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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'

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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

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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

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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

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Asset Building
Higher Education
2018
California sues nation’s largest student loan servicer
June 28, 2018

California sues nation’s largest student loan servicer

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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

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2018
California’s growing Latino college population brings attention and extra funds
June 28, 2018

California’s growing Latino college population brings attention and extra funds

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Cities
Transportation
New York
2018
Subway delays disproportionately affect low-income New Yorkers, says study
June 28, 2018

Subway delays disproportionately affect low-income New Yorkers, says study

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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
OPINION: What Supreme Court Justice Kennedy’s retirement means for K-12 and race
June 28, 2018

OPINION: What Supreme Court Justice Kennedy’s retirement means for K-12 and race

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Higher Education
2018
Elite Colleges’ ‘Blind Spot’: Low-Income and High-Achieving Community College Students
June 27, 2018

Elite Colleges’ ‘Blind Spot’: Low-Income and High-Achieving Community College Students