poverty
For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college
UNC-Charlotte finds 95 percent of completion-grant recipients stay on track to graduation
COLUMN: The invisible signs to look for on the first day of school
Hunger and homelessness hamper kids’ ability to learn
At more than 25 percent, Mississippi’s food hardship rate highest in nation
More than a quarter of families with kids experience food shortages
Playgroups offer rural families a head start on school
A North Carolina program shows parents the importance of play
LeBron is dishing out assists to a local school district in Ohio
The basketball player opens his I Promise school to widespread applause
Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails
But the quality of online coursework is one of many concerns for advocates
Can ‘work colleges’ in cities become a low-cost, high-value model for the future?
The nation’s first urban work college will open a second site in Texas and launch a work-college consortium
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A free sandwich can make the difference for some migrant worker children in college
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Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools
San Antonio is hoping career-themed schools can alleviate a worker shortage and lift graduates into well-paying jobs