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

A modest proposal to abolish 11 federal departments

By Scot Faulkner December 10, 2013 5:00 am

American students are not performing up to par, academically, according to results from theÃÂ Program for International Student Assessment. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Schools improve when leaders stop rationalizing mediocrity

By eric-hanushek and Paul Peterson December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Ronnie Smith from Texas posted this photo of himself and his family on his Twitter account earlier this year. (Photograph: twitter.com/ISBchem)

State Department confirms Texas teacher was killed in Benghazi

By Susan Crabtree December 5, 2013 5:00 am

This photo taken Nov. 25, 2013 shows second grade teacher Heather Black working with Ingrid Soracco, 7, right, on her e-book assignment using an iPad at Jamestown Elementary School in Arlington, Va. Needed to keep a school building running these days: Water, electricity _ and broadband. Interactive digital learning on laptops and tablets is, in many cases, replacing traditional textbooks. Students are taking computer-based tests instead of fill-in-the bubble exams. Teachers are accessing far-off resources for lessons. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tech gurus help boost speedy Internet in schools

By Associated Press December 5, 2013 5:00 am

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Georgia immigrant students sue for in-state tuition

By Associated Press December 5, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2013 file photo, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton looks at his notes after delivering his budget proposal in St. Paul, Minn. (AP File)

Minnesota officials predict $1 billion budget surplus

By Washington Examiner December 5, 2013 5:00 am

New website college application advisers

New website college application advisers

By Washington Examiner December 4, 2013 5:02 am

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is aiding theÃÂ effort to get high-speed broadband in every school.ÃÂ (AP/Jeff Chiu)

Broadband in schools gets boost from tech gurus

By Associated Press December 4, 2013 5:00 am

Detroit Institute of Arts docent Lea Schelke points out details in the Portrait of Postman Roulin, by Vincent van Gogh, displayed at the museum in Detroit on June 13. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Union head opposes Detroit selling art to pay off debts

By Sean Higgins December 4, 2013 5:00 am

Asian nations dominate international test

Asian nations dominate international test

By Kimberly Hefling December 4, 2013 2:10 am

The People’s Republic of . . . Shanghai?

The People’s Republic of . . . Shanghai?

By Ethan Epstein December 3, 2013 2:14 pm

For critics of Common Core, educational folly

By Philip Elliott December 2, 2013 8:26 pm