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

Teachers union: Trump education nominee out to ‘undermine public schools’

Teachers union: Trump education nominee out to ‘undermine public schools’

Sean Higgins January 9, 2017 6:19 pm

The best way to respond to Russian hacking is by exposing the vast wealth of Putin and his Kremlin mafia. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin Press Service, Sputnik, via AP)

Embarrass Putin for hacking Democrats

Washington Examiner Staff January 9, 2017 5:01 am

The purpose of the REAL ID Act of 2005 is to protect the security of U.S. citizens by stopping the "fraudulent issuance and use of driver's licenses and identification cards," according to a statement by Secretary Jeh C. Johnson of the Department of Homeland Security.

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman January 9, 2017 5:01 am

President-elect Trump is also playing tough with companies doing business with the federal government. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

17 questions for Trump’s press conference

Washington Examiner Staff January 8, 2017 6:59 am

DeVos was chair of the American Federation for Children, a pro-school choice group. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Single, immigrant mother loves Trump’s pick for Ed. Department

Jason Russell January 6, 2017 8:21 pm

First lady Michelle Obama urged children to use their education to become critical thinkers for the betterment of the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)

Michelle Obama sends her final message to children: ‘This country belongs to you’

Kyle Feldscher January 6, 2017 5:41 pm

More than 300 students are planning to meet January 19 at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Ore. to protest President Trump’s appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Breaking: High school students like to cut class

David Freddoso January 5, 2017 2:00 pm

11 percent more Americans consider journalists to have "low" or "very low" honesty or ethical standards. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Ethics ratings plummet for journalists

Mairead McArdle December 20, 2016 5:21 am

Fed chief tells University of Baltimore graduates that the current job market is the strongest in a decade. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Prospects ‘very good’ for college graduates, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler December 19, 2016 7:03 pm

Throughout the past 25 years, the cost of attending college has quadrupled. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Responsible solutions to the student debt crisis

Rep. Dennis Ross December 16, 2016 5:03 am

We found that Education Savings Account participants are overwhelmingly satisfied with both the program and their child's new school. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Parents are most satisfied when they choose their own school

Grant Callen December 16, 2016 12:00 am

The violations took place eight years ago. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dems want DeVos to pay $5 million fine for campaign finance violations

Kyle Feldscher December 14, 2016 6:40 pm