Boston-based nonprofit Citizen Schools has been transforming education at low-income schools since its founding 20 years ago.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation released a report on Monday decrying the slim odds for high-achieving, low-income students of being admitted to elite colleges and universities, ultimately recommending a “poverty preference” to increase low-income student representation.

Rating schools based on the number of students who score “proficient” on standardized tests can be misleading and detrimental to teaching habits.

The nation has, in the last year or so, started a movement toward free higher education.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday bolstered the rights of millions of learning-disabled students in a ruling that requires public schools to offer special education programs that meet higher standards. The court struck down a lower standard endorsed by President Donald Trump’s nominee to the high court.

Congress is increasing funds for apprenticeships to $95 million.

According to data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, more than 30 percent of 4th graders and 24 percent of 8th graders are testing below basic level for their reading skills, as reported by NPR.

International students who come to study in the U.S. are often not able to get much financial assistance in the form of scholarships and are not eligible for federal aid or loans from banks.