Hurley's World

The Internet is calling into question one of academia’s sacred rites: the peer- reviewed journal article.

Student Opinion | Are your viewing preferences and habits similar to or different from your parents'?

6 Q's About the News | What factors make it difficult for a modern president to take a real vacation?

See what you know about the news of the day.

Negotiations among federal, state and local education officials have led to confusion about financing.

This word has appeared in three Times articles over the past year.

This week is Infographics Week on The Learning Network because we know how important it is for students to be able to read and interpret visual representations of information - and because The New York Times consistently creates useful and elegant examples that we think teachers across the curriculum should know about.

The university has found Marc Hauser “solely responsible” for eight instances of scientific misconduct.

Incoming freshmen have Web sites that do for dormitory life what eHarmony and Match.com have long done for romance.

Pat Haden, who has been a college and pro quarterback, a lawyer, a broadcaster and a businessman, is devoting himself to being the new athletic director at the University of Southern California.

This is the last week we'll ask this question, and students have until 9 a.m. Monday morning, August 30th to answer it. If you haven't participated in our Student Challenge so far, submit now!

Washington Monthly tries to grade colleges based on what they do, rather than whom they enroll.

6 Q's About the News | How is the phenomenon of an "ever more wired and interconnected public" leading to trouble in national parks this summer?

See what you know about the news of the day.

This word has appeared in 12 Times articles over the past year.

A growing number of New York City parents want caregivers to teach their children a language.

Housing for Mark G. Yudof, the president of the University of California, has cost the university many thousands of dollars and caused considerable acrimony.

Wealthy parents pay a lot for their children’s tutors, and they usually expect more than improved grades.

Some of the nation’s biggest school districts are balking at using federal aid to hire teachers right away, citing looming budget deficits.

An update on what's been happening in schools, even while school was out.