education

The chairman of a commission established to help Canada's First Nations heal from residential school abuses says education is the key to understanding the impact of the experience. More...

AP - Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question into the debate: What are people getting for their money? More...

AP - 2011 jobs data by race and education, at a glance More...

A majority of Americans say college is unaffordable and not worth its skyrocketing price tag, but graduates say the investment pays off, according to a report published on Sunday. College graduates say they are happier and more satisfied with their jobs, with 86 percent saying college was a...

-- California's schools are in a state of financial emergency, according to the state's education chief, Tom Torlakson. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction spoke to reporters about the challenges facing California's schools at a press conference in Sacramento Thursday, surrounded by...

Washington -- A group of Washington middle school students are about to get a science lesson that is truly out of this world. Students from Hart Middle School and Deal Middle School will participate in a (very) long-distance call with astronauts Scott Kelly, Shannon Walker and Doug Wheelock on...

Radical turned teacher is retiring CHICAGO, William Ayers, former Vietnam War era radical turned education professor, will retire after two decades at the University of Illinois, a school official said. During the Vietnam War, Ayers, was a member of a radical group called the Weather...