https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d7cnNgogx4 This piece was produced by our partners at Mountain Lake PBS. In this day and age children in our communities are still going to bed hungry. But members of our community are stepping up to make sure all children…
A report in 2010 found that Phoenix led the nation in cities with “disconnected youth;” individuals ages 16 to 24 who were not in school and not working.
The nation's $1.4 trillion student debt burden doesn't just fall on young graduates -- it's affecting older Americans, too. The number of people age 60 and older with student loans has quadrupled in the last 10 years. PBS NewsHour Weekend's…
This past year, 5% of New York State public school students were homeless, the New York Times reports.
What's Your American Dream Score? Take the quiz. Share your score and story. From the Ford Foundation. Editor's Note: Darren Walker is President of the Ford Foundation, the nation’s second largest philanthropy, and for two decades has been a leader…
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Weaving through traffic, bike couriers are synonymous with the hustle and bustle of a thriving city. 21-year-old Daniel Rodriguez loves being a bike courier, but he relies on tips to supplement his hourly wage of $11. Still living at home…
We’ll tell you about a program that is pairing up those who yearn to teach with those in need of valuable lessons.
Our “Chasing The Dream” initiative takes us from the gridiron to the classroom. We talk to former New York Giants Super Bowl champ Amani Toomer, as he teams up with the United Way to pave the way for kids in…
FIRST DEGREE takes viewers inside the infamous Sing Sing maximum security prison and offers a unique window into a college behind bars that prevents released inmates from returning to prison.