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In the News
Asset Building
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Families
2016
Chalkbeat, August 30, 2016: Access to After-School Programs Remains a Problem in Low-Income Communities, Report Finds
August 30, 2016
Chalkbeat, August 30, 2016: Access to After-School Programs Remains a Problem in Low-Income Communities, Report Finds
In the News
Asset Building
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
2016
The Seattle Times, August 30, 2016: Back-To-School Shopping Divide: $195 Headbands and $1 Glue Sticks
August 30, 2016
The Seattle Times, August 30, 2016: Back-To-School Shopping Divide: $195 Headbands and $1 Glue Sticks
In the News
Asset Building
Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
2016
The New York Times, August 30, 2016: College Group Sues U.S., Saying It’s Target of Political Agenda
August 30, 2016
The New York Times, August 30, 2016: College Group Sues U.S., Saying It’s Target of Political Agenda
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2016
U.S. News and World Report, August 30, 2016: Charter Schools: The Reform that Sticks
August 30, 2016
U.S. News and World Report, August 30, 2016: Charter Schools: The Reform that Sticks
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Families
2016
The Atlantic, August 30, 2016: The Myth of the ‘Miracle School’
August 30, 2016
The Atlantic, August 30, 2016: The Myth of the ‘Miracle School’
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Health
K-12
2016
Business Insider, August 30, 2016: Giving Low-Income Schools Washing Machines Solves One f Their Biggest Problems
August 30, 2016
Business Insider, August 30, 2016: Giving Low-Income Schools Washing Machines Solves One f Their Biggest Problems
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Housing
K-12
California
2016
Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2016: California Bill to Extend School-Choice Law Faces Allegations of Inequity
August 30, 2016
Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2016: California Bill to Extend School-Choice Law Faces Allegations of Inequity
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Housing
K-12
Racial Equity
California
2016
KQED News, August 30, 2016: Two Moms Choose Between Separate and Unequal Schools in Oakland
August 30, 2016
KQED News, August 30, 2016: Two Moms Choose Between Separate and Unequal Schools in Oakland
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Immigration
Politics
2016
The Huffington Post, August 29, 2016: Why Our Next President Must Support Undocumented Parents
August 29, 2016
The Huffington Post, August 29, 2016: Why Our Next President Must Support Undocumented Parents
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Place-Based
Public Benefits
2016
U.S. News and World Report, August 29, 2016: Confusion Over Purpose of U.S. Education System
August 29, 2016
U.S. News and World Report, August 29, 2016: Confusion Over Purpose of U.S. Education System
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2016
U.S. News and World Report, August 29, 2016: A Longer Year Won’t Fix Every School
August 29, 2016
U.S. News and World Report, August 29, 2016: A Longer Year Won’t Fix Every School
In the News
Families
Health
Transportation
Texas
2016
The Dallas Morning News, August 29, 2016: Words to Live By: Baylor Scott and White to Text High-Risk Patients
August 29, 2016
The Dallas Morning News, August 29, 2016: Words to Live By: Baylor Scott and White to Text High-Risk Patients
