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Higher Education
Racial Equity
Massachusetts
2017
High school seniors reveal choices in joyous ‘signing day’ ceremony
June 12, 2017

High school seniors reveal choices in joyous ‘signing day’ ceremony

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Higher Education
Tennessee
2017
The First State To Offer Free Community College To Nearly Every Adult
June 11, 2017

The First State To Offer Free Community College To Nearly Every Adult

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K-12
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
DeVos Says More Money Won't Help Schools; Research Says Otherwise
June 9, 2017

DeVos Says More Money Won't Help Schools; Research Says Otherwise

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Higher Education
Place-Based
2017
Low income areas become credit visible when negative records hit
June 7, 2017

Low income areas become credit visible when negative records hit

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K-12
Racial Equity
New York
2017
A Manhattan District Where School Choice Amounts to Segregation
June 7, 2017

A Manhattan District Where School Choice Amounts to Segregation

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Higher Education
2017
It would cost a mere $34 billion to make college affordable for everyone
June 7, 2017

It would cost a mere $34 billion to make college affordable for everyone

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Higher Education
2017
The Telltale Data That Can Identify College Students at Risk
June 7, 2017

The Telltale Data That Can Identify College Students at Risk

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Transportation
New York
2017
Help Poor New Yorkers Buy Transit Passes
June 6, 2017

Help Poor New Yorkers Buy Transit Passes

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2017
Alexandra DeSanctis: The Cynical Dishonesty of Anti-Choice ‘Education Reformers’
June 6, 2017

Alexandra DeSanctis: The Cynical Dishonesty of Anti-Choice ‘Education Reformers’

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K-12
2017
Year-round school is booming — but its benefits are over-hyped
June 5, 2017

Year-round school is booming — but its benefits are over-hyped

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K-12
Tax and Budget
2017
Kyle Schwarts: Trump wants to axe the program that allowed me to serve my country and its highest-need children
June 5, 2017

Kyle Schwarts: Trump wants to axe the program that allowed me to serve my country and its highest-need children

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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Can a pre-K boom in D.C. help to end school segregation?
June 2, 2017

Can a pre-K boom in D.C. help to end school segregation?