Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent of American’s lived below the poverty line. In 1973, that number was also 11 ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it's "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid and child ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students walk in front of the Purdue Memorial Union Gateway on Purdue University's campus. WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. After the Trump administration moved to freeze nearly $60 ...

North Carolina doesn't have enough afterschool programs to meet demand — a shortage that could have implications for grades and juvenile crime, education advocates say. The Afterschool Alliance ...

Do No Harm filed a civil rights complaint accusing Corewell Health, Texas Tech, and HCA Healthcare of favoring ...

As President Donald Trump's administration redefines which degrees are considered "professional," many graduate students are left with questions and concerns about how to finance their education. Who ...

Recognizing the inextricable link between nutrition and health, stakeholders and policy makers are considering future health care coverage of clinically effective and cost-effective food-based ...

EWA programs benefit workers across the country, making it more likely that they will be able to avoid high-cost credit ...

The Trump administration’s directives on diversity, equity and inclusion have wreaked havoc across the higher education landscape. Confusion persists about whether all DEI activities are forbidden or ...

Boston University has not indicated whether last year’s eliminated DEI programs will be reinstated after diversity, equity and inclusion restrictions at schools and universities were declared unlawful ...

When the 2025 U.S. News & World report rankings of the nation’s best online master’s programs came out in January, it was no surprise that Purdue University rated No. 1 in multiple categories. The ...