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In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2019
‘I Love My Skin!’ Why Black Parents Are Turning to Afrocentric Schools
January 8, 2019
‘I Love My Skin!’ Why Black Parents Are Turning to Afrocentric Schools
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Higher Education
Texas
2019
With strategic timing and some extra money, UT-Austin hopes it can encourage more low-income students to enroll
January 8, 2019
With strategic timing and some extra money, UT-Austin hopes it can encourage more low-income students to enroll
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K-12
Iowa
2019
Expanding education choices for low-income families must be a 2019 Iowa Legislature priority
January 7, 2019
Expanding education choices for low-income families must be a 2019 Iowa Legislature priority
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Jobs
K-12
2019
Los Angeles Braces for Major Teachers’ Strike
January 7, 2019
Los Angeles Braces for Major Teachers’ Strike
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K-12
Poverty Measurement
2019
Miscounting Poor Students
January 7, 2019
Miscounting Poor Students
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K-12
Racial Equity
Women
New York
2019
The problem with high-stakes testing and women in STEM
January 7, 2019
The problem with high-stakes testing and women in STEM
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Cities
Transportation
California
2019
Bay Area’s low-income transit riders, after long wait, to receive discounts
January 7, 2019
Bay Area’s low-income transit riders, after long wait, to receive discounts
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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2019
How Educational Opportunity Programs graduate first-generation college students
January 7, 2019
How Educational Opportunity Programs graduate first-generation college students
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Higher Education
2019
There is no true student-loan crisis
January 6, 2019
There is no true student-loan crisis
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Transportation
Women
California
2019
Gender inequality in California auto insurance rates will no longer be allowed
January 6, 2019
Gender inequality in California auto insurance rates will no longer be allowed
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Immigration
Jobs
2019
The Social Security Administration Has a New Plan to Flag Undocumented Workers to Employers
January 4, 2019
The Social Security Administration Has a New Plan to Flag Undocumented Workers to Employers
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Housing
Jobs
K-12
California
2019
The Fight to Keep Teachers in Tech Hubs From Being Priced Out
January 4, 2019
The Fight to Keep Teachers in Tech Hubs From Being Priced Out