It was in the quiet of the summer when Jeff Kahlden heard that a promising young student he advised in a rural high school west of Fort Worth, Texas, was in trouble. The boy was left with no place to live after his grandmother, who was raising him, had a ... See more
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Kathy Cabrera Guaman not only survived the nail-biting process of applying to college; she got into three. But the celebrations we... See more
MINNEAPOLIS — Kathy Cabrera Guaman not only survived the nail-biting process of applying to college; she got into three. But the celebrations were short-lived. Now she was sitting somberly and absorbing how much work comes after that triumphant moment of ... See more
A narrator speaks over images of busy cityscapes, children playing in a field and ominous scenes of natural disasters and civil unrest. “There’s no sugarcoating it,” the deep voice warns. “America’s future is under attack.” Its salvation: higher education... See more
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Amanda Leef remembers thinking for the first time about becoming a veterinarian when she was 4 and found a garter snake in her Michigan backyard. “I think every girl goes through a phase of wanting to be a vet,” Leef said. For her, it w... See more
