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Immigration
2017
These Haitians Found Refuge From Earthquakes, Cholera, and Poverty. Now Trump Plans to Send Them Back.
July 24, 2017

These Haitians Found Refuge From Earthquakes, Cholera, and Poverty. Now Trump Plans to Send Them Back.

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K-12
Politics
2017
School Choice—Past And Present
July 22, 2017

School Choice—Past And Present

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Families
Immigration
2017
The Mothers Being Deported by Trump
July 22, 2017

The Mothers Being Deported by Trump

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K-12
Public Benefits
Tax and Budget
2017
Fear of Medicaid cuts looms at school that serves students with disabilities
July 22, 2017

Fear of Medicaid cuts looms at school that serves students with disabilities

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K-12
Politics
Florida
2017
Florida’s education system — the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model — is in chaos
July 22, 2017

Florida’s education system — the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model — is in chaos

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Cities
Housing
Immigration
Racial Equity
New York
2017
Margaret Chin: The cure for income inequality in New York City’s immigrant communities
July 20, 2017

Margaret Chin: The cure for income inequality in New York City’s immigrant communities

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Job Quality
2017
The Great Minimum Wage Debate
July 20, 2017

The Great Minimum Wage Debate

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2017
New study shows more degrees earned at colleges and universities that serve minorities
July 19, 2017

New study shows more degrees earned at colleges and universities that serve minorities

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Higher Education
Politics
2017
House Republicans at odds with Trump’s proposed higher education cuts
July 19, 2017

House Republicans at odds with Trump’s proposed higher education cuts

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K-12
2017
Schools Get Serious About Lunch Money
July 18, 2017

Schools Get Serious About Lunch Money

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Higher Education
Public Benefits
2017
Alex Serna: Cuts to campus childcare derail low-income, 1st-generation college students
July 18, 2017

Alex Serna: Cuts to campus childcare derail low-income, 1st-generation college students

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Aging
Asset Building
2017
Retirement Dread Is Replacing the American Dream
July 18, 2017

Retirement Dread Is Replacing the American Dream