Human Services

Some 28% of women working for colleges believe they have been passed over for a promotion because of their gender, according to new survey data from Gallup. Hispanic and Asian women were…

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — Carrie Rodgers gestures toward the silver medallion sitting atop her fridge, then waves it off. It’s nothing really, she shrugs. …

A youngster in Letcher County, Ky. enjoys the family garden. (Photo by Rick Childress, Lexington Herald-Leader) Many rural Kentuckians strug…

It hardly matters if you’re dealing with food justice activists or tech-startup entrepreneurs. Small, independent farmers or the corporate leadership of agribusiness giants. Policy wonks or research scientists. Everyone is talking…

Post-pandemic, teachers remain bound to the same inflexible expectations and schedules that have defined their roles for hundreds of years. But current teacher shortages are finally spurring an embrace of broader conceptions of teaching.

A NYC student explores the quality of school food on this episode of the Miseducation podcast from the Bell, a New York City high school audio journalism program.

Mobile homes house 22 million people in the U.S.and investing in them could be a solution to the housing and climate crises…

Mutual aid groups and social movements meet critical community needs, often during crises, but face funding challenges.

Asian Americans continue to make up a small percentage of the overall population of people experiencing a housing crisis and, in many communities, they are underrepresented. As an example, the…

Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?

LGBTQ+ workers earn about 10 percent less over their lifetimes compared to straight white men — and LGBTQ+ people of color, transgender people and nonbinary people earn even less. So, what’s driving the LGBTQ+ pay gap, and what can be done about it?

To support people who have been incarcerated and to reduce recidivism, policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing.