Older youths in foster care often age out of the system, meaning they reach adulthood without being adopted or reunified with family. And those young people frequently face large obstacles in continuing their education beyond high school.
In an effort to address a growing shortage in Colorado's behavioral health care workforce, a new state program will cover the tuition for local rural or low-income students pursuing a master's degree in social work.
A common mission for universities across the U.S. is to support and prepare their student body for a life of success and fulfillment in their careers. However, some universities may lack in comparison to others in their ability to get their students hired with ease.
The University of Central Florida has removed anti-racist statements from departmental websites, a move that one professor has decried as an “infringement on academic freedom” in the wake of the passage of a Republican-backed law that restricts how race can be taught.