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In the News
K-12
Tax and Budget
North Carolina
2017
NC Budget Cuts Hit People and Programs to Help Poor Schools
July 26, 2017
NC Budget Cuts Hit People and Programs to Help Poor Schools
In the News
Higher Education
Job Quality
2017
Teachers With Student Debt: These Are Their Stories
July 26, 2017
Teachers With Student Debt: These Are Their Stories
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
NAACP: School choice is not the answer to improving education for black students
July 26, 2017
NAACP: School choice is not the answer to improving education for black students
In the News
Job Quality
2017
Eight years after the last wage hike, Americans need a raise to $15 an hour
July 26, 2017
Eight years after the last wage hike, Americans need a raise to $15 an hour
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
NAACP to Deliver Blow to Charter Schools Today After Public Hearings Critics Say Were Setups
July 25, 2017
NAACP to Deliver Blow to Charter Schools Today After Public Hearings Critics Say Were Setups
In the News
K-12
Politics
2017
Who Is Betsy DeVos?
July 25, 2017
Who Is Betsy DeVos?
In the News
K-12
Public Benefits
Tax and Budget
2017
Senator Seeks to Protect Medicaid Services for Schools in GOP Health Care Bill
July 25, 2017
Senator Seeks to Protect Medicaid Services for Schools in GOP Health Care Bill
In the News
K-12
California
2017
New Rankings: Most & Least Educated Cities — a Tale of Two Californias
July 25, 2017
New Rankings: Most & Least Educated Cities — a Tale of Two Californias
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
What It Takes to Mentor Poor Kids
July 25, 2017
What It Takes to Mentor Poor Kids
In the News
Cities
Higher Education
Racial Equity
District of Columbia
2017
When A Historically Black University’s Neighborhood Turns White
July 25, 2017
When A Historically Black University’s Neighborhood Turns White
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
Illinois
2017
He Called the School Board Racist. Now, He’s Joined it
July 24, 2017
He Called the School Board Racist. Now, He’s Joined it
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
How America Is Failing Native American Students
July 24, 2017
How America Is Failing Native American Students
