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Maulik Pancholy was scheduled to give a talk on anti-bullying at a Pennsylvania school next month. School board members scrapped it, citing concerns about his activism and “lifestyle.”

When they lost their beloved crossing guard, the students at Avenues The World School — Spider-Man, Wilder, Miss Seattle and the rest — paid tribute in cocoa and chalk.

The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.

When the author received an impassioned email, he dropped everything to visit the students who inspired it.

American children are more likely to live in poverty, go hungry and die young than in most of our peer countries. We can fix this.

More than previous generations, they are concerned about their mental health and educational prospects, new surveys show.

New York State ranks 32nd in reading proficiency. The governor is proposing changes to literacy education to address that.

At a time when support for peace is at a low, conversations at Israel’s Hand in Hand schools about the Oct. 7 attack and the war in Gaza sound different than they do elsewhere.