Confidence in higher education is declining across the United States. Fewer Americans say a college degree is very important: A growing share believe the system is headed in the wrong direction, particularly when it comes to preparing students for employment. Not surprisingly, college enrollment has fallen in recent years. And nowhere are the stakes of […]
The South
The coronavirus pandemic hit communities hard in the rural Deep South, where schools are already among the most ill-resourced in the nation, well-paying jobs are few and necessities like Wi-Fi, public transportation and medical insurance are often out of reach. The Hechinger Report is investigating these problems and covering resiliency and innovation in communities fighting back against an education system that has yet to eradicate systemic racism and white supremacy.
