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60 Years After Brown V. Board of Education, Mostly White Reformers Try to 'Fix' the Civil Rights Issue

Sixty years ago, the plight of Linda Brown, a third-grader who had to travel a mile by bus to her segregated black school even...

Next Phase of Enhanced Student Loan Forgiveness, Pay as You Earn

If you signed and sealed federal student loan documents, take another look at your obligation to pay. You may walk away and leave your...

How School Closures Across the Country are Failing Black & Latino Children

In some of the country's largest cities, public school closures have become a familiar occurrence -- a phenomenon some community groups have blasted as...

School Segregation Across the Country Proves Students are Still Separate

While many of the major gains in the South since the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education have been reversed in...

These are States with the Smartest Students

It looks like the Mason-Dixon Line could apply to modern-day student achievement. Read more HERE.

Student Debt is Creating Wealth Gap Among Young Adults

The difference in how well young adults with college degrees are living depends significantly on whether or not they're carrying student debt, according to...

Availability of State-Funded Pre-K Varies Widely

WASHINGTON (AP) — The availability of state-funded pre-kindergarten programs varies widely from one part of the country to another, says a new report. For example,...

Congress Needs to Stop and Listen to Colin Powell's Commencement Speech

American politics would probably be a lot better off if members of Congress listened to Gen. Colin Powell's commencement address at High Point University. Read...

Four Ways You Can Seek Back Pay for an Unpaid Internship

At ProPublica, we've heard from a lot of unpaid interns. You've told us about walking your boss's dog, fact-checking for magazines and even doing the same work as...

16-Year-Old Graduates from High School And College in Same Week

Talk about an overachiever. When 16-year-old Grace Bush receives her high school diploma this week, she won’t be looking forward to four years in college...
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