Club America members from Stratford High School in Houston found themselves caught between concerned parents on the left and Texas’ most powerful politicians on the right.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Kamar Samuels as New York City’s schools chancellor. He starts on Thursday.

Kenneth and Amelia Smith hold hands with their child at home in Katy, Texas. The day before summer break ended, Mr. and Mrs. Smith learned their child would not be addressed at school by her preferred name.

More than 1.3 million students in the United States have been identified as homeless, according to the most recent data. That is widely considered to be a significant undercount.

The Department of Education in Washington on Tuesday. Employees are currently on furlough.

Representative Jim Jordan, rear row, right, is among the leaders requesting that college consulting firms share information about their pricing algorithms, among other issues.

Jodie Singer, 28, is severely autistic, speaking only in short, repetitive phrases and requiring round-the-clock care.

Top academics in the Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Department at Columbia University, including Professors Timothy Mitchell and Gil Hochberg, the department’s chair, say the school is committed to the program’s autonomy.

President Trump’s budget proposes deep reductions for nearly ever major federal agency, reserving its steepest cuts for foreign aid, medical research, tax enforcement and a slew of anti-poverty programs.

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Families wait as school buses arrive at a unification site following a shooting at the Antioch High School in Nashville.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to push a “patriotic” curriculum.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is eliminating tuition starting next fall for all undergraduate students from families earning less than $200,000 per year.

Coleman Hughes in Queens, N.Y., on Tuesday. Mr. Hughes has emerged as something of a rarity in the tense national conversation over how race should factor into public policy.

A jury sided with Sarah Hernandez, but the damages she received were nominal. She hopes to run for office again.