Sarah Mervosh

Schools run by the Defense Department removed books and made other changes in response to orders from President Trump and his secretary of defense.

For years, the country’s lowest-scoring students were steadily improving on national tests. Starting around 2013, something changed.

The Oklahoma Board of Education recently approved a new, more conservative social studies agenda that has irked even some Republicans.

Clubs for Hispanic and Asian students were also among the student groups put on hold as officials raced to interpret Trump administration orders.

The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document.” The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools.

Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end.

Two new studies suggest that the largest single federal investment in U.S. schools improved student test scores, but only modestly.

In a closely watched case, Oklahoma’s highest court blocked what was set to become the nation’s first religious charter school. An appeal is likely.

After helping topple two college presidents, Congress will grill school district leaders from New York City; Berkeley, Calif.; and Montgomery County in Maryland.

Demonstrations appeared to be unfolding mainly at universities in the Northeast, although protests spread to some other campuses.