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Economic Opportunity
Higher Education
Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
2023
Opinion: Higher education as a path out of poverty is now more myth than reality
January 30, 2023

Opinion: Higher education as a path out of poverty is now more myth than reality

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Equity
K-12
Oregon
2023
‘Takes a village’: Non-profit brings educational equality to students in need
January 26, 2023

‘Takes a village’: Non-profit brings educational equality to students in need

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Cities
Economic Opportunity
Families
Politics
Public Benefits
Washington
2023
Seattle launches 'first-of-its-kind' program offering low-income families free public transit
January 25, 2023

Seattle launches 'first-of-its-kind' program offering low-income families free public transit

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COVID
Families
Hunger
Politics
Poverty Measurement
2023
'This isn't trivial': Applying for welfare benefits is too difficult, low-income Americans say
January 25, 2023

'This isn't trivial': Applying for welfare benefits is too difficult, low-income Americans say

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Aging
Asset Building
Cities
Poverty Measurement
New York
2023
Staten Island’s 65+ population balloons over last decade, and 3,000 more live in poverty, study says
January 25, 2023

Staten Island’s 65+ population balloons over last decade, and 3,000 more live in poverty, study says

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Families
Health
Housing
Immigration
Politics
Maine
2023
This new initiative funded by the EPA aims to help new Mainers advocate for safe housing
January 24, 2023

This new initiative funded by the EPA aims to help new Mainers advocate for safe housing

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COVID
Cities
Digital Divide
Families
Higher Education
2023
Irrigating America's Driest Digital Desert
January 24, 2023

Irrigating America's Driest Digital Desert

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Job Quality
K-12
Politics
Michigan
2023
Rural struggles: Teachers ‘live in a poverty level’
January 24, 2023

Rural struggles: Teachers ‘live in a poverty level’

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COVID
Economic Opportunity
Families
Politics
Public Benefits
2023
Inflation Relief Checks 2023: What To Know If You Live in These Southern States
January 23, 2023

Inflation Relief Checks 2023: What To Know If You Live in These Southern States