Education
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
MO Group Receives Grant to Help Young People Start Careers
The St. Joseph Youth Alliance has been awarded a YouthBuild Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, to help students earn their high school …
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
NYC Youth in Shelters Face School Attendance Challenges
New York City students in insecure housing situations continue to have alarmingly low school attendance rates, heightened by the pandemic. Youth …
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Infrastructure Funds for Port Could Boost Rural OR Community
Funding from the infrastructure measure Congress passed last year could benefit a struggling rural community in Oregon. Lawmakers in the state have …
Monday, May 23, 2022
Demand for After-School, Summer Learning Programs Soars Across KY
A new survey finds 8 in 10 Kentucky parents say afterschool programs could help their child combat social and mental-health struggles by reducing unpr…
Monday, May 23, 2022
NC HBCU Boosts Resources for Nontraditional Learners
One of North Carolina's oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities is finding new ways to help students stay enrolled and graduate. Recent …
Monday, May 23, 2022
Study: College Grads Twice as Likely to Have Good Jobs
By age 35, workers with a bachelor's degree or higher are about twice as likely as workers with just a high school diploma to have a good job - one …
Report: Michigan Lags Behind Other States in Reading, Math Indicators
A new report found Michigan kids have remained stagnant across several key indicators of student success, such as fourth-grade reading and eighth-…
IA Mental Health Voices: The Kids Aren't All Right
As the school year winds down, education leaders are shedding light on increased mental-health demands among students, including thoughts of suicide…
Initiative to Help MT's Underserved Students Complete College
Montana's effort to increase college graduation numbers is getting a boost from a new grant. The nonprofit Complete College America has chosen the …
MA Group: Campus-Based Supports Needed for Former Foster Youth
May is National Foster Care Month, and groups that serve foster youths and families say improvements are needed for outcomes and to reduce …
'Degrees When Due' Helps IA College Students Get Back on Track
Iowa has seen a 5% increase in the number of college students who left school without a degree. But some campuses are making it a priority to help …
Program Helps MN Colleges Break Up the 'Stop Out' Pattern
The pandemic and other factors forced some Minnesota college students to put their academic careers on hold. Several schools around the state…