NYT Education News

At the University of Washington, 18 percent of the freshmen are foreigners, and each pays about three times as much as students from Washington State.

The Chester Upland district’s fiscal woes – so severe that it cannot afford to pay teachers past the end of this month – are compounded by a charter school with which it shares its financing.

Green River Community College, south of Seattle, has enrolled 1,400 international students this year, most of them recruited by agents who get 15 percent of the $9,732 first-year tuition.

The Rhodes Trust confirmed that it had put on hold the candidacy of the quarterback, Patrick J. Witt, upon learning that a fellow student had filed a complaint against him.

An interview with Mayor Emanuel is a highlight of a new video that criticizes the Chicago Teachers Union.

The Chester Upland district’s fiscal woes – so severe that it cannot afford to pay teachers past the end of this month – are compounded by a charter school with which it shares its financing.

Victor Cruz, the Giants’ leading receiver, followed a winding road to the N.F.L., including twice being kicked out of UMass for academic reasons.

When a college education is critical in today’s economy, a national discussion on how to make public institutions more affordable is long overdue.

Parents and educators are expressing strong concern about the central role of standardized testing in the assessment and overall education of their children and students.

The case of a woman who was expelled from a graduate counseling program highlights how religious views on sexual orientation provoke controversy in the profession.

Two days after 76 applicants were mistakenly told they had been accepted to Vassar College, the school’s president apologized for the confusion and said the college would reimburse the students’ $65 application fees.

A test letter mistakenly told 76 applicants, some in other countries, that they had been accepted to the school.

Jacquelyn Nealon, who handles enrollment, communications and marketing at New York Institute of Technology, advises students on the best ways to ensure they get the financial aid package they deserve.

Kiplinger magazine removed Claremont McKenna from its list of the 100 best values in private colleges on Friday, making it the first ratings agency to do so.

The new Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem, which is modeling itself on the Department of Education's popular program for high-functioning autistic students, called ASD Nest, has given itself the ambitious task of seeking out families who may not know their children have a disorder on the autism spectrum.

How skipping school in late-’70s New York became a lesson in the costs of dropping out.

The principal of a troubled secondary school in Manhattan has announced she will leave the school a day after the Panel for Educational Policy is scheduled to vote to phase out its middle grades.

Do test scores indicate teacher effectiveness? SchoolBook asked readers that question last month, after a study found that teachers who boosted their students’ scores on standardized tests also made lasting differences in their lives. To many who commented, the issue boiled down to the quality of tests and how much they should count in evaluating teachers. But others were divided over whether increased competition over these issues is good for schools and education.

In a show of solidarity, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the teacher's union are both coming down on the side of Planned Parenthood. A day after the mayor made a $250,000 gift to the health organization, the United Federation of Teachers is answering the mayor's call for matching donations with a $125,000 gift of its own.

Paterson Catholic High School, where Giants receiver Victor Cruz played football, was unable to survive the economic decline of Paterson, N.J. and was closed in 2010.