This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. MILWAUKEE — When a doctor told Domininck Tompkins that her 1-year-old’s lead level was too …
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — As Pete Hall kicked off a four-day unit on gambling prevention in April, he asked his high school health class what comes to mind when they hear …
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In California’s ‘Lithium Valley,’ students are training for jobs that haven’t yet materialized
When Imperial Valley College launched a new program training students to become plant operators and technicians in the emerging lithium industry, Corban Dillon enrolled in the inaugural class. He’d spent …
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OPINION: Congress needs to face the ugly truth about cosmetology schools that don’t pay off
For generations, we’ve been told that higher education is the surest path to a better life. But too many students don’t feel that way, and often with good reason: They …
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Under Mamdani, New York will be the first to open a free child care center for city workers
This story was published by The 19th and reprinted with permission. Tucked in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s sprawling universal childcare plan is a little-talked-about milestone: In September, the city will …
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STUDENT VOICES: We were STEM-obsessed siblings as children. It shaped our pathway to Princeton and careers
As young sisters growing up in Las Vegas, we didn’t have the language to define our fascination with science. For Angel, it was an early obsession with questions about health …
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Algebra I is known as a gateway class: Students who pass the course are more likely to take advanced math courses, graduate from college and earn more money as adults.But …
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The biggest expansion of federal scholarship money in 50 years is at hand — and almost nobody is ready for it
At a time when polls show two-thirds of Americans think a higher education is no longer worth the price, Forsyth Technical Community College has a message for them. “College,” it …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Like many families, Jessica and Adrian Garcia, who live in the mountain resort town of Ruidoso, had to cobble together different child care options for their son …
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OPINION: America’s regional public universities can still be a bargain in a sea of high priced options
Higher education is under siege, with many students and parents balking at high costs. In a series of op-eds, university leaders lay out their efforts to keep college affordable. This …