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Education
Rural Areas
North Carolina
2018
Playgroups offer rural families a head start on school
August 8, 2018

Playgroups offer rural families a head start on school

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K-12
2018
Arne Duncan: ‘Everyone Says They Value Education, but Their Actions Don’t Follow’
August 8, 2018

Arne Duncan: ‘Everyone Says They Value Education, but Their Actions Don’t Follow’

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K-12
Ohio
2018
LeBron is dishing out assists to a local school district in Ohio
August 7, 2018

LeBron is dishing out assists to a local school district in Ohio

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Immigration
Jobs
Public Benefits
2018
This Trump Administration Immigration Rule Proposal Reportedly Would Hit Low-Income Workers Hard
August 7, 2018

This Trump Administration Immigration Rule Proposal Reportedly Would Hit Low-Income Workers Hard

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Immigration
Public Benefits
2018
Trump Administration Attacking Legal Immigrants Next
August 7, 2018

Trump Administration Attacking Legal Immigrants Next

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Aging
2018
Retirement incomes will become more unequal, study finds
August 7, 2018

Retirement incomes will become more unequal, study finds

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Health
Higher Education
Politics
Public Benefits
2018
America might be ready for democratic socialism. It’s not ready for the bill.
August 7, 2018

America might be ready for democratic socialism. It’s not ready for the bill.

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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Can Lebron's I Promise School fix what public schools didn't?
August 6, 2018

Can Lebron's I Promise School fix what public schools didn't?

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Aging
2018
A Study Found Bankruptcy Soared Among Americans 65 And Older
August 6, 2018

A Study Found Bankruptcy Soared Among Americans 65 And Older

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Higher Education
2018
The talent is out there. So why don’t elite colleges enroll more low-income students?
August 6, 2018

The talent is out there. So why don’t elite colleges enroll more low-income students?

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K-12
California
2018
‘Kids can’t learn’ when they’re hungry. How to help all California students succeed
August 6, 2018

‘Kids can’t learn’ when they’re hungry. How to help all California students succeed

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Aging
2018
‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans
August 5, 2018

‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans