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In the News
Education
Prison Reform
2017
One Man Traces His Path From Solitary Confinement to Magna Cum Laude
May 13, 2017
One Man Traces His Path From Solitary Confinement to Magna Cum Laude
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Transportation
California
2017
Should States Charge Low-Income Residents Less for Traffic Tickets?
May 13, 2017
Should States Charge Low-Income Residents Less for Traffic Tickets?
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K-12
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
Coast schools could lose close to $4 million with Trump’s proposed cuts
May 12, 2017
Coast schools could lose close to $4 million with Trump’s proposed cuts
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Higher Education
2017
The student loan system is so complicated even the experts have trouble figuring it out
May 12, 2017
The student loan system is so complicated even the experts have trouble figuring it out
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Aging
Health
2017
There’s a 20-year gap in life expectancy for people living in these parts of the U.S.
May 12, 2017
There’s a 20-year gap in life expectancy for people living in these parts of the U.S.
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Cities
K-12
Illinois
2017
Reviving Local High Schools: From Last Resort To First Choice
May 11, 2017
Reviving Local High Schools: From Last Resort To First Choice
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Health
K-12
Public Benefits
New York
2017
De Blasio, Expanding an Education Program, Dismisses Past Approaches
May 11, 2017
De Blasio, Expanding an Education Program, Dismisses Past Approaches
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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
How to Recruit Black Principals
May 11, 2017
How to Recruit Black Principals
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K-12
Politics
California
2017
Freed from regulations by Trump administration, state education board unveils the ‘California Way’
May 11, 2017
Freed from regulations by Trump administration, state education board unveils the ‘California Way’
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Aging
Health
Public Benefits
Missouri
2017
60,000 older Missourians to lose state aid for prescription drugs
May 11, 2017
60,000 older Missourians to lose state aid for prescription drugs
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Food
K-12
2017
School lunch shaming: Inside America’s hidden debt crisis
May 10, 2017
School lunch shaming: Inside America’s hidden debt crisis
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Higher Education
Tax and Budget
2017
How the Richest U.S. Colleges Get Richer Through Huge Tax Subsidies
May 10, 2017
How the Richest U.S. Colleges Get Richer Through Huge Tax Subsidies