We want one class of persons to have a liberal education and we want another class of persons, a very much larger...
If you ever find yourself being asked to defend the cost-effectiveness of a program meant to help struggling youths stay in college,...
When Kauffman Scholars Inc. launched its college access program with a group of seventh-graders in 2003, administrators thought its promise of a...
National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Coalition for Community Schools Community schools are effective in increasing high school graduation...
College access experts increasingly lament the small percentage of low-income youths entering college who achieve the more important goal: making it out...
America’s post-secondary education sector needs to ramp up for a future economy that will be increasingly reliant on workers who have at...
The Bill & Melinda Foundation has awarded $12.9 million through four grants to enhance and create advanced technological opportunities for community colleges....
More money, more child care and more flexibility. Think of how much easier it would be for everyone to do their jobs...
As they prepare to go to college and search for ways to save money in the process, many youths convince themselves that...
Twenty-three programs designed to help youths get to or through college are featured in a new compendium released by the American Youth...
These are among the worst of times for low-income youth, particularly males and youth of color. In the midst of a deep...
Wise: “The best economic stimulus is a high school diploma.” In a time of economic unease, dropout-prevention leaders are stepping up...
In the big push to get larger numbers of youths to obtain more than just a high school education, college needs...
What makes a community college student focused enough to stay in school and finish? Apparently being poor makes a student more...
If you’re searching for the colleges and universities that are best at getting low-income students into and through college, think black...
The national director of the Office of Job Corps has been removed from her office by U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis,...
Rachel Willis Nonprofits It’s been a summer of transition at Kids Voting USA, which provides youth with education about civic issues...
Let’s admit this right away: While Extended Learning Time and Extended Learning Opportunities are getting lots of attention, they sometimes seem...
Jobs for the Future (JFF) There’s no shortage of ideas about how to retool the Workforce Investment Act in order to...
Bottom Line A nonprofit service agency creates an ongoing evaluation system that is operated in-house, and uses the data to improve...