Hurley's World

Two founders of Sun Microsystems have created two nonprofits to bring open-source textbooks to kindergarten through high school classes.

For some children, vacation season is a time to be hip and “aspirational.”

Mr. Alexander, a former president of Pomona College who changed the face of that campus and its student body, also pressed the Rhodes Trust to grant scholarships to women.

A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.

Two alliterative reminders for the NYT Summer Reading Student Challenge: one post per person, and please post in the proper place.

This week we're providing math problems based on Times articles. Today: e-book sales and percentages.

This is our ninth "favorite" in our Summer Reading Student Challenge.

Student Opinion | How did your kindergarten experience shape you?

6 Q's About the News | Why do you think the president decided to appear on "The View"? A guest post by our college intern, Carrie Montgomery.

President Obama on Thursday sought to deflect criticisms from some minority and teachers groups.

Doubts arise as the benchmarks of proficiency change for New York City’s public school students.

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The results indicated a dismal performance statewide, after years of significant gains.

This week we're providing math problems based on Times articles. Today: calculating Mariano Rivera's post-season earned run average.

Having completed her first year at Northwestern, a student asks: "Is it possible to come home and live the same way you did at college?"

Our weekly series pairs a poem with a Times article and photo that somehow echo, extend or challenge that poem's themes. Today's themes: aging and attractiveness.

Student Opinion | If you were to start your own charity, what cause would you support and why?

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6 Q's About the News | How have people reacted to a federal judge's ruling on the Arizona immigration law?

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