ROCHESTER, N.Y. — “Free money” sounds too good to be true. But for 351 Rochester residents, that’s exactly what they’ve been getting from the city for months. Rochester launched its year-long ...

Violist Alexandra Simpson has accomplished a lot since she graduated from San Domenico School in 2011. She’s shared the stage with stars like Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Halsey and Kygo and went on ...

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 ...

(MIRROR INDY) — Janet Lewis loves her job. Every day, she goes to work at Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School, where she’s an assistant teacher helping kids with disabilities learn life skills. But no ...

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

For the first known time ever, a guaranteed income pilot program is launching in the US that will hand out no strings-attached cryptocurrency, not cash. According to a new Bloomberg report, the ...

Coinbase and GiveDirect will distribute $12,000 in USDC to 160 New York residents, testing for better outcomes in housing and educational opportunities. The grant program will award a lump sum of ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and Apple II through ...

No student should have to choose between their education and their basic needs. Our program exists to help students at Purdue University access vital community resources like food assistance, housing ...

Nancy Beebe, a longtime middle school orchestra director at Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, retired after 37 years. Beebe's students have performed at prestigious venues like ...

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