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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
In the News
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
In the News
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
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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?
In the News
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
In the News
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
In the News
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.
In the News
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
In the News
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
