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In the News
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

In the News
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

In the News
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

In the News
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
In the News
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

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

