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K-12
2018
Don't divert taxpayer money to vouchers. It does much more good at public schools.
August 16, 2018

Don't divert taxpayer money to vouchers. It does much more good at public schools.

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Higher Education
New York
2018
Report: Nearly 70% of students who applied for New York’s free college program were rejected
August 16, 2018

Report: Nearly 70% of students who applied for New York’s free college program were rejected

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Higher Education
2018
DeVos Scraps an Unjust Mandate
August 16, 2018

DeVos Scraps an Unjust Mandate

In the News
Higher Education
2018
Full-day kindergarten is great for kids, so why isn’t it required?
August 15, 2018

Full-day kindergarten is great for kids, so why isn’t it required?

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Pathways to Employment
2018
Gap Expands Recruitment Program for Low-Income Workers
August 15, 2018

Gap Expands Recruitment Program for Low-Income Workers

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Higher Education
2018
What the Princeton Review didn’t reveal about its annual college financial-aid ranking
August 15, 2018

What the Princeton Review didn’t reveal about its annual college financial-aid ranking

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Hunger
K-12
Mississippi
2018
At more than 25 percent, Mississippi’s food hardship rate highest in nation
August 14, 2018

At more than 25 percent, Mississippi’s food hardship rate highest in nation

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K-12
Colorado
2018
Colorado School District Switches To 4-Day Week To Save Money
August 14, 2018

Colorado School District Switches To 4-Day Week To Save Money

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Higher Education
Place-Based
2018
America’s Education ‘Deserts’ Show Limits of Relaxing Regulations on Colleges
August 14, 2018

America’s Education ‘Deserts’ Show Limits of Relaxing Regulations on Colleges

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K-12
2018
How To Make A Civics Education Stick
August 14, 2018

How To Make A Civics Education Stick

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Health
K-12
Public Benefits
2018
How Medicaid Cuts Could Threaten Public School Students and Teachers in Every State
August 14, 2018

How Medicaid Cuts Could Threaten Public School Students and Teachers in Every State

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Higher Education
K-12
2018
Charter schools want to share how they are helping more low-income students finish college
August 13, 2018

Charter schools want to share how they are helping more low-income students finish college