academic achievement

Education leaders and policy makers have attempted to improve standardized test scores with strategies like longer school days and smaller class sizes.But…

It's important to go to college, we get it.Kids in foster care get it, too. Almost all of them say they want to go to college. But only one in five…

There’s a reason we talk about trauma so much at State of Opportunity: It has a huge impact on kids.When we say “trauma," we’re referring to a child’s…

Mentors make a big difference in kids lives, according to an abundance of personal success stories and lots of research. Programs like Big Brothers Big…