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In the News
Asset Building
Higher Education
2018
Worries That A Federal Student Loan Watchdog Will Be Muzzled
May 9, 2018
Worries That A Federal Student Loan Watchdog Will Be Muzzled
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Higher Education
Jobs
2018
Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity
May 9, 2018
Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity
In the News
Job Quality
K-12
2018
Making Teachers’ Strikes Illegal Won’t Stop Them
May 9, 2018
Making Teachers’ Strikes Illegal Won’t Stop Them
In the News
Job Quality
California
2018
After 3-Day Strike, University Of California’s Service Workers Vow To Keep Fighting
May 9, 2018
After 3-Day Strike, University Of California’s Service Workers Vow To Keep Fighting
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Job Quality
Nevada
2018
Nevada members of culinary and bartenders unions considering strike
May 9, 2018
Nevada members of culinary and bartenders unions considering strike
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Aging
Cities
New York
2018
Nearly 20,000 New York City-Area Holocaust Survivors Live In Poverty
May 9, 2018
Nearly 20,000 New York City-Area Holocaust Survivors Live In Poverty
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Higher Education
2018
Fewer students have to take college remedial math, data show
May 9, 2018
Fewer students have to take college remedial math, data show
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Jobs
K-12
Tax and Budget
2018
Republicans are paying for teacher raises with taxes and fees that hit working- and middle-class taxpayers
May 8, 2018
Republicans are paying for teacher raises with taxes and fees that hit working- and middle-class taxpayers
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K-12
2018
Blue Light Special: The Chicago-Area High School in an Old Kmart
May 8, 2018
Blue Light Special: The Chicago-Area High School in an Old Kmart
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Job Quality
California
2018
University of California Nurses, Medical Workers Join Strike
May 8, 2018
University of California Nurses, Medical Workers Join Strike
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K-12
Ohio
2018
One Ohio School’s Quest to Rethink Bad Behavior
May 8, 2018
One Ohio School’s Quest to Rethink Bad Behavior
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Higher Education
Hunger
2018
Thousands of students go hungry every day
May 8, 2018
Thousands of students go hungry every day
