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In the News
Higher Education
2016
The Week, January 19, 2016: New FAFSA system complicates financial aid for low-income students
January 19, 2016
The Week, January 19, 2016: New FAFSA system complicates financial aid for low-income students
In the News
K-12
2016
Take Part, January 19, 2016: NAACP Teams With Low-Income Children's Program to Help Parents Too
January 19, 2016
Take Part, January 19, 2016: NAACP Teams With Low-Income Children's Program to Help Parents Too
In the News
Higher Education
2016
The Hechinger Report, January 19, 2016: Fewer than one in seven community college students transfer and get a bachelor’s degree — but there is new hope
January 19, 2016
The Hechinger Report, January 19, 2016: Fewer than one in seven community college students transfer and get a bachelor’s degree — but there is new hope
In the News
Higher Education
Illinois
2016
Progress Illinois, January 19, 2016: Report: Low-Income Students Face Unfair Barriers To Nation's Top Schools
January 19, 2016
Progress Illinois, January 19, 2016: Report: Low-Income Students Face Unfair Barriers To Nation's Top Schools
In the News
Higher Education
2016
Inside Higher Ed, January 18, 2016: FAFSA Trouble
January 17, 2016
Inside Higher Ed, January 18, 2016: FAFSA Trouble
In the News
Higher Education
2016
NPR, January 15, 2016: 5 Ways Elite-College Admissions Shut Out Poor Kids
January 15, 2016
NPR, January 15, 2016: 5 Ways Elite-College Admissions Shut Out Poor Kids
In the News
Higher Education
2016
The Center for Law and Social Policy, January 14, 2016:
January 14, 2016
The Center for Law and Social Policy, January 14, 2016:
In the News
K-12
Mississippi
2016
Center for American Progress, January 14, 2016: Lessons From State Performance on NAEP
January 14, 2016
Center for American Progress, January 14, 2016: Lessons From State Performance on NAEP
In the News
Higher Education
2016
TIME, January 12, 2016: Should Low-Income Students Get More Preference in College Admissions?
January 12, 2016
TIME, January 12, 2016: Should Low-Income Students Get More Preference in College Admissions?
In the News
Education
2016
The Hechinger Report, January 11, 2016: Report proposes new definition of “merit” to help low-income college applicants
January 11, 2016
The Hechinger Report, January 11, 2016: Report proposes new definition of “merit” to help low-income college applicants
In the News
K-12
2016
The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11, 2016: Foundation Urges Admissions Offices to Create a ‘Poverty Preference’
January 11, 2016
The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11, 2016: Foundation Urges Admissions Offices to Create a ‘Poverty Preference’
In the News
Higher Education
Politics
2016
Santa Fe New Mexican, January 10, 2016: Congressman's proposal: Ease tuition burdens with funds from massive endowments
January 10, 2016
Santa Fe New Mexican, January 10, 2016: Congressman's proposal: Ease tuition burdens with funds from massive endowments
