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In the News
Transportation
2019
How Rising Rates of Auto Debt Point to Increasing Economic Inequality
February 21, 2019

How Rising Rates of Auto Debt Point to Increasing Economic Inequality

In the News
Job Quality
2019
The New Labor Movement Fighting for Domestic Workers’ Rights
February 21, 2019

The New Labor Movement Fighting for Domestic Workers’ Rights

In the News
K-12
Rural Areas
South Carolina
2019
OPINION: Many rural schools have been ‘minimally adequate’ for too long
February 21, 2019

OPINION: Many rural schools have been ‘minimally adequate’ for too long

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Higher Education
2019
The Hot New Solution to Student Loans Is Just Taking Money Out of Your Paycheck
February 20, 2019

The Hot New Solution to Student Loans Is Just Taking Money Out of Your Paycheck

In the News
K-12
West Virginia
2019
West Virginia teachers scored on Day 1 of their strike. But they're back on the picket lines again
February 20, 2019

West Virginia teachers scored on Day 1 of their strike. But they're back on the picket lines again

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K-12
Georgia
2019
This program is helping fast-diversifying suburban schools promote success for all students
February 20, 2019

This program is helping fast-diversifying suburban schools promote success for all students

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2019
OPINION: Black students’ ‘unprecedented and unequal’ college debt should cause alarm
February 19, 2019

OPINION: Black students’ ‘unprecedented and unequal’ college debt should cause alarm

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Jobs
K-12
West Virginia
2019
West Virginia teachers are back on strike after sparking protests nationwide
February 19, 2019

West Virginia teachers are back on strike after sparking protests nationwide

In the News
Housing
K-12
Poverty Measurement
2019
1.3 Million Homeless Students: New Federal Data Show a 70 Percent Jump in K-12 Homelessness Over Past Decade, With Big Implications for Academic Performance
February 19, 2019

1.3 Million Homeless Students: New Federal Data Show a 70 Percent Jump in K-12 Homelessness Over Past Decade, With Big Implications for Academic Performance

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Higher Education
Utah
2019
In our opinion: Proposed scholarship could be an intergenerational poverty game changer
February 19, 2019

In our opinion: Proposed scholarship could be an intergenerational poverty game changer

In the News
Job Quality
K-12
California
2019
Wave of teachers' strikes pressure states, school boards to change tune
February 18, 2019

Wave of teachers' strikes pressure states, school boards to change tune

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Hunger
K-12
Poverty Measurement
2019
How a federal free meal program affected school poverty stats
February 18, 2019

How a federal free meal program affected school poverty stats