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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’

In the News
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

In the News
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?

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Higher Education
Massachusetts
2017
Why Boston Is Paying Ex-Gang Members To Go To College
June 2, 2017

Why Boston Is Paying Ex-Gang Members To Go To College

In the News
Aging
Health
2017
Many COPD Patients Struggle To Pay For Each Breath
June 2, 2017

Many COPD Patients Struggle To Pay For Each Breath

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2017
Why It Matters That Poor Kids Don’t Have Time to Play
June 1, 2017

Why It Matters That Poor Kids Don’t Have Time to Play

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Education
Rural Areas
2017
Solving the Rural Education Gap: Experts Weigh In on New Report’s Findings Tying Gap to Prosperity
June 1, 2017

Solving the Rural Education Gap: Experts Weigh In on New Report’s Findings Tying Gap to Prosperity

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Aging
LGBT
2017
Aging LGBT Adults Face Bias, Poverty And Isolation
June 1, 2017

Aging LGBT Adults Face Bias, Poverty And Isolation

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K-12
Tax and Budget
2017
How Education-Funding Formulas Target Poor Kids
June 1, 2017

How Education-Funding Formulas Target Poor Kids

In the News
Higher Education
Tax and Budget
2017
Don’t let good news on summer Pell Grants distract from the Trump budget’s damaging higher-ed proposals
June 1, 2017

Don’t let good news on summer Pell Grants distract from the Trump budget’s damaging higher-ed proposals

In the News
K-12
2017
Southern Schools Are Resegregating
May 31, 2017

Southern Schools Are Resegregating