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The supercommittee admits defeat, and Andrew L. Yarrow looks at what this could mean for public schools.

Do you think you would perform better in school if your parents took a greater interest in your education?

The administration of Graham B. Spanier, the former president of Penn State, was marked by broad successes but also jealous protection of the university’s reputation.

Can you choose the best antonym for a word used in context?

Why did the campus police use pepper spray, according to a statement from the police chief?

On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in an open-top car through Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

Law schools have long emphasized the theoretical over the useful, leaving law firms fairly resigned to training their hires how to actually practice law.

Harvard said on Monday that 4,245 students filed single-choice early action applications by its Nov. 1 deadline.

The Occupy movement, on California college campuses, at least, is transforming itself into a student-led crusade against increases in tuition.

At Baruch College in Manhattan, campus police arrested 15 students who refused to leave the main building, where CUNY trustees were meeting.

This word has appeared in 606 New York Times articles in the past year.

Failure of the congressional supercommittee tasked with reducing the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion could lead to across-the-board budget cuts, which would have a serious impact on already-distressed public education funding.

The Congressional Budget Office has projected what could happen to public education if the trigger is pulled and across-the-board cuts kick in in January 2013. There are new reports that the supercommittee is getting ready to admit that its Republican and Democratic members couldn’t compromise after several months of negotiations — this after Congress itself couldn’t reach an agreement.

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The Second Mile will try to transfer its programs to other nonprofit organizations and will conduct an investigation into its actions relating to Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sexual abuse.

Take just a minute to remember a favorite teacher this holiday weekend. The nonprofit group StoryCorps is inviting people across the country to shower teachers with thanks the day after Thanksgiving. Hear the interview in which WNYC's Beth Fertig asks the StoryCorps founder David Isay why he chose to put the spotlight on teachers this year.

Fairfax schools officials on Monday released the results of their first-ever “trust and confidence” survey, inaugurating what is slated to become a yearly attempt to quantify the community’s perception of school leadership.

The survey comes after increasingly intense criticism that the superintendent and board disenfranchised parents and teachers by handling high-profile issues — such as discipline-policy reform and the closure of Clifton Elementary — without transparency or accountability.

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Introducing pleasure to the peril of sex education.