Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
Students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, N.J., are old hands at text messaging, but not all of the words are friendly.
Affronted by cyberspace’s escalation of adolescent viciousness, many parents are looking to schools for justice, protection, even revenge.
New Diploma Standard in New York Becomes a Multiple-Question Choice
By JENNIFER MEDINA
The impact of a tougher requirement for passing Regents examinations remains unclear, five years after it was adopted to take full effect in 2012.
How Many Graduates Does It Take to Be No. 1?
By WINNIE HU
The valedictorian is losing its meaning as administrators dispense the title to every straight-A high school student.
The Principal’s Office
By ELISSA GOOTMAN
Students call Middle School 391 a “Lean on Me” school, but instead of a principal with a bullhorn, they got one who deploys white office curtains and even irons their shirts.