Human Services

The premise of “free college” programs popping up around the country in recent years is that bringing the price of higher education down to nearly nothing will spur more students to enroll…

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $600 million to the nation’s four historically Black medical schools to help strengthen their endowments and diversify the medical field, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Howard University’s College…

Grading practices in U.S. schools are antiquated and “out of step” with other contemporary K-12 efforts, according to a study published last month by the Equitable Grading Project, a nonprofit…

Edgar Cordova, a rising 12th grader at Xavier High School in Union Square, has spent his summer working in a school kitchen — bagging milk, cleaning tables, and cutting up…

Nonprofit organizations often face the challenge of advancing their mission while operating with limited resources. A well-crafted nonprofit internship program can bridge this gap, improving both the organization’s capabilities and…

About 500 educators will be receiving up to $8,000 in bonuses this month, but some school leaders aren’t convinced it will be enough to solve Hawaii’s shortage of career technical…

Some educators say district-provided curricula aren’t culturally relevant and don’t serve student needs. Experts fret that teachers customizing lessons will cause too much drift from standards. It’s a Sunday in…

Free, short-term non-college pathways to STEM careers at the Marcy Lab School and Hack the Hood prepare underrepresented students for jobs in tech. About one and a half years ago,…

Seven months since the House passed a bill that would have expanded the child tax credit, the Senate has killed it. In Thursday’s long-awaited conclusion to a debate that was supposed…

School-based coaches specialize in areas such as classroom management, behavior, literacy, math, technology integration or special education. By working collaboratively with teachers, they can foster a positive and productive learning…

Districts used summer programs to address academic lags following the pandemic but anticipate curbing them as federal COVID-19 funding dries up. Some 55% of K-12 parents said their children attended…

Tiaja Gundy was just 19 years old when she started working at Federal Hill House, an early learning center in Providence, Rhode Island. It was 2016, and back then, she…