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Immigration
Pathways to Employment
2017
The Danger From Low-Skilled Immigrants: Not Having Them
August 8, 2017
The Danger From Low-Skilled Immigrants: Not Having Them

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K-12
Rural Areas
2017
Report: enrollment down, poverty up in rural schools
August 8, 2017
Report: enrollment down, poverty up in rural schools

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Job Quality
Kansas
2017
Kansas City Voters Approve Minimum Wage Hike
August 8, 2017
Kansas City Voters Approve Minimum Wage Hike

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Cities
Pathways to Employment
Rural Areas
Florida
2017
The help Trump promised hasn’t come. So this ‘dying city’ is determined to save itself.
August 8, 2017
The help Trump promised hasn’t come. So this ‘dying city’ is determined to save itself.
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Immigration
2017
The Case for Diversity in Immigration
August 8, 2017
The Case for Diversity in Immigration

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Immigration
2017
States Have Already Passed Almost Twice as Many Immigration Laws as Last Year
August 7, 2017
States Have Already Passed Almost Twice as Many Immigration Laws as Last Year

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Education
Racial Equity
2017
Mississippi town opens new schools after desegregation deal
August 7, 2017
Mississippi town opens new schools after desegregation deal

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K-12
Rural Areas
Mississippi
2017
Trump’s proposed after-school cuts could lead to more hungry kids, lower test scores
August 7, 2017
Trump’s proposed after-school cuts could lead to more hungry kids, lower test scores

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Aging
Asset Building
2017
Matt Fellowes: Older Americans are too fearful about money and investing
August 7, 2017
Matt Fellowes: Older Americans are too fearful about money and investing

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Higher Education
2017
At Long Last, Signs That College Tuition Might Come Down
August 7, 2017
At Long Last, Signs That College Tuition Might Come Down

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Immigration
2017
How Houses of Worship Help Immigrants Adjust to America
August 7, 2017
How Houses of Worship Help Immigrants Adjust to America

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Immigration
2017
Father Arrested by ICE Agents Outside His Daughter’s School Avoids Deportation — for Now
August 7, 2017
Father Arrested by ICE Agents Outside His Daughter’s School Avoids Deportation — for Now

