In a quiet living room in Luling, Louisiana, five children huddled around a few donated sewing machines. They were the first ...

Keiona Cook graduated from North High School in 1999, years after Family and Consumer Sciences — known to many as Home Economics — had been cut from the core curriculum. That meant basics such as ...

Long before basic sewing needle options evolved as “sharps” or “betweens,” cave-era folks simply threaded bone shard and animal horn with sinew or plant fiber to stitch animal skins into outerwear.

The minister noted the importance of skill empowerment in a child’s growth and development, stressing the need for stakeholders to collaborate in promoting skill development. Minister of State for ...