School
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US
Hospitals Are Desperate for Workers. They Might Find Them in High Schools.
Boston is one of 10 places where Bloomberg Philanthropies will spend a total of $250 million preparing high school students…
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World
Macron, Promising a More Dynamic France, Vows to Break Taboos
The president also said during a televised appearance he would fight to the last to prevent the far-right leader Marine…
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US
A Rare and Punishing Cold Shuts Schools Across the South
The cold-weather closures will affect more than half a million children in a region known for its mild winters.
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Arts
‘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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News
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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Arts
‘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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Finance
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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World
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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US
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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News
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…