WASHINGTON (AP) — School voucher programs in the nation’s capital and Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s home state of Indiana could serve as a blueprint for a Trump administration plan to use public money to enable disadvantaged students to attend the public or private school of their choice. President-elect Donald Trump made clear that school choice [...]
CHICAGO — It was a striking image. A photo of an 89-year-old man hunched over, struggling to push his cart with frozen treats. Fidencio Sanchez works long hours every day selling the treats because he couldn’t afford to retire. The photo and his story went viral and thousands of people donated more than $384,000 for [...]
DETROIT — Ann and Oscar Mack had fallen behind on property taxes and knew they faced foreclosure on their home of 20 years. But they didn’t know their house on Maiden Street, in a blighted east side Detroit neighborhood, was already listed for auction. No one “let us know we were about to lose our [...]
Fifth Third Mortgage recently announced a new payment assistance program aimed at helping consumers purchase homes specifically in low-income areas. “No homebuyer wants to pay more than they need to, yet each year, thousands of homebuyers miss out on down payment and closing cost assistance,” a release from the Cincinnati-based bank states. “We want to [...]