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Digital Divide
Education
2018
The Value of a Video
May 14, 2018

The Value of a Video

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Education
Women
Iowa
2018
A Native of Kenya Leads an Effort to Introduce Low-Income Girls to High Technology
May 14, 2018

A Native of Kenya Leads an Effort to Introduce Low-Income Girls to High Technology

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K-12
Connecticut
2018
Access to AP courses often elusive for low-income students
May 14, 2018

Access to AP courses often elusive for low-income students

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Cities
Transportation
Texas
2018
How the DART fare hike will unfairly burden low-income people
May 13, 2018

How the DART fare hike will unfairly burden low-income people

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K-12
Tax and Budget
2018
Want to Make American Classrooms More Equitable? Congress Can Start By Doubling Title I Funding for Low-Income Schools
May 13, 2018

Want to Make American Classrooms More Equitable? Congress Can Start By Doubling Title I Funding for Low-Income Schools

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Families
Higher Education
Women
2018
Single Moms in College Spend 9 Hours a Day on Housework
May 11, 2018

Single Moms in College Spend 9 Hours a Day on Housework

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Job Quality
Politics
Racial Equity
2018
Here's how the Poor People's Campaign aims to finish what MLK started
May 11, 2018

Here's how the Poor People's Campaign aims to finish what MLK started

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Education
Jobs
Politics
Tax and Budget
2018
Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises
May 10, 2018

Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises

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Aging
Hunger
California
2018
Park-It Market will provide free food to low-income seniors throughout Orange County
May 10, 2018

Park-It Market will provide free food to low-income seniors throughout Orange County

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Aging
Housing
2018
Vermont can show Washington the way on senior housing policy
May 10, 2018

Vermont can show Washington the way on senior housing policy

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Health
Immigration
Public Benefits
2018
Under A Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Shun Medical Care
May 10, 2018

Under A Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Shun Medical Care

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Cities
Transportation
Illinois
2018
Chicago’s South Side Gets Dockless Bike Share
May 10, 2018

Chicago’s South Side Gets Dockless Bike Share