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’

Spurred by President Trump's selection of Betsy DeVos to lead the Education Department, the New York Times informed its readers that the Christian Right desires "extreme measures." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

How come improving higher education never came up during the DeVos debate?

Eric Bledsoe February 7, 2017 11:04 pm

We cannot "make America great again" without fixing our educational system. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

DeVos confirmed, but daunting challenges lie ahead

Jeanne Allen February 7, 2017 11:03 pm

Opposing school choice and the educational freedoms proposed by DeVos shows that Democrats aren't with the littlest guys in society — the boys and girls in K-12 schools. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats show on DeVos that they’re not for the little guy

Washington Examiner February 7, 2017 9:48 pm

Much of the public discussion of the Washington State lawsuit has focused on constitutional rights and the debate over whether Trump's order is a "Muslim ban." But Washington State has motives of its own in pursuing the case. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Byron York: The challenge to Trump’s order? It’s a lot about money

Byron York February 7, 2017 9:13 pm

Teachers unions vow to continue fight against DeVos

Sean Higgins February 7, 2017 6:17 pm

"Today @VP Mike Pence did something no one else has ever done: cast the tie breaking vote on his own cabinet nominee. #RiggedCabinet," Schumer tweeted. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer blasts Pence’s vote for DeVos: ‘Rigged Cabinet’

Al Weaver February 7, 2017 6:06 pm

The dramatic vote followed an all-night Senate floor session by Democrats who argued against DeVos. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Betsy DeVos confirmed, VP Pence casts tiebreaking vote

Susan Crabtree February 7, 2017 5:30 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos at her Senate panel confirmation hearing. "Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family has not made hundreds of millions of dollars of contributions to the Republican Party, that you would be sitting here today?" he asked. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Left’s attacks on DeVos match their own definition of sexism

Emily Jashinsky February 7, 2017 4:13 pm

The Senate is set for a showdown at noon Tuesday that will likely see Betsy DeVos confirmed as the secretary of education by the slimmest of margins with the help of Vice President Mike Pence, who is expected to cast a tie-breaking vote. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

DeVos set for noon vote as Democrats lose hope

Al Weaver February 7, 2017 3:29 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy tweeted that "Public schools weren't a 'dead end' for me, my parents, my wife, or my kids," as the Democrats opposed and delayed Betsy DeVos' nomination to be the education secretary. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

White guy from wealthy suburban high school comes out against school choice

Timothy P. Carney February 7, 2017 3:06 pm

A Democratic senator thinks the 24-hour Senate-floor speechifying against Betsy Devos, nominee for secretary of education, won't end up bearing fruit. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Democratic senator doesn’t expect to defeat DeVos

Kyle Feldscher February 7, 2017 1:07 pm

What matters is what families and students think about having a change agent in this position. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

DeVos isn’t opposed to public education, she opposes failing schools

Janine Yass February 7, 2017 2:00 am