Stories

Calculator Seeks To Help Prospective Students Understand The True Cost Of College

June 19, 2017

Fifteen colleges, including seven in New England, are now offering an easy way for college applicants to figure out how much their education will cost.

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A Haven For Refugee Children To Experience Music

May 12, 2017

Of the 530 refugees who arrived in the New Haven region last year, more than 270 were children. Many are nearing the end of their first year in a U.S. school.  A local arts organization has partnered with the region’s resettlement agency to create a special afterschool violin program for the young refugees.

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This Low-Cost, High-Level Soccer Club Turns Competition Into Opportunity

April 21, 2017

Jared Barbosa doesn’t think high level sports should exclude low-income kids.

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Amid Uncertainty, Students Still Prepare To Welcome Refugees

February 7, 2017

When the city of Northampton decided more than a year ago to welcome refugees to their community, many groups engaged in the planning process — including the public schools. And despite President Trump’s attempt to suspend the refugee program, school children continue to prepare.

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Republicans Gain Power In DC, But Feel Frozen Out On Campus

January 24, 2017

Next week, Republicans will have a firm grip on power in Washington. But on traditionally liberal college campuses in New England, Republican students say they feel more frozen out of the political conversation than ever.

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During Trump Presidency, Colleges And Students Anticipate Change In Student Visas

January 24, 2017

With visas in hand, about 85,000 undergraduate and graduates students from overseas are pursuing their higher education degrees in schools around New England. That’s out of more than a million who come to study every year in the United States. Graduate students, in particular, are big business for colleges. But President-elect Donald Trump’s many anti-immigration stances have brought uncertainty into the classroom.

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U.S. Education Secretary to Future Administrations: “Protect All Students”

January 4, 2017

The U.S. Secretary of Education said there’s a few things the upcoming administration should do to continue the work completed over the last eights years.

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Will Hampshire College’s Flag Fight Affect Enrollment?

December 28, 2016

Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, has been at the center of a controversy that’s attracted attention and criticism from around the country. Now it’s college application season — a crucial time for the school’s bottom line.

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New Hampshire Colleges Face Surge in Reports of Anxiety, Depression Among Students

November 4, 2016

For college students, the first semester of the academic year is well underway. Kids are busy making new friends and adjusting to classes and dorm life.

But unlike previous generations, these young adults are more likely to report anxiety and depression.

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‘Tuck Everlasting’ Author Dies At Age 84, Book Helped Kids Understand Death

November 4, 2016

Natalie Babbitt, the 84-year-old author of Tuck Everlasting, died Monday at her home in Hamden, Connecticut.

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