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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

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Education
Job Quality
2017
When Teachers Can’t Afford to Live in Their District: New Analysis Shows Skyrocketing Housing Costs Clashing With Stagnant Salaries
October 20, 2017

When Teachers Can’t Afford to Live in Their District: New Analysis Shows Skyrocketing Housing Costs Clashing With Stagnant Salaries

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Higher Education
2017
A third of students applying to college via Common App are first-Gen
October 20, 2017

A third of students applying to college via Common App are first-Gen

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Cities
Tax and Budget
Transportation
2017
Want to help poorer Americans? Tax Uber.
October 19, 2017

Want to help poorer Americans? Tax Uber.

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Aging
2017
For many older Americans, the rat race is over. But the inequality isn’t.
October 18, 2017

For many older Americans, the rat race is over. But the inequality isn’t.

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K-12
2017
Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets
October 17, 2017

Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets