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With school budgets shrinking, parents are asked to provide cleaning products as well as crayons and scissors.

Harvard’s slow-motion inquiry about the laboratory of Marc Hauser has cast a shadow over the several different fields in which he and his students published papers.

From Hiroshima and the 19th amendment to Woodstock and Elvis Presley, here are 31 historical events that took place in the month of August. How many of the fill-in-the-blanks can you get right?

After authorities raided Marc Hauser’s laboratory, Harvard researchers waited for the other shoe to drop.

The schools are already under scrutiny after an investigation showed fraudulent practices in student recruitment.

Some colleges in Westchester County have responded to a shortage of on-campus housing by leasing space for students in nearby hotels.

This is our eleventh "favorite" in our weekly Summer Reading Student Challenge.

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Amid a statewide fiscal crisis, Yonkers has laid off 90 teachers, which will force it to increase class sizes.

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College applicants are now asked for their "best scores'' on tests like the SAT, as opposed to all scores.

Our weekly series pairs a poem with a Times article and photo that echo, extend or challenge the poem's themes. Today: "One September Afternoon" paired with "But Will It Make You Happy?"

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A report says that for some children, the reading skills lost over the summer represent about two months' worth of schooling.

Despite tensions between the U.S. and Iran, students in Iran are increasingly enrolling in American colleges.