The far right wants to eliminate what it considers the vestigial organs of government, including the Education, Commerce and Energy departments. The far left wants to Abolish ICE.

One of America’s most successful exports is in trouble. For decades, the U.S. higher-education system has been the envy of the world.

One of America’s most successful exports is in trouble. For decades, the U.S. higher-education system has been the envy of the world.

One of America’s most successful exports is in trouble. For decades, the U.S. higher-education system has been the envy of the world. We “sell” much more education to other countries than we ...

This is even though higher education averages a much bigger return than any other major investments; the occupations requiring at least some postsecondary education are projected to have the ...

<b>Tempe, Ariz.</b> • More than ever, higher education has become critical to snagging a stable job, moving up the income ladder and succeeding in the global economy.

Why is it that women are better educated but less compensated than men?

It seems strange to organize an educational system around what can’t be taught to children.

Catherine Rampell is a columnist for the Washington Post. Her email address is [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter, @crampell.

Diane Ravitch, a research professor of education at New York University, argues that schools are also being demonized because of clear-eyed ideology rather than rose-colored nostalgia.

A new report finds that employers are increasingly requiring a bachelor’s degree for positions that didn’t used to require baccalaureate education. A college degree, in other words, is ...