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In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Immigration
Politics
Racial Equity
2017
The New York Times, January 25, 2017: ‘The Only Way We Can Fight Back Is to Excel’
January 25, 2017

The New York Times, January 25, 2017: ‘The Only Way We Can Fight Back Is to Excel’

In the News
Asset Building
Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
California
2017
The Christian Science Monitor, January 24, 2017: Why Cal State L.A. turns most low-income students into top earners
January 24, 2017

The Christian Science Monitor, January 24, 2017: Why Cal State L.A. turns most low-income students into top earners

In the News
Aging
Health
Place-Based
Poverty Measurement
Connecticut
2017
NBC, January 24, 2017: 'Tremendously Troubling' Study Finds US Cancer Death Rate Soars Where Poverty, Obesity, Smoking Are High
January 24, 2017

NBC, January 24, 2017: 'Tremendously Troubling' Study Finds US Cancer Death Rate Soars Where Poverty, Obesity, Smoking Are High

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Politics
Public Benefits
2017
Slate, January 23, 2017: Betsy DeVos’ Big Education Idea Doesn’t Work
January 23, 2017

Slate, January 23, 2017: Betsy DeVos’ Big Education Idea Doesn’t Work

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Place-Based
Public Benefits
2017
The Washington Post, January 22, 2017: How a small high school learned to challenge every student
January 22, 2017

The Washington Post, January 22, 2017: How a small high school learned to challenge every student

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2017
24/7 Wall Street, January 20, 2017: States With the Best (and Worst) Schools
January 20, 2017

24/7 Wall Street, January 20, 2017: States With the Best (and Worst) Schools

In the News
Housing
Place-Based
Poverty Measurement
Transportation
2017
The Legal Examiner, January 19, 2017: Why Some Communities Are so Pedestrian-Unfriendly
January 19, 2017

The Legal Examiner, January 19, 2017: Why Some Communities Are so Pedestrian-Unfriendly

In the News
Education
Jobs
Poverty Measurement
2017
Paste Magazine, January 19, 2017: Adjunct Professors and Grad Students Are the Working Poor, and They Need Unions
January 19, 2017

Paste Magazine, January 19, 2017: Adjunct Professors and Grad Students Are the Working Poor, and They Need Unions

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Politics
2017
CNS News, January 18, 2017: Sanders Lectures DeVos on ‘Oligarchs,’ Suggests Her Money Got Her Where She Is
January 18, 2017

CNS News, January 18, 2017: Sanders Lectures DeVos on ‘Oligarchs,’ Suggests Her Money Got Her Where She Is

In the News
Aging
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Poverty Measurement
Tax and Budget
North Carolina
2017
WUNC 90.5, January 17, 2017: More People Over 60 Are Struggling To Pay Off Student Loans, Report Finds
January 17, 2017

WUNC 90.5, January 17, 2017: More People Over 60 Are Struggling To Pay Off Student Loans, Report Finds

In the News
Place-Based
Poverty Measurement
Transportation
2017
US News & World Report, January 17, 2017: Foxx: Private dollars alone can't solve transportation woes
January 17, 2017

US News & World Report, January 17, 2017: Foxx: Private dollars alone can't solve transportation woes

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2017
VOA, January 14, 2017: For Poor Students, Getting into College Is Harder Than It Seems
January 14, 2017

VOA, January 14, 2017: For Poor Students, Getting into College Is Harder Than It Seems