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

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Fairfax County looks to help 800-plus kids on Head Start waiting list

Taylor Holland March 23, 2013 4:00 am

More kids get free lunch in D.C.’s wealthy suburbs

More kids get free lunch in D.C.’s wealthy suburbs

Rachel Baye March 23, 2013 4:00 am

Mayor: Chicago school closings tough but necessary

Mayor: Chicago school closings tough but necessary

Sara Burnett March 23, 2013 4:00 am

Student arrested for BB gun at Northeast D.C. school

Student arrested for BB gun at Northeast D.C. school

Naomi Jagoda March 22, 2013 4:00 am

D.C. names new deputy mayor for education

D.C. names new deputy mayor for education

Rachel Baye March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker’s school reform bill moves from Maryland House to Senate

Matt Connolly March 21, 2013 4:00 am

A bill before a Maryland senate panel would stop the state's new Educator Evaluation System from being implemented in the 2013-2014 school year unless the state restructures its standardized test requirements. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Montgomery County educators push for delay of new teacher evaluation system

Andy Brownfield March 20, 2013 4:00 am

College tuition hikes in Virginia averaged 4.5 percent last year, the smallest increase in a decade. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Tuition and fees hikes get smaller

Steve Contorno March 20, 2013 4:00 am

The Moneyball Bracket

Geoffrey Norman March 19, 2013 2:44 pm

A new rule in St. Mary's County public elementary schools developed in the wake of recent episodes of school violence bans an adult from hugging any student other than his or her own son or daughter. (Photo: Thinkstock)

St. Mary’s County restricts hugs in elementary schools

Rachel Baye March 18, 2013 4:00 am

Enrollment booming in Montgomery County schools

Enrollment booming in Montgomery County schools

Rachel Baye March 16, 2013 4:00 am

Students could learn taxi driving, streetcar repair at future Spingarn High School

Students could learn taxi driving, streetcar repair at future Spingarn High School

Rachel Baye March 16, 2013 4:00 am