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How Do You Respond to a Young Person Upset by Racist Jokes at School?

When you talk to students about social media radicalization, racism and bullying, you learn how desperate they are for some…

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It’s 2024. Here Are the New Laws That New Yorkers Should Know About.

Legislation touching on nearly every aspect of life in the state, including wages, health care and education, is going into…

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At These Schools, Arab and Jewish Students Share Their Feelings, With Each Other

At a time when support for peace is at a low, conversations at Israel’s Hand in Hand schools about the…

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