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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

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Public Benefits
Rural Areas
2017
Ed Surge News, January 12, 2017: Rural Education: Addressing A Tension Point in the Great American Divide
January 12, 2017
Ed Surge News, January 12, 2017: Rural Education: Addressing A Tension Point in the Great American Divide
In the News
Aging
Asset Building
Poverty Measurement
2017
Chicago Sun-Times, January 11, 2017: (Opinion) Mayor: 4,368 shootings have neither one cause nor one cure
January 11, 2017
Chicago Sun-Times, January 11, 2017: (Opinion) Mayor: 4,368 shootings have neither one cause nor one cure

In the News
Aging
Asset Building
Poverty Measurement
2017
Deseret News, January 11, 2017: (Opinion) My view: The coming challenges of intergenerational poverty
January 11, 2017
Deseret News, January 11, 2017: (Opinion) My view: The coming challenges of intergenerational poverty
In the News
K-12
Place-Based
Public Benefits
2017
The Atlantic, January 10, 2017: The Gaps in New York's Free-College Plan
January 10, 2017
The Atlantic, January 10, 2017: The Gaps in New York's Free-College Plan

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Politics
Public Benefits
Racial Equity
2017
Civil Rights, January 9, 2017: Betsy DeVos is the Wrong Choice to Lead a Civil Rights Agency or American Public Education
January 9, 2017
Civil Rights, January 9, 2017: Betsy DeVos is the Wrong Choice to Lead a Civil Rights Agency or American Public Education

