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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Do Parents' Views on Gifted Education Vary by Ethnicity?
October 27, 2017

Do Parents' Views on Gifted Education Vary by Ethnicity?

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K-12
Racial Equity
California
2017
San Francisco Failing to Serve Low-Income Students of Color, Report Says
October 26, 2017

San Francisco Failing to Serve Low-Income Students of Color, Report Says

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Cities
K-12
Racial Equity
Illinois
2017
The Shrinking of the Grand Old School Districts and the New Geography of Suburban Poverty
October 25, 2017

The Shrinking of the Grand Old School Districts and the New Geography of Suburban Poverty

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Education
Juvenile Justice
Racial Equity
2017
'They Can't Just Be Average': Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar
October 25, 2017

'They Can't Just Be Average': Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar

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Higher Education
Politics
2017
A Close Ally Of Mike Pence Is Helping The Shady Student Debt Relief Industry
October 25, 2017

A Close Ally Of Mike Pence Is Helping The Shady Student Debt Relief Industry

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Aging
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
Politicians want to reform the 401(k). They should just kill it.
October 24, 2017

Politicians want to reform the 401(k). They should just kill it.

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Aging
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
Even If Trump Spares 401(k)s, Saving for Retirement Is Still Broken in America
October 24, 2017

Even If Trump Spares 401(k)s, Saving for Retirement Is Still Broken in America

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Immigration
2017
Children of immigrants experience more poverty, academic failure
October 24, 2017

Children of immigrants experience more poverty, academic failure

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Education
2017
Until poverty eliminated, schools won't graduate 100 percent of students, expert says
October 23, 2017

Until poverty eliminated, schools won't graduate 100 percent of students, expert says

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K-12
2017
Charged with ‘stealing school’: Here’s one way the U.S. enforces educational segregation
October 22, 2017

Charged with ‘stealing school’: Here’s one way the U.S. enforces educational segregation

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Aging
Families
Higher Education
2017
Grandparents raising grandkids grapple with retirement and college costs at the same time
October 22, 2017

Grandparents raising grandkids grapple with retirement and college costs at the same time

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Job Quality
Prison Reform
2017
It’s Time to Stop Using Inmates for Free Labor
October 20, 2017

It’s Time to Stop Using Inmates for Free Labor