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Elementary to High School

420,000 homeless kids went missing from schools’ rolls last year. They may never be found

by Neal Morton October 16, 2021October 20, 2021

ST. GEORGE, Utah — A week before school started in this sunny desert city, Mike Carr waited at the front desk of the only emergency youth shelter in this southern Utah county. This story also appeared in Deseret News He noticed a young mother on a sectional couch in the living room swaddling her infant […]

Early Education

Vaccine mandates could make it harder to find child care workers

by Lillian Mongeau October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

Higher Education

Why white students are 250% more likely to graduate than Black students at public universities

by Olivia Sanchez and Meredith Kolodner October 10, 2021October 8, 2021

Higher Education

Most college students don’t graduate in four years, so college and the government count six years as “success”

by Jon Marcus October 10, 2021October 10, 2021

Featured Stories

‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings

by Kavitha Cardoza October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

News

From Google ads to NFL sponsorships: Colleges throw billions at marketing themselves to attract students

by Jon Marcus October 1, 2021October 4, 2021

Middle school minds: Figuring out who you are in the midst of global turmoil

by Reniqua Allen-Lamphere October 1, 2021October 4, 2021

News

Detroit schools are effectively barred from raising funds to repair their buildings. Federal money is the city’s only hope

by Levi Pulkkinen September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

Race and Equity

3 Native American women head to college in the pandemic. Will they get a sophomore year?

by Charlotte West September 30, 2021October 1, 2021

Race and Equity

‘Protect my babies’: Parents desperate for safe school options as the virus surges

by Kelsey Davis Betz September 27, 2021September 23, 2021