When Dasani Left Home

What happens when trying to escape poverty means separating from your family at 13?

Glimpses of How Pandemic America Went Back to School

Across the country, students are returning to classes. We connected with hundreds of them to see how they — along with teachers, administrators and parents — are coping.

7 True Stories From Virtual School

Teachers, administrators and service providers talk about what remote teaching is really like.

What Will School Really Look Like This Fall?

Six experts on the consequences of missed learning — and what it means for this year.

What Will School Really Look Like This Fall?

Six experts on the consequences of missed learning — and what it means for this year.

New York’s Private Schools Tackle White Privilege. It Has Not Been Easy.

In this world — where tuition runs as high as $58,000 — the topic has become flammable. Parents, faculty, students and alumni have all entered the fray.

Kids Are Going Back to School. How Do We Keep Them Safe?

As the Delta variant rages, parents remain confused about how their children can safely return to classrooms in the midst of a pandemic. Here are answers to common questions.

‘The Boys in Red Hats’ Review: Cool Story, Bro

This documentary explores the incident on Jan. 18, 2019, when a high school student grinned and stared at a Native American demonstrator at a raucous Lincoln Memorial gathering.

A Private-School Sex Educator Defends Her Methods

After nine years at Dalton, why was Justine Ang Fonte suddenly being pilloried by parents?

A Private-School Sex Educator Defends Her Methods

After nine years at Dalton, why was Justine Ang Fonte suddenly being pilloried by parents?

An Unmarried Catholic Schoolteacher Got Pregnant. She Was Fired.

A lawsuit that she filed in New Jersey is testing the First Amendment limits of religious freedom.

Thacher, a California Prep School, Apologizes for Past Sex Abuse

In a 91-page report, the private coed boarding school in Ojai detailed sexual assaults and harassment against students dating back to the 1980s.

Nun Stole Over $800,000 to Support Gambling Habit, Prosecutors Say

Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper has agreed to plead guilty to charges that she embezzled the money while she was the principal at a Catholic school in Torrance, Calif., prosecutors said.

How Andrew Yang Won Over Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn

A slew of influential Jewish leaders endorsed Mr. Yang, motivated by one overriding issue: “Yeshivas, yeshivas, yeshivas.”