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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

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Education
New York
2018
Cynthia Nixon’s Education Plan: Ambitious, Progressive, Expensive
June 13, 2018

Cynthia Nixon’s Education Plan: Ambitious, Progressive, Expensive

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Higher Education
K-12
2018
Gown towns: A case study of Say Yes to Education
June 12, 2018

Gown towns: A case study of Say Yes to Education

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Higher Education
Georgia
2018
Overlooked Colleges Often a Springboard to Middle Class and Beyond
June 12, 2018

Overlooked Colleges Often a Springboard to Middle Class and Beyond

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Transportation
New York
2018
City finally reaches deal on discounted MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers
June 12, 2018

City finally reaches deal on discounted MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers

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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

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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

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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

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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