They had it all planned out. Christina Young and her roommate would share an Uber together and make sure they got to...
In the past few years, the pathways and lives of adults with experience in foster care have increasingly been a prominent concern...
“Students attending colleges and universities across the United States experience homelessness and housing insecurity.” We consistently start our presentations with this statement.
MDRC evaluates the efficacy and sustainability of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's LEAP initiative, which provides education and employment pathways for youth...
“We have to work together for the success of our students,” said William Lee, assistant principal at Suitland High School, at an...
Kayla Linard stood high in the balcony of the Kennesaw State University gymnasium in Marietta, Ga., holding a white remote control device.
Julia, 16, a high school senior in Alpharetta, Ga., knows where she wants to go to college: It’s Georgia State University in...
High-quality preschool is the gift that keeps on giving. At least that’s what Nobel Prize-winning economist Jim Heckman’s research shows. The IQ...
With growing awareness of the challenges young people with experience in foster care face in accessing and completing college, it is more...
The Center for American Progress lays out a comprehensive plan as a guide for the next administration to improve the quality and...
Kyle Kashuv, a conservative, Jewish student who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, made headlines because his admission to Harvard University was...
More first-generation, low-income students and students of color, including youth in foster care, are enrolling in college than ever before. However, youth...
GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Youth Employment, Job/Career Training | Amount: Up to $4,000,000 | Deadline: July 23, 2019
It has been a long haul for Melvin Lasiloo to get from where he started to attending community college classes in his...
A colorful mosaic of smiling children brightens the wall outside Christopher House near Logan Square in Chicago. Inside the building is a...
Imagine we could make sure that every young person transitioning out of foster care was able to graduate from high school and...
The National Center for Education Statistics releases its latest congressionally-mandated report on the national state of education using the most up-to-date data...
Owing to increased attention during recent decades, few professionals who are interested in the well-being of youth remain unaware of the challenges...
By the time she turned 6, Jessica Reese had been sexually abused repeatedly. Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services took Reese and...
For the past 13 years I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of students who enroll at our university. It...