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Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
Politics
Public Benefits
Women
2017
Campus child care made it possible for this young parent to graduate college. Now Trump wants to ax the program.
May 18, 2017

Campus child care made it possible for this young parent to graduate college. Now Trump wants to ax the program.

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K-12
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
The 4 Most Notable Cuts in Trump’s Education Budget — and Why Some Say It’s ‘Dead on Arrival’
May 18, 2017

The 4 Most Notable Cuts in Trump’s Education Budget — and Why Some Say It’s ‘Dead on Arrival’

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K-12
Florida
2017
Cops and kindergartners share lunch, and more, in a Miami neighborhood hit hard by crime
May 17, 2017

Cops and kindergartners share lunch, and more, in a Miami neighborhood hit hard by crime

In the News
K-12
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
Trump Budget Reported to Use Title I, Research Aid to Push Choice
May 17, 2017

Trump Budget Reported to Use Title I, Research Aid to Push Choice

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Aging
Health
2017
Death – the ultimate form of inequality
May 17, 2017

Death – the ultimate form of inequality

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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Sherrilyn Ifill: DeVos has a lot to learn about education and race
May 17, 2017

Sherrilyn Ifill: DeVos has a lot to learn about education and race

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K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Education Gap Widens Between Black & White Students
May 17, 2017

Education Gap Widens Between Black & White Students

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Higher Education
K-12
Politics
Tax and Budget
2017
Trump’s first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice
May 17, 2017

Trump’s first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice

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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

In the News
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