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Higher Education
2019
Going to College Should Not Be a Financial Albatross
February 7, 2019

Going to College Should Not Be a Financial Albatross

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Higher Education
2019
Study: Popular measures for low-income enrollment harm needy students
February 7, 2019

Study: Popular measures for low-income enrollment harm needy students

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K-12
2019
I teach eighth-graders math during the day. At night, I wash my poorest students' clothes.
February 7, 2019

I teach eighth-graders math during the day. At night, I wash my poorest students' clothes.

In the News
Higher Education
2019
With Bloomberg’s backing, top colleges seek more low-income students
February 7, 2019

With Bloomberg’s backing, top colleges seek more low-income students

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Asset Building
Education
Public Benefits
2019
A bill in the Washington Legislature would give low-income kindergartners $100 for college
February 6, 2019

A bill in the Washington Legislature would give low-income kindergartners $100 for college

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K-12
Racial Equity
New York
2019
Racist? Fair? Biased? Asian-American Alumni Debate Elite High School Admissions
February 6, 2019

Racist? Fair? Biased? Asian-American Alumni Debate Elite High School Admissions

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Education
Place-Based
Tax and Budget
Louisiana
2019
A School Board Says No to Big Oil, and Alarms Sound in Business-Friendly Louisiana
February 5, 2019

A School Board Says No to Big Oil, and Alarms Sound in Business-Friendly Louisiana

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Environment
K-12
2019
How Car Pollution Hurts Kids’ Performance in School
February 4, 2019

How Car Pollution Hurts Kids’ Performance in School

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Higher Education
2019
Colleges And Income Mobility: Undermatched, Overmatched And More
February 4, 2019

Colleges And Income Mobility: Undermatched, Overmatched And More

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Aging
Health
Public Benefits
2019
Trump's Part D proposal puts some seniors at risk
February 4, 2019

Trump's Part D proposal puts some seniors at risk

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Education
Washington
2019
Lawmakers should invest more in early learning
February 3, 2019

Lawmakers should invest more in early learning

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2019
Will Anyone Save Black Colleges?
February 2, 2019

Will Anyone Save Black Colleges?