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Cities
Transportation
2017
Why Jitneys Will Survive Uber
May 17, 2017
Why Jitneys Will Survive Uber
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Higher Education
2017
How Colleges Know What You Can Afford (and the Limits of That Tactic)
May 17, 2017
How Colleges Know What You Can Afford (and the Limits of That Tactic)
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Higher Education
2017
This is why the most vulnerable student loan borrowers struggle to get back on track
May 17, 2017
This is why the most vulnerable student loan borrowers struggle to get back on track
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K-12
Tax and Budget
Florida
2017
Pressure Rises on Gov. Scott To Veto Education Budget
May 16, 2017
Pressure Rises on Gov. Scott To Veto Education Budget
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K-12
Louisiana
2017
Not bad schools; not bad teachers: Poverty cited as real cause of Louisiana education problems
May 16, 2017
Not bad schools; not bad teachers: Poverty cited as real cause of Louisiana education problems
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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Tax and Budget
California
2017
Gov. Brown’s revised budget plan draws mixed response from early education advocates
May 16, 2017
Gov. Brown’s revised budget plan draws mixed response from early education advocates
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Higher Education
Politics
Public Benefits
2017
Lawmakers unveil proposals to make college more affordable for low-income students
May 16, 2017
Lawmakers unveil proposals to make college more affordable for low-income students
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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Lessons On Race and Vouchers From Milwaukee
May 16, 2017
Lessons On Race and Vouchers From Milwaukee
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Education
Health
Politics
Public Benefits
2017
Changes in Medicaid distributions worry school districts
May 15, 2017
Changes in Medicaid distributions worry school districts
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Higher Education
K-12
Public Benefits
2017
Solving the Mystery of Underachievement
May 15, 2017
Solving the Mystery of Underachievement
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Aging
Health
Politics
2017
Medicaid Expansion, Reversed by House, Is Back on Table in Senate
May 15, 2017
Medicaid Expansion, Reversed by House, Is Back on Table in Senate
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K-12
New Jersey
2017
500 Students in a One-Room School: Fallout of New Jersey’s Funding Woes
May 14, 2017
500 Students in a One-Room School: Fallout of New Jersey’s Funding Woes