When you’ve been around as long as I have, one gets all manner of intriguing questions. While I usually respond to such queries in private, some seem likely to be of broader interest. So, in “Ask Rick ...

Last week was my first time at Jebfest. That’s how some insiders have started referring to the annual education-reform summit Jeb Bush organizes. For five years now, Bush’s Foundation for Excellence ...

When pollsters ask Republican voters for the issues that are most important to their votes, the economy often leads the list. Immigration also ranks high, foreign policy sometimes. Education tends to ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump covered a number of topics during their debate earlier this month: immigration, the economy, abortion and international relations among ...

Political insiders say presidential campaigns don't truly begin until Labor Day—poll results crystallize, the ranks of undecided voters dwindle, the map settles. It is not without irony that these ...

According to a recent poll, 67 percent of registered voters in swing states said education was “extremely important” to them in this year’s election. Parents of high schoolers and college students are ...

Talking about schools is a reliable applause line for Republican candidates. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, former President Donald Trump got a roar of approval when he talked about race and sexuality in ...