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Job Quality
2016
The Week, June 13, 2016: How insane work hours became a mark of American privilege
June 10, 2016

The Week, June 13, 2016: How insane work hours became a mark of American privilege

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Aging
Housing
Maryland
2016
The Baltimore Sun, June 10, 2016: Baltimore City Council expected to approve new tax credit for low-income seniors
June 10, 2016

The Baltimore Sun, June 10, 2016: Baltimore City Council expected to approve new tax credit for low-income seniors

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Education
Job Quality
Racial Equity
2016
Kaiser Family Foundation, June 10, 2016: ACA Coverage Expansions and Low-Income Workers
June 10, 2016

Kaiser Family Foundation, June 10, 2016: ACA Coverage Expansions and Low-Income Workers

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K-12
2016
The Huffington Post, June 8, 2016: We Know How To Help Low-Income Students Succeed, We Just Aren’t Doing It
June 8, 2016

The Huffington Post, June 8, 2016: We Know How To Help Low-Income Students Succeed, We Just Aren’t Doing It

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Higher Education
2016
Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2016: Senate Bill Backs Year-Round Pell
June 8, 2016

Inside Higher Ed, June 8, 2016: Senate Bill Backs Year-Round Pell

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K-12
2016
Education Week, June 6, 2016: Low-Income Students Set Up for Academic Failure
June 6, 2016

Education Week, June 6, 2016: Low-Income Students Set Up for Academic Failure

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K-12
Virginia
2016
Nonprofit Quarterly, June 6, 2016: Virginia Lags National Average in State Spending on Low-Income Students
June 6, 2016

Nonprofit Quarterly, June 6, 2016: Virginia Lags National Average in State Spending on Low-Income Students

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Higher Education
Illinois
2016
Medill Reports, June 5, 2016: State budget crisis clouds manufacturing education at community colleges
June 5, 2016

Medill Reports, June 5, 2016: State budget crisis clouds manufacturing education at community colleges

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K-12
Virginia
2016
The Washington Post, June 4, 2016: Commonwealth Institute says Virginia is short-changing its poor students
June 4, 2016

The Washington Post, June 4, 2016: Commonwealth Institute says Virginia is short-changing its poor students

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Higher Education
2016
The Washington Post, June 3, 2016: College leaders: The admissions process is failing low-income students
June 3, 2016

The Washington Post, June 3, 2016: College leaders: The admissions process is failing low-income students

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K-12
California
2016
The Brookings Institute, June 3, 2016: In Vergara, low-income students pay...one way or another
June 3, 2016

The Brookings Institute, June 3, 2016: In Vergara, low-income students pay...one way or another

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Higher Education
2016
Inside Higher Ed, June 1, 2016: Impact of Study Abroad
June 1, 2016

Inside Higher Ed, June 1, 2016: Impact of Study Abroad