Education

This op-ed by Suzanne Nossel was previously published on April 20, 2022 in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Reprinted with permission. __________ An alarming trend is gaining strength in dozens of states across…

Amit Paley is the CEO and executive director of the Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. Before diving into the world of…

When you walk into your local public library, you expect to receive help from a reference librarian, a circulation desk librarian, or perhaps a children’s librarian, depending on your needs.…

Infants whose mothers received paid family leave showed greater brain activity in their first three months, a new study suggests. In the fall of 2021, Democrats pushed to establish a…

Much has been written about how to choose the right college, along with annual lists that rate and compare different schools. These great resources, however, too often do not address…

While Brittani Williams was busy working toward her bachelor’s degree, the student loan debt she was quickly accruing rarely crossed her mind. Her focus was on her coursework. A first-generation…

At the start of the pandemic, only 12 percent of low-income students, and 25 percent of all students, in Oakland’s public schools had devices at home and a strong internet connection.…

The pandemic upended “traditional schooling” and, in many aspects, what students saw as their role in their education. Our longstanding education system continues to depend on students “just showing up…

When it comes to shifting away from a carbon-based economy, the two big questions are “how” and “how fast.” Answering either will require a parallel shift in employment priorities. Fortunately,…

Glenn Albright, a professor, and clinical psychologist at Baruch College at the City University of New York, may have an idea to help educators taking care of those teens: virtual…

Central Michigan University has long been known for giving low-income, middle-class and first-generation college students the opportunity to earn a four-year degree and lead a fruitful life. But the Mt.…