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In the News
Transportation
2018
Title VI Is Broken. Here’s How Transit Leaders Can Fix It.
October 26, 2018
Title VI Is Broken. Here’s How Transit Leaders Can Fix It.

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Digital Divide
K-12
2018
The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected
October 26, 2018
The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2018
What Happens When a College’s Affirmative Action Policy Is Found Illegal
October 26, 2018
What Happens When a College’s Affirmative Action Policy Is Found Illegal

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K-12
2018
New York Knew Some Schools in Its $773 Million Plan Were Doomed. They Kept Children in Them Anyway.
October 26, 2018
New York Knew Some Schools in Its $773 Million Plan Were Doomed. They Kept Children in Them Anyway.

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Digital Divide
Pathways to Employment
2018
The Black Struggle for Technology Jobs
October 25, 2018
The Black Struggle for Technology Jobs

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Higher Education
North Carolina
2018
Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina
October 25, 2018
Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina

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Higher Education
2018
Societal Benefits of Aid to Low-Income Students
October 25, 2018
Societal Benefits of Aid to Low-Income Students
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K-12
2018
OPINION: How easy high schools are failing their students
October 25, 2018
OPINION: How easy high schools are failing their students

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Higher Education
Rural Areas
Washington
2018
How one tiny town is battling ‘rural brain drain’
October 24, 2018
How one tiny town is battling ‘rural brain drain’

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2018
Harvard Has Become More Racially Diverse, But Most Of Its Students Are Still Really Rich
October 24, 2018
Harvard Has Become More Racially Diverse, But Most Of Its Students Are Still Really Rich
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Immigration
Jobs
2018
Immigration's Impact On U.S. Jobs
October 24, 2018
Immigration's Impact On U.S. Jobs

In the News
K-12
Pathways to Employment
2018
Convincing students that learning blue-collar job skills will pay off
October 23, 2018
Convincing students that learning blue-collar job skills will pay off

