Education

Wonder how the fight over the fate of the Bush-era tax cuts might affect you? The Washington Post has an intriguing graphic. The three options are...

The NAACP starts a three day education summit today in Raleigh, North Carolina. The civil rights group is taking on what it calls the re-segregation of schools in this country.

It seems like spending cuts is the name of the game, but science is one area that investments may potentially create economic benefits without spending a lot. But figuring out where to invest in the science world is a challenge.

Happy Thanksgiving! After that big dinner, many people will gear up for Black Friday shopping. There are deals galore to be had, and a new retailer...

Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio takes a drive across Virginia and sees both examples of some of the state's best and worst towns.

Billions go towards teachers' raises, raises because the teacher earned a master's degrees. Many are questioning the practice, especially because there's not a lot of evidence that a master's degree makes a better teacher.

Michelle Obama will announce a program to put 5,000 salad bars in schools around the country, but is that really the best use of limited resources? Eve Troeh reports.

Marketplace's Amy Scott takes a look at a second approach in teacher training in Louisiana: The fast track.

Louisiana's universities and colleges have re-designed their teacher training curriculum in an effort to improve the education system overall.

The Obama administration has just released a bunch of new rules aimed at for-profit colleges. Education correspondent Amy Scott talks with Tess Vigeland about how these rules will affect for-profits and why the most controversial rule was put off for a while.