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

By 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

Christopher J. Scalia Apr 24, 2026

An empty school classroom

The truth about Arizona’s school choice program fraud

Cooper Conway Apr 23, 2026

Students work on chromebook computers during classroom instruction.

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

Christine Valora Apr 22, 2026

The Missouri State Capitol

Missouri State University sued for allegedly policing student speech

Robert Schmad Apr 21, 2026

Former President George Bush, right, and Betsy DeVos, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, answer reporters' questions Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in Sterling Heights, Mich. Bush attended a fund-raising dinner in Michigan to campaign for his son, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president. (AP Photo/Paul Warner)

School choice advocate Betsy DeVos to front for Education secretary

By Paul Bedard November 16, 2016 4:20 pm

About six in 10 Americans expect Donald Trump will reduce unemployment, create new jobs and improve the economy, according to a new survey. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Post-election survey: Americans think Trump will fix the economy, but not crime

By Jason Russell November 15, 2016 2:59 pm

This kind of fragility helped Trump win. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

UM-Flint offers students ‘safe spaces’ and counseling in wake of Trump win

By Ashe Schow November 9, 2016 8:52 pm

Trump got 41 percent of the under-$50K vote, compared to Romney's 38 percent. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Looking for a clue in the exit polls: It’s those without a college degree

By Timothy P. Carney November 9, 2016 5:21 am

Massachusetts voted against expanding school choice on Tuesday, as ballot initiative Question 2 was voted down. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Mass. votes against school choice

By Jason Russell November 9, 2016 3:28 am

Scott has also been an advocate for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

School choice champion Sen. Tim Scott cruises to re-election

By Jason Russell November 9, 2016 1:20 am

While responsibility for education lies squarely with the states, the president's role in advancing or rolling back progress in American education reform can be dramatic, depending on your approach. (AP Photo)

Advice to the next president: Do no harm and embrace educational innovation

By Jeanne Allen November 7, 2016 10:46 pm

Vice President Joe Biden warned that a Donald Trump presidency would directly harm the country's black population. (Butch Comegys/The Times and Tribune via AP)

Biden: Trump bad for blacks, would defund black colleges

By Susan Crabtree November 7, 2016 7:42 pm

Joel Klein was a noted reformer who was opposed by teachers unions during his 2002-2010 tenure. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Teachers union ‘panicked’ over rumor that education reformer joined Clinton camp

By Sean Higgins November 6, 2016 3:52 pm

"Our goal here is to better educate schools about our mission, and help them realize they should want to let us in, because it would be a missed opportunity for their students if they didn't," Ash Carter said. (AP Photo)

Carter says nation’s high schools illegally blocking military recruiters

By Jamie McIntyre November 1, 2016 5:23 pm

That Clinton envisions federal coercion to take on bullying makes the danger especially acute. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Clinton’s anti-bullying proposal: Feel-good federal policy at its worst

By Neal McCluskey October 31, 2016 5:06 pm

The National Education Association is spending $528,000 to defeat a ballot initiative that would raise money for research on brain injuries and mental illness. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

‘No brainer?’ Teachers’ union spending to oppose research on mental illness

By Jason Russell October 27, 2016 8:39 pm