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In the News
K-12
2018
How one high-poverty district is adding virtual reality to its classrooms
February 1, 2018

How one high-poverty district is adding virtual reality to its classrooms

In the News
K-12
2018
When School Choice Is Too Little, Too Late
February 1, 2018

When School Choice Is Too Little, Too Late

In the News
Job Quality
Justice System
2018
Can Higher Minimum Wages Keep People From Ending Up In Prison?
January 31, 2018

Can Higher Minimum Wages Keep People From Ending Up In Prison?

In the News
Food
K-12
Colorado
2018
1.4 million more Colorado kids would get free school lunches under proposed legislation
January 31, 2018

1.4 million more Colorado kids would get free school lunches under proposed legislation

In the News
K-12
Georgia
2018
Georgia’s low-income students get AP exam subsidy in supplemental budget
January 31, 2018

Georgia’s low-income students get AP exam subsidy in supplemental budget

In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
New York
2018
In School Together, but Not Learning at the Same Rate
January 31, 2018

In School Together, but Not Learning at the Same Rate

In the News
Education
2018
The Case Against ‘The Case Against Education’
January 31, 2018

The Case Against ‘The Case Against Education’

In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
North Carolina
2018
North Carolina shortchanges students who are poor, black and gifted, report says
January 31, 2018

North Carolina shortchanges students who are poor, black and gifted, report says

In the News
K-12
New York
2018
Study finds opt-out rates for state tests dip among low-income students
January 31, 2018

Study finds opt-out rates for state tests dip among low-income students

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Education
Health
Rural Areas
2018
Rural schools find an online resource to fill gaps in mental health services for students
January 31, 2018

Rural schools find an online resource to fill gaps in mental health services for students

In the News
K-12
Maine
2018
Maine takes steps to send school aid to the students it will help most
January 30, 2018

Maine takes steps to send school aid to the students it will help most

In the News
Higher Education
2018
Use of financial aid continues to grow, though fewer students are borrowing for college
January 30, 2018

Use of financial aid continues to grow, though fewer students are borrowing for college