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In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Health
K-12
Women
District of Columbia
2018
How a Midwife at School Combats Teen Pregnancy
June 12, 2018
How a Midwife at School Combats Teen Pregnancy
In the News
Higher Education
2018
Too many kids are dropping out of college — here’s how to fix it
June 11, 2018
Too many kids are dropping out of college — here’s how to fix it
In the News
Higher Education
2018
Federal Reserve study: ‘Last dollar’ program helps boost low-income college enrollment
June 11, 2018
Federal Reserve study: ‘Last dollar’ program helps boost low-income college enrollment
In the News
Jobs
K-12
Arizona
2018
Arizona Teachers Push Proposal to Tax Rich for Education
June 8, 2018
Arizona Teachers Push Proposal to Tax Rich for Education
In the News
Cities
Public Benefits
Transportation
New York
2018
City close to providing half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers
June 8, 2018
City close to providing half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Competitions, experiments a focus in inspiring low-income students to embrace STEM
June 8, 2018
Competitions, experiments a focus in inspiring low-income students to embrace STEM
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Immigration
Politics
2018
Weaponizing Children
June 8, 2018
Weaponizing Children
In the News
Cities
Transportation
New York
2018
Leaders Poised to Provide Discounted MetroCards to Low-Income New Yorkers
June 7, 2018
Leaders Poised to Provide Discounted MetroCards to Low-Income New Yorkers
In the News
K-12
2018
Is Summer Breaking America's Schools?
June 7, 2018
Is Summer Breaking America's Schools?
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Education inequity is holding back American potential
June 7, 2018
Education inequity is holding back American potential
In the News
Higher Education
2018
Military veterans decry debt, useless diplomas from for-profit colleges
June 7, 2018
Military veterans decry debt, useless diplomas from for-profit colleges
In the News
K-12
North Carolina
2018
Private-school vouchers can make a difference for low-income students
June 7, 2018
Private-school vouchers can make a difference for low-income students
