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In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2019
‘Threatening the Future’: The High Stakes of Deepening School Segregation
May 10, 2019
‘Threatening the Future’: The High Stakes of Deepening School Segregation
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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2019
Kids In America Are Missing School Because They Can’t Afford Toothpaste And Tampons
May 9, 2019
Kids In America Are Missing School Because They Can’t Afford Toothpaste And Tampons
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
New York
2019
Don’t Scrap the Test, Help Black Kids Ace It
May 9, 2019
Don’t Scrap the Test, Help Black Kids Ace It
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Justice System
Transportation
Michigan
2019
Michigan Can Suspend Poor People's Driver's Licenses for Unpaid Fines: U.S. Appeals Court
May 8, 2019
Michigan Can Suspend Poor People's Driver's Licenses for Unpaid Fines: U.S. Appeals Court
In the News
K-12
Maryland
2019
Kids In Maryland’s Poorest County Are Among The State’s Most Prepared For Kindergarten. Here’s Why.
May 8, 2019
Kids In Maryland’s Poorest County Are Among The State’s Most Prepared For Kindergarten. Here’s Why.
In the News
Higher Education
K-12
2019
Rethinking school choice policies, the ‘myth of meritocracy’
May 7, 2019
Rethinking school choice policies, the ‘myth of meritocracy’
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Cities
Food
K-12
Tennessee
2019
How One Nashville School Is Adapting To A Gentrifying Neighborhood
May 7, 2019
How One Nashville School Is Adapting To A Gentrifying Neighborhood
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Jobs
Transportation
2019
Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking
May 7, 2019
Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking
In the News
Higher Education
2019
Free College, the Best Version
May 7, 2019
Free College, the Best Version
In the News
Housing
K-12
New York
2019
Rent control is an education solution: Frequently displaced youngsters struggle in school
May 6, 2019
Rent control is an education solution: Frequently displaced youngsters struggle in school
In the News
Immigration
K-12
Poverty Measurement
Maryland
2019
Baltimore school with large immigrant population loses vital funding source
May 6, 2019
Baltimore school with large immigrant population loses vital funding source
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Immigration
LGBT
Maine
2019
Maine Senators Push To Add LGBT People To Fair Housing Act
May 6, 2019
Maine Senators Push To Add LGBT People To Fair Housing Act
