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Aging
Public Benefits
2018
How Much Do Retirees Really Depend on Social Security? Far Less Than You'd Think.
March 28, 2018

How Much Do Retirees Really Depend on Social Security? Far Less Than You'd Think.

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Education
2018
Dept. Of Education Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans
March 28, 2018

Dept. Of Education Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans

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Immigration
Politics
2018
Trump proposal would penalize immigrants who use tax credits and other benefits
March 28, 2018

Trump proposal would penalize immigrants who use tax credits and other benefits

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Higher Education
2018
Here’s a Cheap Way of Getting More Low-Income Kids Into College
March 28, 2018

Here’s a Cheap Way of Getting More Low-Income Kids Into College

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Higher Education
2018
Fourteen of 15 into Stanford early: Eye-popping admission stats for low-income advising program
March 27, 2018

Fourteen of 15 into Stanford early: Eye-popping admission stats for low-income advising program

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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Education Reform Must Include Discipline Reform
March 27, 2018

Education Reform Must Include Discipline Reform

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Education
2018
Student Loans Are Too Expensive To Forgive
March 27, 2018

Student Loans Are Too Expensive To Forgive

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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Linda Brown’s death is a reminder of how much segregation still exists in America’s schools
March 27, 2018

Linda Brown’s death is a reminder of how much segregation still exists in America’s schools

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Education
2018
The Extreme Geographic Inequality of High-Tech Venture Capital
March 27, 2018

The Extreme Geographic Inequality of High-Tech Venture Capital

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Higher Education
Louisiana
2018
A college scholarship meant to help low-income, black students now serves mostly white, middle-class kids
March 27, 2018

A college scholarship meant to help low-income, black students now serves mostly white, middle-class kids

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Aging
Cities
Housing
California
2018
Homeless vets and low-income seniors find a new place to call home in Newport Beach
March 26, 2018

Homeless vets and low-income seniors find a new place to call home in Newport Beach

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K-12
North Carolina
2018
These NC charter schools show how to succeed with low-income students
March 26, 2018

These NC charter schools show how to succeed with low-income students