A growing New York nonprofit is using a newly released report to cement data around the axiom that social capital — or who you know — is key for first-generation college graduates searching for their first job. The report by Basta, an organization that connects first-generation college graduates with careers, tracks the experiences of young...

The face of microschooling is changing — from the racial diversity and professional background of its founders to how these small, nontraditional learning centers finance their operations. Those are among the top findings of an analysis across 34 states of 100 current microschools and 100 more that were largely aiming to open this school year....