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Immigration
Jobs
K-12
Racial Equity
Illinois
2018
Teachers Union: Tentative Deal to End Charter Schools Strike
December 9, 2018
Teachers Union: Tentative Deal to End Charter Schools Strike

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Higher Education
2018
What Do Students Do When a For-Profit College Closes?
December 8, 2018
What Do Students Do When a For-Profit College Closes?

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Aging
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Housing
2018
A new program helps foster kids by providing affordable housing for adoptive parents and seniors
December 7, 2018
A new program helps foster kids by providing affordable housing for adoptive parents and seniors

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Higher Education
2018
This retiree has driven 64,000 miles helping low-income students get to college
December 7, 2018
This retiree has driven 64,000 miles helping low-income students get to college
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Cities
Transportation
Georgia
2018
Could Banning Bird Scooters Leave Behind a City's Most Economically Vulnerable Citizens?
December 7, 2018
Could Banning Bird Scooters Leave Behind a City's Most Economically Vulnerable Citizens?

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Immigration
Public Benefits
2018
U.S. Military Actions Help Create Poverty Overseas. Now Trump Is Blocking Poor Immigrants.
December 7, 2018
U.S. Military Actions Help Create Poverty Overseas. Now Trump Is Blocking Poor Immigrants.

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K-12
2018
Even high school dropouts are finding jobs these days
December 7, 2018
Even high school dropouts are finding jobs these days
In the News
K-12
2018
A test of critical thinking: Why don’t all AP students take AP tests?
December 7, 2018
A test of critical thinking: Why don’t all AP students take AP tests?
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Cities
Jobs
Transportation
New York
2018
NYC guarantees minimum wage for ride-share drivers
December 6, 2018
NYC guarantees minimum wage for ride-share drivers

In the News
Education
Pathways to Employment
2018
New Congresswoman Will Pay Her Interns $15 An Hour. Is That A Big Deal?
December 6, 2018
New Congresswoman Will Pay Her Interns $15 An Hour. Is That A Big Deal?
In the News
Jobs
K-12
2018
The Charter-School Teachers’ Strike in Chicago Was ‘Inevitable’
December 6, 2018
The Charter-School Teachers’ Strike in Chicago Was ‘Inevitable’

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Higher Education
2018
How colleges are preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet
December 6, 2018
How colleges are preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet

