Millions of dollars a year in profits from San Diego County jail commissaries are used by the sheriff’s department to pay routine expenses rather than to support programs that benefit the men and ...

The Afterschool Alliance surveyed 800 North Carolina parents and found that about 80% of them want their children to go to an ...

EXCLUSIVE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ended two programs that provide social services to illegal immigrants who are released into the U.S. interior, telling lawmakers that one ...

A conversation with Harvard Kennedy School experts Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi on increasing diversity with systems, not programs. Amid the backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ...

For decades, both major political parties have danced around poverty. One side ignores it. The other manages its symptoms — through vouchers, subsidies, and services — rather than addressing root ...

As the shutdown continues, federal government programs that support the least among us are sounding the alarm. They say no money means that aid will simply dry up. One such program that got a ...

As President Donald Trump's administration redefines which degrees are considered "professional," many graduate students are left with questions and concerns about how to finance their education. Who ...

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