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Higher Education
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
Protect the G.I. Bill from the Republicans’ Tax Plan
November 29, 2017

Protect the G.I. Bill from the Republicans’ Tax Plan

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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
How a struggling school for Native Americans doubled its graduation rate
November 28, 2017

How a struggling school for Native Americans doubled its graduation rate

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K-12
Racial Equity
District of Columbia
2017
What Really Happened At The School Where 'Every Senior Got Into College'
November 28, 2017

What Really Happened At The School Where 'Every Senior Got Into College'

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K-12
California
2017
New California law expands low-income parents’ access to subsidized child care
November 28, 2017

New California law expands low-income parents’ access to subsidized child care

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Cities
Transportation
Massachusetts
2017
Boston Transit Advocates Say Going Cashless Could Leave Some Riders Behind
November 28, 2017

Boston Transit Advocates Say Going Cashless Could Leave Some Riders Behind

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Higher Education
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
The Rich Don't Need a College Subsidy
November 28, 2017

The Rich Don't Need a College Subsidy

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Transportation
2017
Maryland congressmen Brown and Raskin propose union-backed plan for Metro
November 28, 2017

Maryland congressmen Brown and Raskin propose union-backed plan for Metro

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Higher Education
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
Taxing college endowments will hurt red-state kids more than coastal elites
November 28, 2017

Taxing college endowments will hurt red-state kids more than coastal elites

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Cities
Transportation
California
2017
California's Electric-Car Future
November 27, 2017

California's Electric-Car Future

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Transportation
New York
2017
MTA buses are grossly ‘neglected’ compared to subways: report
November 27, 2017

MTA buses are grossly ‘neglected’ compared to subways: report

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Cities
Transportation
Massachusetts
2017
The MBTA wants to go cashless. What about people who might be left behind?
November 27, 2017

The MBTA wants to go cashless. What about people who might be left behind?

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K-12
Racial Equity
Kansas
2017
Kansas Teacher Vacancies Concentrated In Five Lower-Income School Districts
November 27, 2017

Kansas Teacher Vacancies Concentrated In Five Lower-Income School Districts