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In the News
K-12
Tax and Budget
Kentucky
2017
Programs for blind, deaf, poor students would take hit under proposed school cuts
September 29, 2017

Programs for blind, deaf, poor students would take hit under proposed school cuts

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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
There's a growing racial disparity between teachers and students in Virginia schools, report warns
September 29, 2017

There's a growing racial disparity between teachers and students in Virginia schools, report warns

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Higher Education
Job Quality
2017
Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping in cars
September 28, 2017

Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping in cars

In the News
Aging
Health
Politics
2017
Why Huge Quality Gaps Among Nursing Homes Are Likely To Grow If Medicaid Is Cut
September 28, 2017

Why Huge Quality Gaps Among Nursing Homes Are Likely To Grow If Medicaid Is Cut

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K-12
Politics
2017
Why Spending on Schools Could Take a Hit Through the GOP Tax Proposal
September 28, 2017

Why Spending on Schools Could Take a Hit Through the GOP Tax Proposal

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
OPINION: We must acknowledge the connection between race, trauma and mental health
September 28, 2017

OPINION: We must acknowledge the connection between race, trauma and mental health

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Transportation
2017
Too Broke to Drive
September 27, 2017

Too Broke to Drive

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Juvenile Justice
K-12
Racial Equity
Alabama
2017
To reform juvenile justice, Alabama must dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline
September 27, 2017

To reform juvenile justice, Alabama must dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline

In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
At this one-of-a-kind Boston public high school, students learn calculus in Spanish
September 27, 2017

At this one-of-a-kind Boston public high school, students learn calculus in Spanish

In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
By age 3, inequality is clear: Rich kids attend school. Poor kids stay with a grandparent
September 27, 2017

By age 3, inequality is clear: Rich kids attend school. Poor kids stay with a grandparent

In the News
K-12
2017
Free Clothes, Backpacks, Supplies & Books Come to Needy LA Kids Courtesy of Operation School Bell
September 26, 2017

Free Clothes, Backpacks, Supplies & Books Come to Needy LA Kids Courtesy of Operation School Bell

In the News
Education
Pathways to Employment
2017
Education Isn't the Key to a Good Income
September 26, 2017

Education Isn't the Key to a Good Income