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In the News
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
In the News
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
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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

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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

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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Poverty, segregation persist in US schools, report says
January 11, 2018
Poverty, segregation persist in US schools, report says
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Job Quality
Tax and Budget
2018
Walmart to raise starting hourly wage to $11, offer paid parental leave
January 11, 2018
Walmart to raise starting hourly wage to $11, offer paid parental leave
In the News
Cities
K-12
Colorado
2018
There are more students from low-income families in many Denver area districts
January 10, 2018
There are more students from low-income families in many Denver area districts

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Immigration
Politics
2018
‘Trump Effect’ Wears Off as Migrants Resume Their Northward Push
January 10, 2018
‘Trump Effect’ Wears Off as Migrants Resume Their Northward Push

