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Virginia advocates believe more can be done to make higher education accessible to incarcerated people. Only a handful of community colleges partner with less than half of the states correctional facilities to help people obtain associates degrees. In 2023, incarcerated people became eligible for federal Pell Grants, supporting tuition costs for low-income individuals. ...

Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities have joined the Montana Quality Education Association in a suit to stop a school voucher bill in the state. Montana is the latest to enact a plan allowing parents to pay private school tuition with public money. Senate Bill 393 is much more narrowly focused than Educational Savings Accounts in other states. ...

A new report shows Black girls are enduring disproportionate discipline, sexual harassment and public humiliation from school-based police and security guards in Miami-Dade public schools. The report, "Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in School Safety," compiles the experiences of Black girls and young women between the ages of 14 and 24, sharing their stories through surveys and focus groups about mistreatment by school safety personnel who make them feel unsafe. Bayliss...

Oak Lawn resident and domestic violence activist Lachelle Evans-Beard wants to honor women for their resilience. And she’s doing it with her “I Am Free” gala Saturday in Burr Ridge. “We honor doctors and lawyers, why don’t we honor that sister because she’s a friend, honor her because she’s somebody’s daughter, honor her because she’s somebody’s mother and she survived,” Evans-Beard said. “She ...