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Child and Youth Well-Being
Immigration
Racial Equity
2018
“Nits Make Lice”
June 18, 2018

“Nits Make Lice”

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Education
Families
Public Benefits
2018
(Opinion) More libraries are going fine-free. That’s good for everyone.
June 17, 2018

(Opinion) More libraries are going fine-free. That’s good for everyone.

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Justice System
Transportation
New York
2018
Selling MetroCard Swipes Remains Illegal, and a Way of Life
June 17, 2018

Selling MetroCard Swipes Remains Illegal, and a Way of Life

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Higher Education
2018
Virtual Advisers Help Out With College Admissions
June 17, 2018

Virtual Advisers Help Out With College Admissions

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Higher Education
2018
The College-Graduation Problem All States Have
June 16, 2018

The College-Graduation Problem All States Have

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Education
2018
The Long, Contentious History of the ‘Word Gap’ Study
June 15, 2018

The Long, Contentious History of the ‘Word Gap’ Study

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Higher Education
Illinois
2018
Why the University of Chicago Is Dropping Its SAT/ACT Test Requirement
June 15, 2018

Why the University of Chicago Is Dropping Its SAT/ACT Test Requirement

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Immigration
2018
Inside the Former Walmart That Is Now a Shelter for Almost 1,500 Migrant Children
June 14, 2018

Inside the Former Walmart That Is Now a Shelter for Almost 1,500 Migrant Children

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K-12
North Carolina
2018
Bill Addressing High Math Performers Finalized by Lawmakers
June 14, 2018

Bill Addressing High Math Performers Finalized by Lawmakers

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Higher Education
Illinois
2018
UChicago Empower, the First Test-Optional Admissions Process by a Leading College, Increases Access to Higher Education for First-Generation, Low-Income Students
June 14, 2018

UChicago Empower, the First Test-Optional Admissions Process by a Leading College, Increases Access to Higher Education for First-Generation, Low-Income Students

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Education
2018
We must protect our most vulnerable students from debt
June 14, 2018

We must protect our most vulnerable students from debt

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Higher Education
Washington
2018
UW program helps disadvantaged students thrive in tough engineering college
June 13, 2018

UW program helps disadvantaged students thrive in tough engineering college