For nearly 20 years, the United States Department of Education has helped fund Full-Service Community School programs in ...

At the end of the year, each team will choose the final list of nominations and determine the Selected List’s Top Ten from ...

Small towns are in for a sobering stretch of economic challenges as elected officials reverse pandemic-era policies that had ...

The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated ...

In a gesture both symbolic and strategic, the General Assembly declared July 6 as World Rural Development Day, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges have been enrolling record numbers of low-income students as campuses ...

Recently, the U.S. government shutdown caused delays and confusion over the distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...