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In the News
Transportation
2020
The Health Of Public Transportation Systems
December 7, 2020
The Health Of Public Transportation Systems
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Education
California
2020
Families Sue California Over Inequalities In Online Education for Low-Income Black and Latino Students, Suit Is First of Its Kind
December 6, 2020
Families Sue California Over Inequalities In Online Education for Low-Income Black and Latino Students, Suit Is First of Its Kind
In the News
Transportation
2020
‘Existential Peril’: Mass Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S.
December 6, 2020
‘Existential Peril’: Mass Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S.
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Education
Immigration
Pennsylvania
2020
Brave new world: Students from immigrant families in Philadelphia give inside view on adjustment to remote learning
December 4, 2020
Brave new world: Students from immigrant families in Philadelphia give inside view on adjustment to remote learning
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Higher Education
2020
Inside American Express's virtual mentorship program that's helping low-income teens get into and pay for college
November 29, 2020
Inside American Express's virtual mentorship program that's helping low-income teens get into and pay for college
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Aging
California
2020
Frustrated, lonely and isolated, low-income seniors are hit hard by the pandemic
November 27, 2020
Frustrated, lonely and isolated, low-income seniors are hit hard by the pandemic
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K-12
2020
How deteriorating schools fuel the inequality crisis amid COVID-19
November 25, 2020
How deteriorating schools fuel the inequality crisis amid COVID-19
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
2020
As Covid Cases Surged, a School District Reopened. Here’s What Came Next.https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-district-reopens-then-closes-how-to-chart-a-path-forward-11606137700
November 22, 2020
As Covid Cases Surged, a School District Reopened. Here’s What Came Next.https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-district-reopens-then-closes-how-to-chart-a-path-forward-11606137700
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Higher Education
2020
College applicants are down, especially among low-income students, Common App says
November 21, 2020
College applicants are down, especially among low-income students, Common App says
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Digital Divide
K-12
2020
Math Knowledge Is Another Casualty of the Pandemic
November 20, 2020
Math Knowledge Is Another Casualty of the Pandemic
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Aging
Racial Equity
New York
2020
Highest Covid Death Rates in New York City Found in Black, Poor, Older People
November 19, 2020
Highest Covid Death Rates in New York City Found in Black, Poor, Older People
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K-12
2020
Mass Nationwide School Closures Loom as Coronavirus Cases Spike
November 17, 2020
Mass Nationwide School Closures Loom as Coronavirus Cases Spike