How did America as a fledgling nation 239 years ago grow into a superpower standing for human freedom across the globe? This is a question that inspires me...
Bipartisan ‘Iowa Opportunity Forum’ to be held November 16-17, 2015 Bipartisan forum on revitizaling the American Dream will engage presidential candidates in Iowa; Honorary co-chairs former U.S. Senator...
A woman who has worked with young people in Chicago her whole career walked into the convention center room at McCormack Place on August 12 and started to...
Right now, nearly three million new students – most of them young adults – are entering colleges across the country. For the vast majority of them, their goal...
One of the groups most at risk for disconnection from critically important education and career pathways are the millions of young adults who have spent time in the juvenile or adult justice systems.
These six students were among the first to enroll in a new public high school called P-TECH, short for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. The program, backed by IBM, aims to prepare mainly minority kids from low-income backgrounds for careers in technology. The idea is to earn a high school diploma and a free associate degree in six years or less.
I know first-hand how life-changing an apprenticeship can be. That’s why I believe one of the best routes to the American Dream is in serious need of a...
The phrase, "it is better to give than to receive," has proven true over the years. But it especially resonates with this year's at-risk youth who are participating in the Jefferson Awards' Students in Action program.
This year’s KIDS COUNT report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation paints a stark picture of an uneven economic recovery that has left behind millions of low-income working families and children of color.
After years of delay and disagreement, Democratic and Republican Senators worked together to hammer out a compromise education bill to replace the outdated No Child Left Behind, also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and the nation’s overarching law guiding K-12 education.
