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Getting to Know the New Normal for U.S. College Students

by Kietryn Zychal | Oct 18, 2018 | Education

WASHINGTON — Demographics are changing in America, especially on college campuses. Today’s college students are likely to be older than in past years, working full- or part-time, and possibly a parent. They are more diverse in race and income level. Enrollment...

Rising Debt is Crushing Students: What Should We Do About It?

by Daniel Grimes | Oct 18, 2018 | Education

WASHINGTON-Daniel Grimes hits the streets of George Washington University to talk student debt and the rising cost of tuition. Afterwards, he sits down with Colleen Campbell from the Center for American Progress to talk solutions....
State Spending on Higher Education Has Dropped. Hispanic and Black Families are Bearing the Costs

State Spending on Higher Education Has Dropped. Hispanic and Black Families are Bearing the Costs

by Jessica A. Floyd | Oct 18, 2018 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – While state revenues have generally returned to pre-recession levels, state spending on higher education is 16 percent lower than in 2008 – and the higher tuitions at public colleges and universities intended to fill the funding gap are especially...
Bipartisan “running mates” talk economic agendas for the middle class

Bipartisan “running mates” talk economic agendas for the middle class

by Jessica A. Floyd | Oct 11, 2018 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican and Colorado’s Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said Wednesday the labor and education systems are broken and can’t be fixed until politicians stop vicious partisanship to help the middle class. Speaking...
The National Law Enforcement Museum hopes to reconcile history of brutality

The National Law Enforcement Museum hopes to reconcile history of brutality

by Bryan Wood | Oct 9, 2018 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – The upcoming opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum will be used as a way to lessen distrust between police and a majority of the public a week after a Chicago police officer was found guilty in the death of a black teenager. On Friday, Jason Van...
Young literacy advocate raises awareness in Washington

Young literacy advocate raises awareness in Washington

by Ashley Graham & Giulia Petroni | Aug 29, 2018 | Education, Featured

  WASHINGTON— As educators prepare for International Literacy Day on Sept. 8, a young activist works to foster her love of reading in her community of Anacostia in Southeast Washington D.C. Havana Chapman-Edwards, 7, hosted her first reading hour at Mahogany...
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