Senshay Lofton woke up at 5 a.m. last month to help load boxes into her family’s car and then watched as her mom, dad and older sister drove past the bungalows of the city’s Southwest Side toward the ...

Most headlines about higher education today paint a dismal picture: enrollment cliffs, rising costs, federal attacks and growing skepticism about the value of a degree. But in Chicago, a quieter story ...

Community colleges drive economic opportunity and mobility across the country. Tori Kendrick, Grads of Life’s Senior Director of Thought Leadership, reflects on their critical role in closing the ...