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Transportation
2017
How Self-Driving Cars Could Help the Underprivileged
November 20, 2017

How Self-Driving Cars Could Help the Underprivileged

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Higher Education
Politics
2017
The Republican War on College
November 20, 2017

The Republican War on College

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Higher Education
2017
Kansas offers basketball lottery for low-income students
November 20, 2017

Kansas offers basketball lottery for low-income students

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Asset Building
Higher Education
Jobs
Poverty Measurement
2017
Millennials are set to be the most unequal generation yet
November 19, 2017

Millennials are set to be the most unequal generation yet

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Higher Education
Texas
2017
Lone Star College plans campus for low-income students
November 18, 2017

Lone Star College plans campus for low-income students

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Pathways to Employment
2017
The Disappearing Right to Earn a Living
November 17, 2017

The Disappearing Right to Earn a Living

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Higher Education
2017
Don’t be fooled: Top public universities are turning their back on poor students
November 17, 2017

Don’t be fooled: Top public universities are turning their back on poor students

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Higher Education
Rural Areas
2017
Rural schools join forces to make college the rule rather than the exception
November 16, 2017

Rural schools join forces to make college the rule rather than the exception

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K-12
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
House tax reform could cripple innovative education model aimed at low-income families
November 15, 2017

House tax reform could cripple innovative education model aimed at low-income families

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year
November 15, 2017

New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year

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Digital Divide
K-12
California
2017
Who is working to put computers into the hands of low-income students?
November 14, 2017

Who is working to put computers into the hands of low-income students?

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Cities
Education
Health
Housing
Ohio
2017
Health, wealth, housing disparities evident in Cuyahoga County Council districts, report shows
November 13, 2017

Health, wealth, housing disparities evident in Cuyahoga County Council districts, report shows