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In the News
Job Quality
California
2016
Forbes, April 10, 2016: (Op-Ed) If California's $15 Minimum Wage Isn't Going To Reduce Poverty Then Why Bother Doing It?
April 10, 2016
Forbes, April 10, 2016: (Op-Ed) If California's $15 Minimum Wage Isn't Going To Reduce Poverty Then Why Bother Doing It?

In the News
Education
Racial Equity
2016
Education Week, April 10, 2016: Black, Latino Parents Say Expectations for Poor Children Too Low in Public Schools
April 10, 2016
Education Week, April 10, 2016: Black, Latino Parents Say Expectations for Poor Children Too Low in Public Schools

In the News
Higher Education
Pathways to Employment
2016
MI College Receives $449K Kellogg Foundation Job Training Grant to Help Low-Income Residents Earn Living Wage
April 7, 2016
MI College Receives $449K Kellogg Foundation Job Training Grant to Help Low-Income Residents Earn Living Wage
In the News
K-12
Pathways to Employment
2016
The Christian Science Monitor, April 7, 2016: A young entrepreneur shows low-income teens how to launch a business
April 7, 2016
The Christian Science Monitor, April 7, 2016: A young entrepreneur shows low-income teens how to launch a business

In the News
Education
Racial Equity
Women
2016
NoVo Foundation Makes Respectable $90M Investment in Girls and Women of Color
April 6, 2016
NoVo Foundation Makes Respectable $90M Investment in Girls and Women of Color
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Health
Job Quality
2016
International Business Times, April 6, 2016: Expanding Medicaid Eligibility Would Help Low-Income Workers Find Better Jobs: Study
April 6, 2016
International Business Times, April 6, 2016: Expanding Medicaid Eligibility Would Help Low-Income Workers Find Better Jobs: Study

In the News
Higher Education
2016
The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2016: When States Tie Money to Colleges’ Performance, Low-Income Students May Suffer
April 6, 2016
The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2016: When States Tie Money to Colleges’ Performance, Low-Income Students May Suffer

In the News
Higher Education
2016
The Seventy-Four, April 6, 2016: Remedial Courses Come With Steep Price Tag — And Low-Income Students Aren’t The Only Ones Footing the Bill
April 6, 2016
The Seventy-Four, April 6, 2016: Remedial Courses Come With Steep Price Tag — And Low-Income Students Aren’t The Only Ones Footing the Bill

In the News
Education
Pathways to Employment
Place-Based
Ohio
2016
Cleveland Foundation Awards $21.3 Million in Grants in First Quarter 2016
April 5, 2016
Cleveland Foundation Awards $21.3 Million in Grants in First Quarter 2016
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Illinois
2016
McHenry County Foundation Awards $250,000 to Illinois Area Nonprofits
April 4, 2016
McHenry County Foundation Awards $250,000 to Illinois Area Nonprofits
In the News
Higher Education
2016
Inside Higher Ed, April 4, 2016: Gaming the Formula
April 4, 2016
Inside Higher Ed, April 4, 2016: Gaming the Formula
In the News
Higher Education
2016
Education DIVE, April 4, 2016: Higher education risk impacts low-income students most
April 4, 2016
Education DIVE, April 4, 2016: Higher education risk impacts low-income students most

