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In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Low-Income, Minority Students Lag in High School Grad Rates
May 3, 2017
Low-Income, Minority Students Lag in High School Grad Rates
In the News
Higher Education
Racial Equity
2017
These students are the least likely to graduate from high school
May 3, 2017
These students are the least likely to graduate from high school
In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
2017
Whites Only: School Segregation Is Back, From Birmingham to San Francisco
May 2, 2017
Whites Only: School Segregation Is Back, From Birmingham to San Francisco
In the News
Higher Education
2017
This government outage is putting millions of student loan borrowers at risk
May 2, 2017
This government outage is putting millions of student loan borrowers at risk
In the News
Higher Education
2017
Top universities could take thousands more low-income students, study says
May 2, 2017
Top universities could take thousands more low-income students, study says
In the News
Higher Education
2017
An inside look at the opaque and frustrating pricing system at private colleges
May 2, 2017
An inside look at the opaque and frustrating pricing system at private colleges
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2017
Lunch-shaming in schools has no place in the battle against child poverty
May 2, 2017
Lunch-shaming in schools has no place in the battle against child poverty
In the News
Digital Divide
K-12
2017
Parents in low-income families heavily support classroom tech use
May 1, 2017
Parents in low-income families heavily support classroom tech use
In the News
Education
2017
To Help Tackle Inequality, Remember the Advantages You’ve Had
April 28, 2017
To Help Tackle Inequality, Remember the Advantages You’ve Had
In the News
K-12
District of Columbia
2017
What a New Study on Vouchers Means for Trump's Agenda
April 28, 2017
What a New Study on Vouchers Means for Trump's Agenda
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Pathways to Employment
2017
A Path Out Of Poverty: Career Training + Quality Pre K
April 28, 2017
A Path Out Of Poverty: Career Training + Quality Pre K
In the News
Cities
Poverty Measurement
Racial Equity
Transportation
California
2017
Map of poorest SF areas — and communities of color — redrawn to net better transit
April 26, 2017
Map of poorest SF areas — and communities of color — redrawn to net better transit
