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Higher Education
2023
Student loan repayments could resume soon, agency pleading poverty
June 5, 2023

Student loan repayments could resume soon, agency pleading poverty

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Higher Education
Illinois
2023
Illinois boosts scholarships for private colleges but not for low income kids
May 30, 2023

Illinois boosts scholarships for private colleges but not for low income kids

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Aging
Public Benefits
New Mexico
2023
Low-income seniors in Bernalillo County can get free groceries
May 25, 2023

Low-income seniors in Bernalillo County can get free groceries

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COVID
Public Benefits
California
2023
Applications Are Now Accepted for $4K Pandemic Relief Program: How to Apply
May 23, 2023

Applications Are Now Accepted for $4K Pandemic Relief Program: How to Apply

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Higher Education
2023
Student loan payment pause will end this year, education secretary confirms
May 22, 2023

Student loan payment pause will end this year, education secretary confirms

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Job Quality
2023
More Americans Are Struggling Financially, as Inflation Takes a Toll
May 22, 2023

More Americans Are Struggling Financially, as Inflation Takes a Toll

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Higher Education
Wisconsin
2023
College completion program yields impressive results for Milwaukee students from low-income families
May 19, 2023

College completion program yields impressive results for Milwaukee students from low-income families

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Higher Education
2023
New rule targets college programs that leave grads with low income, high debt
May 18, 2023

New rule targets college programs that leave grads with low income, high debt

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Higher Education
Colorado
2023
Denver City Council lifts barriers to Prosperity Denver Fund funding for low-income students
May 16, 2023

Denver City Council lifts barriers to Prosperity Denver Fund funding for low-income students

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Aging
Housing
Arizona
2023
Construction begins on hotel turned low-income housing for homeless in Phoenix
May 15, 2023

Construction begins on hotel turned low-income housing for homeless in Phoenix

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Transportation
California
2023
Opinion: Stop punishing poor people who can’t pay parking tickets
May 15, 2023

Opinion: Stop punishing poor people who can’t pay parking tickets

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K-12
New York
2023
New York Is Forcing Schools to Change How They Teach Children to Read
May 9, 2023

New York Is Forcing Schools to Change How They Teach Children to Read