Sept. 17, 2014 — Robert Townsend, a former deputy director of the American Historical Association and the current director of the Washington office of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences...view
Education
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Education
April 23, 2014 — Early this month, the New York State Legislature passed a budget that includes significant new tax cuts, most notably $1.5 billion in property tax reductions. Also in the budget are...view
Leads
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Education, Politics, Taxes
Feb. 20, 2014 — New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for $2 billion in tax cuts has already generated some skepticism because, as an article in The New York Times reported,...view
Original Reporting
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Education
Dec. 11, 2013 — There are currently more than 30 million adults in the United States whose ability to read, write, and do basic math is at or below the level of the average third grader.
The...view
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Education
Nov. 6, 2013 — Students from only a limited number of U.S. states participated in the last round of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), administered to fourth-...view
Editorial Cartoons
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Economy, Education
Oct. 9, 2013 — Have a higher resolution monitor? Click here for screen resolutions of 1280 x 960 or better, or here for 1920 x 1200 or better.
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Original Reporting
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Education, Employment
June 26, 2013 — After listening to speeches, posing for photos, and receiving their diplomas over the last several weeks, the top new graduates of the nation’s well-regarded public and private...view
Map & Data Resources
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Civil rights, Education
March 13, 2013 — All colleges and universities have a graduation ceremony that is intended for all students. But some schools have optional additional ceremonies for students who are Asian, Black,...view
Commentary
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Education, History, Politics
“The true college will ever have one goal — not to earn meat, but to know the end and aim of that life which meat nourishes.” — W.E.B. Dubois, as quoted in Andrew Delbanco, “College: What...view
Interviews
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Education, History, Poverty
Jan. 30, 2013 — Pennsylvania State University assistant professor of English John Marsh discusses “Class Dismissed: Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality.” Marsh’s study...view