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Higher Education
2018
Students are dropping out of college before even starting. Here’s how educators are trying to stop the trend.
August 23, 2018

Students are dropping out of college before even starting. Here’s how educators are trying to stop the trend.

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Higher Education
2018
Seeking advantage, colleges are increasingly admitting students as sophomores
August 23, 2018

Seeking advantage, colleges are increasingly admitting students as sophomores

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
2018
The best time to teach students how to cope with trauma? When there isn’t any
August 23, 2018

The best time to teach students how to cope with trauma? When there isn’t any

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K-12
2018
Low-income schools try to beat absenteeism by installing laundry facilities
August 23, 2018

Low-income schools try to beat absenteeism by installing laundry facilities

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Pathways to Employment
2018
Why More Cities Should Offer Summer Jobs for Teens
August 23, 2018

Why More Cities Should Offer Summer Jobs for Teens

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Higher Education
2018
NYU's Move To Make Medical School Free For All Gets Mixed Reviews
August 23, 2018

NYU's Move To Make Medical School Free For All Gets Mixed Reviews

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2018
Black Colleges Have to Pay More for Loans Than Other Schools
August 22, 2018

Black Colleges Have to Pay More for Loans Than Other Schools

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K-12
2018
Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns
August 22, 2018

Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns

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Health
Pathways to Employment
Public Benefits
Ohio
2018
A New Report Shows That Ohio's 2013 Medicaid Expansion Helped Nearly 300,000 People Get Work
August 21, 2018

A New Report Shows That Ohio's 2013 Medicaid Expansion Helped Nearly 300,000 People Get Work

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K-12
2018
Public Opinion Shifts in Favor of School Choice
August 21, 2018

Public Opinion Shifts in Favor of School Choice

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Aging
Housing
California
2018
Rent burden strains more than three-quarters of low-income seniors in California, study finds
August 21, 2018

Rent burden strains more than three-quarters of low-income seniors in California, study finds

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Higher Education
2018
‘I thought everyone else deserved to be there and I didn’t’
August 21, 2018

‘I thought everyone else deserved to be there and I didn’t’