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In the News
K-12
Politics
Michigan
2017
Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost.
September 5, 2017

Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost.

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K-12
Politics
Racial Equity
2017
The Weighted Task of Pre-K Teaching
September 5, 2017

The Weighted Task of Pre-K Teaching

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Job Quality
Racial Equity
2017
'Full Employment' Has Not Reached Black America
September 4, 2017

'Full Employment' Has Not Reached Black America

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Job Quality
2017
Good Jobs, Good Wages, And The Right To Join A Union
September 4, 2017

Good Jobs, Good Wages, And The Right To Join A Union

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Job Quality
2017
The Service Class Deserves Better
September 4, 2017

The Service Class Deserves Better

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Higher Education
2017
Century-old ‘work college’ model regains popularity as student debt continues to increase
September 2, 2017

Century-old ‘work college’ model regains popularity as student debt continues to increase

In the News
K-12
Illinois
2017
Rauner signs historic bill waging ‘war on poverty in the classroom’
September 1, 2017

Rauner signs historic bill waging ‘war on poverty in the classroom’

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Higher Education
2017
The Myth of American Universities as Inequality-Fighters
August 31, 2017

The Myth of American Universities as Inequality-Fighters

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Environment
K-12
Texas
2017
How Schoolchildren Will Cope With Hurricane Harvey
August 30, 2017

How Schoolchildren Will Cope With Hurricane Harvey

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Environment
Job Quality
Louisiana
2017
How New Orleans Has Failed Its Workers Since Katrina
August 29, 2017

How New Orleans Has Failed Its Workers Since Katrina

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Job Quality
2017
Why All Americans Need Strong Labor Unions
August 29, 2017

Why All Americans Need Strong Labor Unions

In the News
Job Quality
Missouri
2017
How St. Louis Workers Won and Then Lost a Minimum-Wage Hike
August 29, 2017

How St. Louis Workers Won and Then Lost a Minimum-Wage Hike