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In the News
Justice System
Transportation
Tennessee
2018
Being Poor Can Mean Losing a Driver’s License. Not Anymore in Tennessee.
July 4, 2018
Being Poor Can Mean Losing a Driver’s License. Not Anymore in Tennessee.

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Justice System
Transportation
Virginia
2018
Drivers challenge license suspensions for unpaid court debt
July 4, 2018
Drivers challenge license suspensions for unpaid court debt
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Helping Children Identify As Readers — Starting With A Haircut
July 3, 2018
Helping Children Identify As Readers — Starting With A Haircut

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Higher Education
2018
Free Community College Is Not Enough
July 3, 2018
Free Community College Is Not Enough

In the News
Higher Education
Jobs
2018
Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'
July 2, 2018
Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'

In the News
K-12
Colorado
2018
Denver’s new plan gives its neediest students a shot at coveted schools, but waitlists could grow
July 2, 2018
Denver’s new plan gives its neediest students a shot at coveted schools, but waitlists could grow

In the News
K-12
2018
What we get wrong about the poverty gap in education
July 2, 2018
What we get wrong about the poverty gap in education
In the News
Racial Equity
Transportation
2018
Ride-Hailing Apps May Benefit Poor and Minority Communities The Most, Study Suggests
June 30, 2018
Ride-Hailing Apps May Benefit Poor and Minority Communities The Most, Study Suggests

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K-12
Louisiana
2018
Without Pre-K, Louisiana children start off at a disadvantage
June 29, 2018
Without Pre-K, Louisiana children start off at a disadvantage

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Racial Equity
Transportation
California
2018
Lyft Is Reaching L.A. Neighborhoods Where Taxis Wouldn’t
June 29, 2018
Lyft Is Reaching L.A. Neighborhoods Where Taxis Wouldn’t

In the News
Asset Building
Higher Education
2018
California sues nation’s largest student loan servicer
June 28, 2018
California sues nation’s largest student loan servicer
In the News
Higher Education
2018
OPINION: Loss of top centrist judge will hit higher ed hard
June 28, 2018
OPINION: Loss of top centrist judge will hit higher ed hard

