Edition: U.S. / Global
September 7, 2014
Dan Winters for The New York Times
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So Bill Gates Has This Idea for a History Class ...

Should one of the world’s richest men get to dictate the future of how we learn about our past?

Why Flunking Exams Is Actually a Good Thing

To learn how to study, start by bombing a pretest.

Photo Essay

The Women of West Point

Few collegians work as hard as the U.S. Military Academy’s 786 female cadets.

The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio

The fight between two liberal crusaders with profoundly divergent ideas about how to aid and educate the disempowered.


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