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

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, both said they would vote against her. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

DeVos nomination in trouble after two GOP senators defy Trump

Al Weaver February 1, 2017 7:01 pm

What Vermont Can Teach Democrats about Education

Geoffrey Norman February 1, 2017 6:45 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he will vote "no" on Betsy DeVos, President Trump's pick to head the Department of Education. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin will vote against DeVos

Susan Ferrechio February 1, 2017 5:07 pm

DeVos's phrasing mirrored boilerplate language used frequently in the education policy world. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

DeVos plagiarism story is a nothingburger

Jason Russell January 31, 2017 5:34 pm

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted Tuesday to advance President Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos to lead the Education Department. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

DeVos nomination approved in party-line committee vote

Jason Russell January 31, 2017 5:08 pm

Heitkamp, a Democrat from North Dakota, said in a statement that she made the decision to oppose nominee Betsy DeVos because 1,400 constituents contacted her and nearly 95 percent said they oppose her confirmation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Heitkamp a ‘no’ on Trump’s pick for education secretary

Susan Ferrechio January 30, 2017 4:36 pm

Failing schools that received multi-year grants from the program to "turn around" ended up with results no better than similar schools that received zero dollars from the program.

$7 billion for education down the toilet

Washington Examiner Staff January 30, 2017 5:01 am

Betsy DeVos, President Trump's nominee to lead the Education Department, firmly believes in all types of school choice. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

DeVos is a champion for children, not unions

Olivia Grady January 30, 2017 12:00 am

Republican control doesn't always equal the best outcomes for students. (iStock photo)

The next battlegrounds for school choice: Stubborn red states

Kevin Glass January 29, 2017 8:39 pm

A Progressive Arts Education Conference

Andrew Ferguson January 28, 2017 4:30 pm

An Odd Way to Discredit DeVos

An Odd Way to Discredit DeVos

dario-paya January 27, 2017 6:15 am

Where School Choice Is a Way of Life

Geoffrey Norman January 27, 2017 6:15 am