On at least three public occasions recently Donald Trump has bragged that he personally caused the price of some prescription drugs to be reduced by “200, 700, or, even, 1,000 percent.” As any ...

Quitting work too soon can feel like freedom, until the bills, boredom and unexpected shocks arrive. Baby Boomers who retired ...

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to send Americans $2,000 checks funded by his sweeping tariffs is under fire for not adding up. Trump, 79, pledged to send rebates to U.S. citizens who are “low and ...

I would like to remind U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, of some basic civics lessons that he seems to have forgotten recently. The First Amendment of the Bills of Rights guarantees all Americans the ...

A TOP civic leader has lauded the plan of the Department of Education (DepEd) to include lessons on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the basic education curriculum as “a wise and patriotic step toward ...

As many as 45% of U.S. high school seniors lack basic math skills, while more than 30% lack basic reading skills—the lowest rates in more than three decades—according to test results released by the U ...

Donald Trump won’t stop lying about his dangerous plan to decrease drug prices in the stupidest way possible. “This is something that nobody else can do,” Trump said during a reception with members of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

The U.S. secretary of education is having issues with basic math. Linda McMahon testified on Trump’s 2026 budget before the Senate on Tuesday. While discussing spending on federal grants programs for ...

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said he is not a “great mathematician,” but he might be in this case. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took questions from members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on ...