Going back to school? Research labor market first

Does an advanced education make it easier to make more money? Yes. Does an advanced education make it easier to get a job? Well, maybe. read more

Knowledge Commons: Summer school is in session

Next month, you can go back to school — and do it without the soul-crushing student loan debt. Knowledge Commons DC, a “free school” program, connects the intellectually curious with the thing Washington is swimming with: highly-educated people with lots of useful — and occasionally totally esoteric — skills. Knowledge Commons starts a new “semester” every few months, and registration for the ...

Ozark elementary schools to see layoffs

The passage of the state education budget with no required teacher layoffs on Wednesday won’t stop layoffs in Ozark’s elementary schools, but will reduce the number of teachers not hired back for next school year, Ozark City Schools Superintendent Mike Lenhart said.

Hold politicians accountable for education

The FCAT writing fiasco is not a failure — it’s an opportunity to slow down and get things right. But you do have to wonder, after a decade of increasing education standards and accountability, is the point to strengthen public schools or to destroy them?

Microsoft brings back ‘Buy a PC, get an Xbox’ student program

Starting on May 20, the promotion is valid on both desktops and laptops sold through a variety of U.S. retailers.