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In the News
Aging
2018
Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy
November 26, 2018

Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy

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Aging
Public Benefits
2018
Social Security Runs Short of Money and Ideas Fly on How to Repair It
November 26, 2018

Social Security Runs Short of Money and Ideas Fly on How to Repair It

In the News
K-12
California
2018
Program gives students new opportunities for life-changing first musical moments
November 26, 2018

Program gives students new opportunities for life-changing first musical moments

In the News
Higher Education
2018
Why Remind Poor Students That They Are Poor?
November 26, 2018

Why Remind Poor Students That They Are Poor?

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
New York
2018
‘A child is not a revolving door’
November 24, 2018

‘A child is not a revolving door’

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Job Quality
2018
US retail workers face long hours, poor pay and 'anxiety through the roof' on Black Friday
November 23, 2018

US retail workers face long hours, poor pay and 'anxiety through the roof' on Black Friday

In the News
Aging
California
2018
Too many in Fresno are poor in retirement. A state plan can help them avoid that trap
November 23, 2018

Too many in Fresno are poor in retirement. A state plan can help them avoid that trap

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Higher Education
2018
Student Loan Servicer Steered Some Borrowers To Higher-Cost Plans, Government Says
November 21, 2018

Student Loan Servicer Steered Some Borrowers To Higher-Cost Plans, Government Says

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Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
Place-Based
2018
With New Hiring Models, Corporations (Including Amazon) Can Spur Positive Change
November 21, 2018

With New Hiring Models, Corporations (Including Amazon) Can Spur Positive Change

In the News
K-12
Mississippi
2018
How Mississippi made some of the biggest leaps in national test scores
November 20, 2018

How Mississippi made some of the biggest leaps in national test scores

In the News
Jobs
K-12
California
2018
Teachers Unions Won In The Race For California’s Top School Chief. Now What?
November 20, 2018

Teachers Unions Won In The Race For California’s Top School Chief. Now What?

In the News
Job Quality
2018
Black Friday Isn’t the Only Time Workers Face Unfair Schedules
November 20, 2018

Black Friday Isn’t the Only Time Workers Face Unfair Schedules