We've gathered and summarized a sampling of research to help journalists understand the implications and impacts of “free college,” “tuition-free” and “college promise” programs.

University of Pennsylvania education professor Laura W. Perna offers journalists seven tips for covering "free college" and college promise programs.

HBCUs looking to raise bond capital face higher fees than non-HBCUs, even when agencies that rate credit risk give HBCU-issued bonds their highest scores, according to recent research.

We asked veteran journalists, researchers and others for advice on helping newsrooms fine-tune their strategies for covering whistleblowers. Here are six tips we created, based on their insights.

American diets have gotten a little healthier, but still fall short of federal government recommendations for healthy eating.

Researchers investigate the composition of Massachusetts charter schools' governing boards and how it affects school finances and student achievement.

Looking at data crossing five decades, the authors of a new paper find income inequality increases as financial markets develop.

Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade are the strategies for tackling climate change that have won the hearts of many economists. But the details of how the price of carbon is set are hardly settled.

Employment increases after taxes are cut for most income earners -- but not when tax cuts target the top 10% of earners -- according to recent research in the Journal of Political Economy.

Globally, as many as half of the people who survive extreme weather events experience negative mental health outcomes.