Learn how the program, 20 years old this year, connects female undergraduates with middle school girls to help navigate the sometimes-rocky transition from elementary school.

In the United States’ current climate of increased polarization, one Curry School professor is asking whether educational approaches like informed dialogue can improve relationships.

Education professor Dan Duke says investigating achievement gaps between races is not enough. Experts should also be looking within cohorts of African-American students and asking why some soar while others fail.