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Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education

8 août 2025 à 05:02
President Trump’s most recent executive order wades into a debate over how elite colleges should weigh grades and test scores versus the obstacles students have overcome.

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President Trump signed an executive order requiring schools to submit information about the academics of applicants, which was designed to prevent universities from using “racial proxies” in admissions.

Baltimore Schools Face Investigation Over Antisemitism Allegations

7 août 2025 à 13:16
The Trump administration has scrutinized colleges over their handling of antisemitism. The new investigation suggested the government was widening its focus.

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The Trump administration has also investigated public schools in California, Illinois and Maine.

Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers

5 août 2025 à 05:00
A decline in the number of children and rise in the number of choices has created a crisis for public schools. Some are trying new strategies to recruit students.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Caroline Christian, one of Caissa’s team of paid canvassers who have fanned out across Orange County, Fla., to recruit parents to enroll in, or return to, public schools.

Democratic Group Pushes Party to Embrace G.O.P. School Voucher Plan

4 août 2025 à 13:04
A moderate group that has tried to rally Democrats around school choice faces divisions over private-school vouchers.

© KC McGinnis for The New York Times

The group Democrats for Education Reform has become a leading voice urging the party to embrace some forms of private-school choice.
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