Benno Schmidt Jr., top leader at Yale and CUNY, dies at 81
He also served as dean of Columbia Law School and helped start two for-profit private school ventures.
By Emily LangerCalifornia State University system names its first Latina chancellor
Mildred García will become the next chancellor of California State University, the first Latina to lead the nation’s largest public university system.
By Nick Anderson‘Racist,’ ‘grooming’: Why parents are trying to ban so many picture books
This series examines who and what drive objections to K-12 texts amid a culture war over what children should read.
By Hannah NatansonMetal detectors, clear backpacks coming for Prince George’s schools
Incoming Prince George's County Public Schools Superintendent Millard House II announced the new security measures during a wide-ranging news conference Tuesday.
By Nicole AsburyBowie State reaches $50 million fundraising goal — two years early
Bowie State University said it has raised $50 million to support scholarships, building renovations and other initiatives at the historically Black college.
By Corinne DorseySome Maryland 529 prepaid accounts to get 6% retroactive interest
Maryland Treasurer Dereck E. Davis said he will retroactively apply a 6 percent earnings rate to accounts in the state’s prepaid college savings trust. Maryland 529 suspended earnings on 31,000 prepaid accounts last year, citing a calculation error.
By Danielle Douglas-GabrielFrom local ‘celebrity’ to ‘fall guy,’ the Loudoun schools spokesman is back
Wayde Byard, the longtime Loudoun County Public Schools official acquitted of perjury, is writing his next chapter on his own terms.
By Karina ElwoodAdmissions furor overlooks gains in getting kids ready for college
The affirmative action debate misses the fact that most kids just want a good education, and high schools are improving their ability to provide it.
By Jay MathewsWith new appointments, Va. education board is nearly all Youngkin members
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed three new members to the board of education on Friday evening. He has now appointed eight of the nine members.
By Karina ElwoodColleges scrutinize race-based financial aid after affirmative action ruling
Some legal experts predict college scholarships and other financial aid could be the next legal battle after the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action.
By Susan SvrlugaUNC expands financial aid after affirmative action loss at Supreme Court
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pledges free tuition for in-state residents whose families make $80,000 a year or less.
By Nick AndersonMan with guns near Obama home entered a Montgomery school for Jan. 6-related film
U..S. prosecutors said Taylor Taranto live-streamed himself and others entering a gymnasium and displaying a Jan. 6-related film at Piney Branch Elementary School in Takoma Park.
By Nicole AsburyDavid Fogle, influential preservationist, dies at 94
At the University of Maryland, he started a historic preservation program to get students hands-on experience.
By Michael S. RosenwaldCivil rights complaint targets Harvard’s legacy admissions preference
A civil rights group petitions the Biden administration to force the university to stop giving an admissions preference to children of alumni.
By Nick Anderson and Susan SvrlugaWithout affirmative action, how will colleges seek racial diversity?
None of the options to retain and increase racial diversity — from eliminating legacy preferences to reducing slots for athletes — is simple.
By Nick Anderson and Susan SvrlugaHow the fight against LGBTQ+ books in Montgomery County became a national issue
Some parents say elementary schoolers have no business reading books involving sexual orientation and gender identity — topics they say should be handled by parents at home.
By Nicole AsburyNYC schools add mindful breathing to lesson plans: ‘A lifelong skill’
New York City Public Schools hopes to improve students’ mental health with daily breathing exercises, Mayor Eric Adams announced.
By Kyle MelnickGuns killed four students at one D.C. school. Their principal is outraged.
Digital Pioneers Academy's founder and chief executive Mashea M. Ashton says this city is not safe and has begged parents to keep their kids indoors this summer.
By Lauren LumpkinThe time Clarence Thomas said affirmative action was ‘critical’ for society
Decades later, the Supreme Court justice compared affirmative action to Jim Crow-era laws, saying the programs were used to justify segregation and slavery.
By Timothy Bella‘Invisible’: Some Asian Americans say admissions decision is no victory
While Asian Americans became the face of a Supreme Court case against affirmative action, the lawsuit exposed a rift in the community, parts of which say it will hurt them.
By Moriah Balingit