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Environment
Transportation
California
2017
Programs bring electric cars to low-income people
June 20, 2017
Programs bring electric cars to low-income people
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Cities
K-12
2017
New study reveals cities where low-income students are doing best
June 20, 2017
New study reveals cities where low-income students are doing best
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Job Quality
2017
The Conservative Case for Unions
June 20, 2017
The Conservative Case for Unions
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K-12
Michigan
2017
How Private Funding Creates Disparities Among Detroit’s Pre-K Classrooms
June 19, 2017
How Private Funding Creates Disparities Among Detroit’s Pre-K Classrooms
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K-12
Racial Equity
Texas
2017
Dallas Schools, Long Segregated, Charge Forward on Diversity
June 19, 2017
Dallas Schools, Long Segregated, Charge Forward on Diversity
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Transportation
California
2017
California considers reducing traffic fines for low-income drivers
June 19, 2017
California considers reducing traffic fines for low-income drivers
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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2017
A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children’s Lives
June 19, 2017
A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children’s Lives
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K-12
District of Columbia
2017
In D.C.’s Revamped ‘Opportunity Academies,’ There Are No Forgotten Students on Graduation Day
June 18, 2017
In D.C.’s Revamped ‘Opportunity Academies,’ There Are No Forgotten Students on Graduation Day
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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