Education

Students line up to vote at a campus polling place at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.

How House Democrats revamped their college outreach in a bid to win back youth voters

Ramsey Touchberry · October 28, 2026 12:50 pm

education teachers public schools

Divisive concepts and those who teach them

Pete Hegseth

Hegseth announces dismantling of Chinese ‘sleeper organizations’ at universities

Debt Collective student loan borrowers lead chants in protest outside of the Department of Education.

DOJ drops appeal of student loan forgiveness ruling

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Hochul voices support for Mamdani’s universal childcare effort: ‘Whatever it takes’

Free college could lead to qualified low-income students attending lower-quality colleges because of the free tuition, while high-quality private institutions would increasingly become schools for the wealthy. (AP Photo)

Why free college won’t mean more graduates

Jason Russell September 22, 2016 9:20 pm

In a labored op-ed last month, New York Times columnist Richard Cohen channeled Donald Trump's supposed thoughts about fact and fiction. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

If we don’t want a post-factual world, why do we keep teaching it?

Hugo Gurdon September 22, 2016 8:31 pm

England’s Great Grammar School Debate

Sam Schulman September 22, 2016 12:22 pm

Will a Pro-Local Control Education Law Survive the Election?

Alice B. Lloyd September 22, 2016 12:04 pm

"We write on behalf of the nearly 700,000 black families choosing to send their children to charter public schools, and the tens of thousands more who are still on waiting lists," the letter says. (AP Phtoo)

More than 150 black leaders call on NAACP to drop charter school opposition

Jason Russell September 21, 2016 4:25 pm

"We will work to double investments in Early Head Start and make preschool available to every 4-year-old because our children deserve the best possible start in life," Clinton wrote. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Is improving schools for America’s poor a priority for Clinton?

Jason Russell September 21, 2016 4:09 pm

Mike Antonucci of the Education Intelligence Agency site pointed out the Newark Teachers Union fundraiser, and that the union shouldn't have trouble raising $100,000 without a fundraiser. (AP Photo)

After five days, teachers’ union fundraiser earns $0

Jason Russell September 19, 2016 10:46 pm

Women earned more degrees than men, and made up a majority of degrees in seven out of 11 different fields. (iStock photo)

Women earning more doctoral and master’s degrees than men

Ashe Schow September 19, 2016 7:51 pm

The study also found that students who pay with loans do worse than those who get other forms of financial aid. (iStock photo)

Study: Students who get this type of financial aid do best in college

Jason Russell September 19, 2016 7:31 pm

Two researchers have joined Donald Trump's transition team for education: Williamson Evers and Gerard Robinson. (AP Photo)

These two people just joined Trump’s transition team for education

Jason Russell September 19, 2016 3:40 pm

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School discipline fight shows why mandatory union fees violate the First Amendment

Terry Pell September 19, 2016 4:02 am

"Research shows that the food budget is one of the first things pared down when times get tough for a family," according to the Urban Institute report. (AP Photo)

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Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman September 19, 2016 4:01 am