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In the News
Aging
Public Benefits
2018
Social Security Checks Will Grow in 2019 as Inflation Rises
October 11, 2018

Social Security Checks Will Grow in 2019 as Inflation Rises

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Higher Education
Tax and Budget
Kentucky
2018
The Little College Where Tuition Is Free and Every Student Is Given a Job
October 11, 2018

The Little College Where Tuition Is Free and Every Student Is Given a Job

In the News
Higher Education
2018
More schools allow applicants to self-report test scores
October 11, 2018

More schools allow applicants to self-report test scores

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Health
Immigration
Public Benefits
2018
A Tortured Choice for Immigrants: Your Health or Your Green Card?
October 10, 2018

A Tortured Choice for Immigrants: Your Health or Your Green Card?

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Higher Education
2018
Low-Income Students Are More Likely to Overestimate Cost of College
October 10, 2018

Low-Income Students Are More Likely to Overestimate Cost of College

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Economic Opportunity
Immigration
Place-Based
Politics
Texas
2018
How Trump’s wall could kill a Texas border town
October 9, 2018

How Trump’s wall could kill a Texas border town

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Health
Pathways to Employment
Tennessee
2018
Retraining Workers for New Jobs and New Lives After Prison and Addiction
October 9, 2018

Retraining Workers for New Jobs and New Lives After Prison and Addiction

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K-12
California
2018
District budget cut hits low-income AP students
October 9, 2018

District budget cut hits low-income AP students

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K-12
2018
How one city got math right
October 9, 2018

How one city got math right

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Housing
K-12
Idaho
2018
Trying Not To Break Down — A Homeless Teen Navigates Middle School
October 9, 2018

Trying Not To Break Down — A Homeless Teen Navigates Middle School

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Higher Education
2018
It’s better to be born rich than gifted
October 9, 2018

It’s better to be born rich than gifted

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Justice System
Racial Equity
Transportation
California
2018
Civil rights attorneys settle lawsuit accusing court of improperly suspending poor people's driver's licenses
October 8, 2018

Civil rights attorneys settle lawsuit accusing court of improperly suspending poor people's driver's licenses