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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Putting White Parents on the Frontlines of School Integration
February 6, 2018

Putting White Parents on the Frontlines of School Integration

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Immigration
Politics
2018
Republican Bill Would Treat Low-Income Dreamers as Criminals
February 5, 2018

Republican Bill Would Treat Low-Income Dreamers as Criminals

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Families
Higher Education
Pathways to Employment
Women
2018
A program helps low-income parents graduate at twice the rate of other community college students
February 5, 2018

A program helps low-income parents graduate at twice the rate of other community college students

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Job Quality
2018
The effects of 137 minimum wage hikes, in one chart
February 5, 2018

The effects of 137 minimum wage hikes, in one chart

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Higher Education
2018
How one college system pushes many graduates into the middle class and beyond
February 5, 2018

How one college system pushes many graduates into the middle class and beyond

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Immigration
2018
High Application Fees Can Be a Significant Barrier to Naturalization
February 5, 2018

High Application Fees Can Be a Significant Barrier to Naturalization

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K-12
Alabama
2018
Map: Here's where poverty impacts Alabama school grades
February 1, 2018

Map: Here's where poverty impacts Alabama school grades

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K-12
Colorado
2018
Disparities persist even though most high-poverty schools in Colorado have gifted programs
February 1, 2018

Disparities persist even though most high-poverty schools in Colorado have gifted programs

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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

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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?

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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