UC leaders released a statement pushing for Congress to pass the Basic Assistance for Students in College, or BASIC, Act, which will scale up funding “to help institutions of higher education meet the ...

Student Success Programs has announced the launch of Purdue’s Basic Needs Program in place of what was Span Plan Nontraditional Student Services. The Purdue Basic Needs Program improves student ...

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

About three in five college students experienced some level of basic needs insecurity during the 2024 calendar year, according to survey data from Trellis Strategies. Over half (58 percent) of ...

The first time Kathy Bode visited a food pantry, she remembers looking around to make sure nobody recognized her. Bode was in her late 30s, newly divorced, and was struggling to keep food on the table ...

An estimated 59 percent of all college students have experienced some form of housing or food insecurity in the past year, according to 2024 data from the Hope Center at Temple University. Closer to ...