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In the News
K-12
Public Benefits
2017
I got to choose private schools, but will vouchers really help other kids make it?
July 10, 2017

I got to choose private schools, but will vouchers really help other kids make it?

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Digital Divide
K-12
Rural Areas
2017
A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning
July 10, 2017

A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning

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Job Quality
Oregon
2017
Retail and restaurant workers have the worst schedules. Oregon plans to change that.
July 10, 2017

Retail and restaurant workers have the worst schedules. Oregon plans to change that.

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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
New Evidence on School Vouchers
July 9, 2017

New Evidence on School Vouchers

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Cities
Racial Equity
Transportation
2017
How Low Did He Go?
July 9, 2017

How Low Did He Go?

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Education
Justice System
Pathways to Employment
2017
Earning A 2-Year Degree While Serving A 6-Year Sentence
July 7, 2017

Earning A 2-Year Degree While Serving A 6-Year Sentence

In the News
K-12
Politics
Public Benefits
Tax and Budget
2017
Medicaid cuts would make it harder for schools to help students with disabilities
July 6, 2017

Medicaid cuts would make it harder for schools to help students with disabilities

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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Antwan Wilson: Six ways prioritizing social and emotional learning can increase graduation rates for students of color, lower suspensions
July 6, 2017

Antwan Wilson: Six ways prioritizing social and emotional learning can increase graduation rates for students of color, lower suspensions

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Education
Connecticut
2017
In moving graduation speech, Yale-bound student takes on doubters who said her class would ‘fail’ and ‘go to jail’
July 6, 2017

In moving graduation speech, Yale-bound student takes on doubters who said her class would ‘fail’ and ‘go to jail’

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Higher Education
K-12
South Carolina
2017
At Duke, I realized how badly many South Carolina schools are failing students like me
July 6, 2017

At Duke, I realized how badly many South Carolina schools are failing students like me

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Cities
Pathways to Employment
Ohio
2017
Education, jobs, housing keys to reducing poverty
July 5, 2017

Education, jobs, housing keys to reducing poverty

In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
District of Columbia
2017
All-boys’ high school completes first year; boasts wait list for fall
July 5, 2017

All-boys’ high school completes first year; boasts wait list for fall