This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Growing up in a northwest suburb of Chicago, Edward Blanco had big dreams and a lot of questions. His parents, immigrants from Guatemala, did not speak English or know how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Safe, high quality in-person schools and access to higher education are top concerns for Black women – nearly as important as protecting voting rights and fighting racism, a new national…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Agriculture Department’s announcement that it is revising the food package on which benefit levels in the SNAP program (formerly known as food stamps) are based to reflect changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday temporarily blocked mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar counties, marking a pivotal moment in the showdown between state and local government as coronavirus cases…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Samantha Montano was a high school junior in Maine. She signed up for a spring break service trip to help out in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maintaining financial independence and self-sufficiency remains a constant struggle for the elderly and people living with disabilities in the United States. Today, people with disabilities and many seniors struggle to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The sudden end to America’s longest war came Sunday as the Taliban rolled into the capital of Afghanistan and the national government collapsed. Thousands of U.S. citizens and Afghans who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is commonly cited that financial aid for college has not kept pace with the rising cost of pursuing a degree. But too often this trend is simplistically measured. Though the problem…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Buckling roads and melting streetcar cables during the record high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest illustrate that “heat wave” is a buzz word this summer, and scientists blame climate change. The heat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic levels in October 2021. It’s the biggest change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a landmark change in the way Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are established for more than 42 million people who use these benefits to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like any other industry, higher education has its haves and its have-nots. Often falling on the have-not side are regional colleges, loosely defined as four-year public schools that aren’t flagship…