Education News from NY Times

This word has appeared in 18 New York Times articles in the past year.    

Some people who have retired from their jobs go for advanced degrees, either for a new career or for the thrill of learning for themselves.    

The music business partners Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre gave $70 million to the University of Southern California to start an academic program for the development of creative entrepreneurs.    

The Georgia Institute of Technology will offer a master’s degree in computer science that can be earned entirely through so-called massive open online courses, or MOOCs.    

Charles Steger, the Virginia Tech University president who led the college during the 2007 mass shooting, this week announced plans to retire as soon as a successor is found.    

This Friday, I will be the third person in my entire family to graduate from high school. This is so important to me, and it’s so strange that my senior year is coming to an end.    

In this lesson students imagine they are executives at major American clothing retailers who are researching and negotiating what policy changes, if any, their company should take in light of the recent human disasters in Bangladeshi garment factories.    

The American Association of University Professors, the largest organization of U.S. academics, stepped into the fray between New York University and its faculty in Italy.    

How involved in your life are your parents? How much do they step in to “help” you with your schoolwork, social life, college applications, hobbies or sports, or anything else? How often do they try to solve your problems? Do you like having their help, or do you find it burdensome?    

What is the Battle of the Nations? Why do participants like Mr. Ivey choose to compete in the international competition?    

Can you choose the best antonym for “interloping,” as it is used in the article?    

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This word has appeared in 167 New York Times articles in the past year.    

Dennis M. Walcott, chancellor of the New York City system, said that Democrats who spoke at a recent forum were pandering to the teachers’ union.    

Cooper Union recently announced that it would begin charging tuition, a decision made after decades of bad financial choices and recent treacherous markets.    

Clarence D. Mumford Sr., a former assistant principal in Memphis, was sentenced to seven years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to help teachers cheat on certification exams.    

The dean of admissions of St. Lawrence University discusses what admission officers look for while reviewing a student’s transcript and whether it’s better to have an A in an honors class or a B in an Advanced Placement class.    

Fill in the blanks in the first 10 paragraphs of the article “The Hidden World Under Our Feet” by Jim Robbins.    

Every Monday we publish a New York Times photo without a caption, headline or other information about its origins. Join the conversation by posting about what you see, and why.    

How much influence should parents have in determining what clothes their children wear?