The lawsuit says the new essay question has appeared on over 5,800 federal job applications so far, as part of the administration's Merit Hiring Plan.

The OPM had earlier rolled out a “merit hiring plan” that included a controversial essay question in job applications.

Ruth Wilson doesn’t look sick yet “everywhere hurts all the time” – because her immune system is attacking her own body.

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The most challenging part of college applications is typically writing essays.

We asked AI and Australia’s top economists to answer the hardest questions put to NSW year 12 students this week.

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The purpose, amount and content of homework has been debated for years. The rise of AI is raising questions about whether to ...

As a middle-aged instructor at the front of a college lecture hall, I feel like a pivot point — a human crossroads.

Allen and Keaton were frequent collaborators from the late ‘60s through the 1970s, and she defended him amid sexual abuse allegations Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning ...