Education

Combatting hunger means fighting stigma, ‘pride gap,’ experts say…

It’s not about making white children ‘feel bad.’ It’s about teaching them how to build a better future.

The Youth Food Lab is bringing diverse perspectives to solve complex issues in building a resilient food system.

The superintendent of a Virginia school district this week proposed getting rid of school libraries altogether.

Community colleges invest in advising to improve graduation ratesIn Alabama, two-year colleges are experimenting with “success coaches” and other advising strategies, with an eye toward boosting poor student completion rates.

Here’s what recent research tells us about the widespread benefits of spending on children. For employers Employers see benefits for their employees and businesses when families have child care and…

Disparate transfer enrollment declines pose stark demographic implications for four-year universities, experts say…

Casey Trupin works on ending youth homelessness at the Raikes Foundation. Previously, he served as the Directing Attorney for the Children and Youth Project at Columbia Legal Services in Seattle, advocating…

Home-based child care providers have been the “unsung heroes in the COVID-19 crisis,” as many stepped up to continue services despite nearly 40 percent of the child care workforce losing their…

Disciplinary transfers represent a large, yet hidden share of California’s exclusionary discipline practices, blocking students from their schools without the public reporting or due process protections that regulate expulsions.

It is well known by now that the pandemic has decimated the child care industry: at the end of last year, there were 166,800 fewer child care workers than the previous…

As we gear up for yet another school year, we in education have a choice to make on what we will value going forward. The past year has been one…