Louisiana Is First State To Ban Public Colleges From Asking About Criminal History
The "ban the box" movement is designed to open opportunities to the tens of millions of Americans with some kind of criminal record.
Education
Federal Officials Turn To Private Law Firms To Chase Student Loan Debtors
People who default on their student loans could hear from a private debt collector. The government turns to collection agencies to get payments out of people who often don't work and can't have their wages or tax returns garnished.
Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them
On the outskirts of the Bay Area, farming communities are hoping that warehouse jobs tied to the e-commerce surge will boost the local economy. But automation is expected to take over many such jobs.
A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children's Lives
Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City addresses education and other basic needs for homeless students and their families.
Big Tent Revival: Southern Baptists Challenge A Racist History
The Southern Baptist Convention has officially denounced white nationalism. What does this tell us about today's evangelicals?
Poverty, Dropouts, Pregnancy, Suicide: What The Numbers Say About Fatherless Kids
Data clearly show how many fatherless children there are and how their lives are affected, but one best-selling author says he rarely sees interventions happening in schools.
For Some Students, Getting An Education Means Crossing The Border
There are hundreds of kids who are U.S. citizens but live in Mexico. Every day they walk across the border to go to school in California.
DeVos Rolls Back For-Profit College Regs, Harvard's President To Step Down
A potential weakening of campus civil rights enforcement, a big transition at Harvard and more in our weekly roundup.
In This Alaska Family, Life Lessons Are Passed Down On The Water
In southeast Alaska, the commercial king salmon fishing season has been shut down a month early, because the number of wild salmon returning to rivers to spawn is at an all-time low.
At Yale, Protests Mark A Fight To Recognize Union For Grad Students
The dispute pits graduate student teachers who voted to unionize against an administration that refuses to bargain and disputes the election's validity. Yale says it's awaiting a federal review.