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In the News
Cities
Transportation
California
2018
Highest number of Bay Area low-income bikeshare users are in SF
January 16, 2018

Highest number of Bay Area low-income bikeshare users are in SF

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Public Benefits
Transportation
2018
Driver's Ed Is Becoming Harder for Poor Kids to Afford
January 16, 2018

Driver's Ed Is Becoming Harder for Poor Kids to Afford

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K-12
Tax and Budget
2018
Three quarters of U.S. public school spending cuts restored
January 15, 2018

Three quarters of U.S. public school spending cuts restored

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Job Quality
2018
Low-Wage Workers Finally Get a Raise
January 14, 2018

Low-Wage Workers Finally Get a Raise

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Higher Education
Hunger
2018
It’s Hard to Study if You’re Hungry
January 14, 2018

It’s Hard to Study if You’re Hungry

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Higher Education
Politics
Racial Equity
2018
Black Colleges Swept Up in For-Profit Crackdown Find Relief From DeVos
January 12, 2018

Black Colleges Swept Up in For-Profit Crackdown Find Relief From DeVos

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Health
Job Quality
Maryland
2018
Maryland will require businesses to provide paid sick leave
January 12, 2018

Maryland will require businesses to provide paid sick leave

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Higher Education
Michigan
2018
Michigan State Effort to Help Low-Income Science Students
January 11, 2018

Michigan State Effort to Help Low-Income Science Students

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Aging
Cities
Housing
2018
San Jose angles to help fund affordable senior housing project
January 11, 2018

San Jose angles to help fund affordable senior housing project

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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Low-Income Black and Latino students hit hardest in public schools
January 11, 2018

Low-Income Black and Latino students hit hardest in public schools

In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2018
America's Schools Are 'Profoundly Unequal,' Says U.S. Civil Rights Commission
January 11, 2018

America's Schools Are 'Profoundly Unequal,' Says U.S. Civil Rights Commission

In the News
K-12
Tax and Budget
2018
OPINION: Eliminating the funding that supports educators? That’s no way to cut the federal budget
January 11, 2018

OPINION: Eliminating the funding that supports educators? That’s no way to cut the federal budget