On Wednesday afternoon, Durant — back home as Golden State prepared to play the Washington Wizards on Thursday night — made his way southeast, back to the old neighborhood, to appear at the grand opening of College Track at the Durant Center, whose location the Suitland native selected largely becau

A D.C. housing development serves as a refuge for grandparents raising young children. Is it a model for the rest of the country?

Island School is one of 247 “community schools” in New York. These are regular public schools, with a twist. They have longer days and longer school years: Island stays open 12 hours a day, six days a week, including spring and winter breaks as well as the summer.

When schools started back up this fall, many across the country witnessed something that’s become as common on the first day as new backpacks and freshly sharpened pencils: another surge of homeless and housing-insecure schoolchildren.

Many youth experiencing homelessness report avoiding shelters because they don’t feel safe there or can’t relate to the older adults, but they often don’t have another option.

Students have around 60 programs at their disposal, from advanced manufacturing to emergency medical response.

"There's no silver bullet" to end chronic absenteeism, but a simple "nudge" letter has shown real success in reducing truancy.

Agency walks line of potential conflicts in seeking more private money