My job sometimes pays me to watch people give entertaining talks. wapo.st/4uIjPgK (gift link).

The @washingtonpost.com has posted a number of jobs, including for a sports reporter, graphics editor, international editor and White House reporter. washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...

Higher Ed groups are warning new regulations could cut off student loans for thousands of college programs. Gift link: wapo.st/3PWFy65

The Washington Post is looking for a national editor in the Pacific or Mountain time zones. washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...

Capitol Hill this morning.

Jason Delisle of the Ed Dept. complains at an AEI event this morning that the study didn’t name colleges with negative returns on investment. “Why not name the institution?”

We have all heard college pays off financially. But that's not true for every program, a new study finds. wapo.st/48ZRKJO. (Gift link).

Stopped by the Folger Shakespeare Library.

One of the penguins has a newspaper.

Heard from a law professor who filed complaints this week against five other women's colleges with similar policies.

Today, I learned the first person to receive a Social Security check, Ida May Fuller of Vermont, lived to be 100. She paid $24.75 of taxes into the program over 3 years before she retired at 65. Over the next 35 years, she collected $22,888.92. www.ssa.gov/history/idap...

The Trump administration is investigating a prominent women's college for admitting trans women students, suggesting that violates federal law on sex discrimination. The move potentially has implications for other women's colleges as well. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

We've cleaned up (or attempted to) and released 1,460 ICE use-of-force incident narratives, dates, and participants, including regional divisions, facilities, and law enforcement agencies. There are more stories to be told with this data. github.com/wpinvestigat...

The Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize for public service for coverage of DOGE and the federal workforce. It’s the second time The Post has won the prestigious award in five years. Read more about our winning coverage here: https://wapo.st/3OX3l5A

There are now 21 jobs open in the @washingtonpost.com newsroom. washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...

Amazing. First person to run an official marathon in under 2 hours. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

More schools are emphasizing classical education. Latest from @laurenlumpkin.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Heard the joke about college being the best 6 or 7 years of your life? Some students are racing through accredited online programs in a matter of months. wapo.st/41Kjr5j (gift link). @washingtonpost.com

There are two amazing openings for investigative editors at the Washington Post, one for long term investigations and another on the shorter term investigations team. #journojobs #journalismjobs washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...

Visited Harpers Ferry, WV for the first time.

TIL I learned the original 13 colonies included two New Jerseys and that I’ve been pronouncing thirteen (thar-ten) wrong.

See any issues with the map? It was posted in the US Secretary of Education's social media account. wapo.st/3PTPgpL (gift link) @washingtonpost.com

Some historians are raising concern about the AI art on the US Education Secretary's social media account. wapo.st/3PTPgp (gift link).

Good look at the data on Parent Plus loans from my colleagues. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

All the President's Men (the film) had its national release 50 years ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MxP...

Conservatives are backing an alternative to the ACT and SAT called the Classic Learning Test. It’s gaining ground in many parts of the country. Gift link: wapo.st/4bSJHAi @washingtonpost.com

Will be interesting to see what happens to the old Green Mountain College campus in Vermont. The owner is apparently going through proposals now.

Graduate degrees aren't always worth the cost, study finds. Gift link: wapo.st/4sNROnK @washingtonpost.com

Washington DC is shutting down its light rail line this week. The DC Streetcar runs 2.4 miles.

Washington is wild about cherry blossoms.

The largest for-profit is the US is University of Phoenix. 2nd largest is in West Virginia. The 3rd and 4th are in Minnesota. Can you name them? (A longer list is in the story below.) www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Once the biggest college in the US, the University of Phoenix is growing again. wapo.st/4rjsbJT

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has given up enforcing the state public records law. #FOIA @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/m...

Congrats to this year's Goldsmith semi-finalists for investigative journalism. Such an impressive group of work. goldsmithawards.org/announcing-t...

Gray day in DC, but no snow.

6 hours after we published our story, the Education Department issued a news release with an update. It counts 31 schools that have reached agreements so far. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

Under pressure from the Trump administration, colleges across the country are reexamining their ties to groups founded to help people of color. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Washington Post sports reporters covering the Olympics plan to field questions at an AMA at 1 pm ET today. www.reddit.com/r/olympics/c...

I was surprised when I learned that a school in New Hampshire now has 300,000 students. I wanted to know the backstory. @washingtonpost wapo.st/45XdmVM

My amazing colleague @danidouggab.bsky.social has compiled a database of nearly 1,000 colleges offering free tuition for many students. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/3OtRvz0

The Dept. of Education says it is investigating reports that Tufts and a nonprofit shared confidential student data gathered for a voting study with political groups to influence elections. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Eye opening story from my colleagues at the @washingtonpost.com @laurameckler.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/in...

Today, I learned #Florida has its own "embassy" in DC near the Library of Congress and Supreme Court.

A decade ago, far more US students took the ACT than the SAT. Since then, the SAT has overtaken the ACT and widened its lead. wapo.st/49ZrcJk @washingtonpost

Breaking news: The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.

Happy New Year from DC.

The Department of Education investigates Brown after shooting. Brown launches its own reviews, beefs up security and places security chief on leave. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/48QpQQL

Remember when @ire.org conference audio recordings were only available on CDs?

After the shooting at Brown, hundreds of people volunteered to give blood in Rhode Island, the biggest response since 9/11. wapo.st/49dVGXJ @washingtonpost.com

Gov. Healey is demanding that ICE stop flying detainees out of Hanscom airport in Massachusetts, calling the practice of flying them out of state 'intentionally cruel.' @wbur.org @twallack.bsky.social broke news of the Hanscom flights this year @massgovernor.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/12...