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In the News
Higher Education
K-12
2015
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helps to increase graduation rates in Tennessee
November 26, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation helps to increase graduation rates in Tennessee

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2015
Minneapolis children's 'word gap' is first target foundation-funded mayor's program
November 25, 2015

Minneapolis children's 'word gap' is first target foundation-funded mayor's program

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Health
2015
The Greater New Orleans Foundation awards $1M in nonprofit grants
November 25, 2015

The Greater New Orleans Foundation awards $1M in nonprofit grants

In the News
Asset Building
Cities
Digital Divide
Housing
Job Quality
2015
When Moving Matters: Residential and Economic Mobility Trends in America
November 16, 2015

When Moving Matters: Residential and Economic Mobility Trends in America

In the News
Families
Housing
Pathways to Employment
Place-Based
Public Benefits
2015
Realizing the Housing Voucher Program's Potential to Enable Families to Move to Better Neighborhoods
November 11, 2015

Realizing the Housing Voucher Program's Potential to Enable Families to Move to Better Neighborhoods

In the News
Higher Education
2015
Why Federal Spending on Disadvantaged Students (Title I) Doesn't Work
November 11, 2015

Why Federal Spending on Disadvantaged Students (Title I) Doesn't Work

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
Job Quality
Juvenile Justice
K-12
2015
Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth
November 10, 2015

Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth

In the News
Families
Job Quality
Public Benefits
2015
Administering Paid Family and Medical Leave
November 7, 2015

Administering Paid Family and Medical Leave

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
Juvenile Justice
K-12
Prison Reform
2015
Point of Entry: The Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline
October 23, 2015

Point of Entry: The Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Job Quality
2015
High Quality Child Care Out of Reach for Working Families
October 11, 2015

High Quality Child Care Out of Reach for Working Families

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Cities
Higher Education
Juvenile Justice
K-12
2015
Students At Poor Minority High Schools Less Likely to Attend and Graduate College
October 10, 2015

Students At Poor Minority High Schools Less Likely to Attend and Graduate College

In the News
Job Quality
Public Benefits
2015
Tipped Workers Less Likely to be in Poverty When Paid Regular Minimum Wage
October 7, 2015

Tipped Workers Less Likely to be in Poverty When Paid Regular Minimum Wage