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In the News
Asset Building
Families
K-12
Georgia
2016
Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 16, 2016: Educating the Poorest Children of All Brings Real Challenges
August 16, 2016

Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 16, 2016: Educating the Poorest Children of All Brings Real Challenges

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
K-12
New Jersey
2016
Daily Record, August 16, 2016: N.J.’s School-Funding Puzzle: Study Shows Aid Isn’t a Cure-All
August 16, 2016

Daily Record, August 16, 2016: N.J.’s School-Funding Puzzle: Study Shows Aid Isn’t a Cure-All

In the News
K-12
2016
The New York Times, August 16, 2016: Taking Summer School to Get Ahead, Not Catch Up
August 16, 2016

The New York Times, August 16, 2016: Taking Summer School to Get Ahead, Not Catch Up

In the News
Place-Based
Transportation
2016
The Week, August 16, 2016: (Opinion) Why Replacing the Bus with Uber is Actually Pretty Smart
August 16, 2016

The Week, August 16, 2016: (Opinion) Why Replacing the Bus with Uber is Actually Pretty Smart

In the News
Asset Building
Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
Politics
Public Benefits
2016
Politico, August 15, 2016: The Economic Idea Missing from Clinton’s Jobs Plan
August 15, 2016

Politico, August 15, 2016: The Economic Idea Missing from Clinton’s Jobs Plan

In the News
Higher Education
2016
The Washington Post, August 15, 2016: Why College Isn’t the ‘Great Equalizer’ Between Poor and More Affluent Students
August 15, 2016

The Washington Post, August 15, 2016: Why College Isn’t the ‘Great Equalizer’ Between Poor and More Affluent Students

In the News
Cities
Housing
K-12
New York
2016
New York Daily News, August 14, 2016: Disaster Predicted for Obama Desegregation Plan for City’s Poor
August 14, 2016

New York Daily News, August 14, 2016: Disaster Predicted for Obama Desegregation Plan for City’s Poor

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Racial Equity
2016
Education Dive, August 8, 2016: Measuring the impact of poverty in education
August 10, 2016

Education Dive, August 8, 2016: Measuring the impact of poverty in education

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
California
2016
The Hechinger Report, August 8, 2016: Pop-ups bring preschool to low-income communities
August 8, 2016

The Hechinger Report, August 8, 2016: Pop-ups bring preschool to low-income communities

In the News
Higher Education
2016
The Washington Post, August 4, 2016: Wealthy universities are doing a poor job helping low-income students, report says
August 4, 2016

The Washington Post, August 4, 2016: Wealthy universities are doing a poor job helping low-income students, report says

In the News
Pathways to Employment
2016
Bloomberg, August 3, 2016: An Agenda to Help the Poor Up the Economic Ladder
August 3, 2016

Bloomberg, August 3, 2016: An Agenda to Help the Poor Up the Economic Ladder

In the News
K-12
Texas
2016
Houston Chronicle, August 2, 2016: School closures hit black, poor students the hardest
August 2, 2016

Houston Chronicle, August 2, 2016: School closures hit black, poor students the hardest