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In the News
K-12
2018
Report: States fall short of support for low-income students
March 22, 2018
Report: States fall short of support for low-income students

In the News
K-12
2018
Money matters in education, as long as you spend it at the right time and on the right students
March 22, 2018
Money matters in education, as long as you spend it at the right time and on the right students

In the News
Education
Racial Equity
2018
King’s Vision for Education Was Grander Than Desegregation Alone
March 22, 2018
King’s Vision for Education Was Grander Than Desegregation Alone

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Aging
Cities
Environment
Food
District of Columbia
2018
What D.C. Loses When The K Street Farm Becomes a Pepco Substation
March 22, 2018
What D.C. Loses When The K Street Farm Becomes a Pepco Substation

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Digital Divide
K-12
Rural Areas
Montana
2018
Bids to bring fiber internet to schools are denied funding seven times more often than other projects
March 21, 2018
Bids to bring fiber internet to schools are denied funding seven times more often than other projects

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K-12
Politics
Delaware
2018
Bill to Recruit Teachers for Low Income Students in Delaware
March 21, 2018
Bill to Recruit Teachers for Low Income Students in Delaware

In the News
Jobs
K-12
Oklahoma
2018
Their Pay Has Stood Still. Now Oklahoma Teachers Could Be the Next to Walk.
March 20, 2018
Their Pay Has Stood Still. Now Oklahoma Teachers Could Be the Next to Walk.

In the News
Higher Education
Maryland
2018
Baltimore County Is The Latest To Propose Free Community College Tuition
March 20, 2018
Baltimore County Is The Latest To Propose Free Community College Tuition
In the News
Higher Education
Politics
2018
Exclusive: Sen. Brian Schatz’s ambitious new plan for debt-free college, explained
March 20, 2018
Exclusive: Sen. Brian Schatz’s ambitious new plan for debt-free college, explained

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Pathways to Employment
Public Benefits
Women
California
2018
California plan will help low-income women train for construction jobs
March 20, 2018
California plan will help low-income women train for construction jobs

In the News
Higher Education
2018
Giving low-income students enough support to graduate, colleges face financial catch-22
March 20, 2018
Giving low-income students enough support to graduate, colleges face financial catch-22

In the News
Education
2018
STUDENT VOICE: We must offer underprivileged students more than a meager ‘stay in school’
March 20, 2018
STUDENT VOICE: We must offer underprivileged students more than a meager ‘stay in school’

