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Higher Education
Immigration
District of Columbia
2017
Children of nonresident immigrants to get access to aid for D.C. college tuition
June 16, 2017

Children of nonresident immigrants to get access to aid for D.C. college tuition

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Higher Education
Politics
2017
Betsy DeVos rolls back regulations holding for-profit colleges accountable
June 15, 2017

Betsy DeVos rolls back regulations holding for-profit colleges accountable

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Higher Education
Housing
Massachusetts
2017
MIT is ‘fixing’ the low graduation rate in its low-income, LGBT-friendly dorm by kicking everyone out
June 15, 2017

MIT is ‘fixing’ the low graduation rate in its low-income, LGBT-friendly dorm by kicking everyone out

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K-12
Maryland
2017
Maryland school gives away more than 2,000 books to spur summer reading
June 14, 2017

Maryland school gives away more than 2,000 books to spur summer reading

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
K-12
2017
Family Well-Being, Education Decline for U.S. Kids Despite Recovery From Great Recession
June 14, 2017

Family Well-Being, Education Decline for U.S. Kids Despite Recovery From Great Recession

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Education
Pathways to Employment
2017
New Money and New Players on Apprenticeships
June 14, 2017

New Money and New Players on Apprenticeships

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Higher Education
2017
Michael Rounds: How does this college provide full scholarships for its entire student body without tuition or federal funding?
June 13, 2017

Michael Rounds: How does this college provide full scholarships for its entire student body without tuition or federal funding?

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Cities
Pathways to Employment
Transportation
Massachusetts
2017
Ride-Share Drivers in Boston Are Losing Their Jobs Over Decades-Old Offenses
June 12, 2017

Ride-Share Drivers in Boston Are Losing Their Jobs Over Decades-Old Offenses

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2017
How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom
June 12, 2017

How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom

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Digital Divide
Pathways to Employment
New York
2017
This Coding School Lifts New Yorkers Out Of Poverty–And Then Asks Them To Pay It Forward
June 12, 2017

This Coding School Lifts New Yorkers Out Of Poverty–And Then Asks Them To Pay It Forward

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Digital Divide
K-12
Rural Areas
2017
Schools Tap Secret Spectrum to Beam Free Internet to Students
June 12, 2017

Schools Tap Secret Spectrum to Beam Free Internet to Students

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Aging
Pathways to Employment
Tax and Budget
2017
Fix, Don’t Scrap, This Job-Training Program for Older Adults
June 12, 2017

Fix, Don’t Scrap, This Job-Training Program for Older Adults