Education

Notebooks are stacked on desks in a classroom at A.G. Hilliard Elementary School, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Education’s purpose isn’t just about getting a good job

Richard Lorenc · April 26, 2026 5:00 am

Ivy League Yale higher education college university

Yale committee offers an encouragingly realistic report about the state of higher education

An empty school classroom

The truth about Arizona’s school choice program fraud

Students work on chromebook computers during classroom instruction.

Los Angeles schools take the lead in issuing classroom screen time limits

The Missouri State Capitol

Missouri State University sued for allegedly policing student speech

Comparisons between grocery stores and school choice are a fairly common comparison. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Sen. John Kennedy compares school choice to mayonnaise

Jason Russell June 6, 2017 4:39 pm

More and more school systems, with Common Core at the helm, seem to be losing focus on academics in favor of worrying about social issues, self-esteem, and whether kids feel good or accepted in their environment -- sacrificing knowledge for feelings. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)

No valedictorian? Schools now favor feelings over academic excellence

Nicole Russell June 5, 2017 1:21 pm

A big concern is that federal medical liability reform could prevent states from making their own changes to tort law, which falls under state purview.

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman June 5, 2017 4:03 am

Maryland crab is delicious, if you can afford it. At $30 to $50 per pound, it's certainly not cheap. That's why I was curious to know just how much H-2B workers were valued by their employers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

No free market in Maryland crab picking

Washington Examiner Staff June 5, 2017 4:01 am

Sharing the Wealth

William McKenzie June 2, 2017 7:15 am

On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump painted an extremely bleak picture with his pitch to people of color. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Blacks and school choice in Trump’s America

Donavan Wilson June 1, 2017 4:01 am

The Massachusetts Democrat wrote that the Education Department has now forgotten the intention behind this decision and appears to be working towards the financial benefit of everyone except the student borrowers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Elizabeth Warren introduces ‘DeVos Watch’ to hold Education Department ‘accountable’

Mandy Mayfield May 31, 2017 11:49 pm

John Roberts will join fellow Justice Anthony Kennedy in teaching law classes abroad. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Chief Justice Roberts’ summer plans: Teaching in New Zealand

Ryan Lovelace May 31, 2017 7:51 pm

The other half of the group reportedly sat in a parking lot, refusing to partake in the photo, according to reports Sunday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Paul Ryan snubbed by middle school students during DC trip photo

Caitlin Yilek May 28, 2017 6:17 pm

U.S. student debt slipped from $1.261 trillion to $1.259 trillion in the second quarter, New York Fed says. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Trump’s populist student loan plan

alexander-holt, Max Eden May 26, 2017 11:00 pm

Other students received awards for "most likely to cry for every little thing" and "most likely to become homeless."(Twitter)

Texas teacher sparks uproar over ‘most likely to become a terrorist’ award

Sean Langille May 26, 2017 3:15 pm

"This is a budget -- and I characterized it, Mr. Chairman, in the [agriculture] appropriations committee this morning -- it is cruel, it is inhumane, and it is heartless," Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rosa DeLauro calls Trump education budget ‘inhumane,’ ‘cruel’

Melissa Quinn May 24, 2017 5:37 pm