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In the News
K-12
New York
2018
Bright Spot for N.Y.’s Struggling Schools: Pre-K
December 31, 2018
Bright Spot for N.Y.’s Struggling Schools: Pre-K
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Job Quality
K-12
2018
Teachers quit their jobs in record numbers during 2018
December 30, 2018
Teachers quit their jobs in record numbers during 2018
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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Representation Matters
December 30, 2018
Representation Matters
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K-12
Place-Based
Racial Equity
2018
‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Public Schools
December 28, 2018
‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Public Schools
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Hunger
K-12
District of Columbia
2018
Hidden crisis: D.C.-area students owe nearly half a million in K-12 school lunch debt
December 28, 2018
Hidden crisis: D.C.-area students owe nearly half a million in K-12 school lunch debt
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K-12
2018
When School Choice Means School’s Choice
December 27, 2018
When School Choice Means School’s Choice
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Families
Health
Transportation
Women
Ohio
2018
In Columbus, Expectant Moms Will Get On-Demand Rides to the Doctor
December 27, 2018
In Columbus, Expectant Moms Will Get On-Demand Rides to the Doctor
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Economic Opportunity
Education
Pathways to Employment
2018
Tangled up in debt
December 26, 2018
Tangled up in debt
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Higher Education
Racial Equity
Texas
2018
Too few black men are earning college degrees. Can Texas turn that around?
December 26, 2018
Too few black men are earning college degrees. Can Texas turn that around?
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K-12
West Virginia
2018
Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers
December 23, 2018
Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Job Quality
2018
Employers must do more to support foster parents
December 20, 2018
Employers must do more to support foster parents
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Higher Education
Immigration
California
2018
How California's Tuition Waivers Opened Doors for 'Dreamers,' Undocumented Students
December 20, 2018
How California's Tuition Waivers Opened Doors for 'Dreamers,' Undocumented Students