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In the News
Higher Education
2020
Black college enrollment sharply down during Covid summer of 2020
September 8, 2020
Black college enrollment sharply down during Covid summer of 2020
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
2020
New Data Suggest Pandemic May Not Just Be Leaving Low-Income Students Behind; It May Be Propelling Wealthier Ones Even Further Ahead
September 8, 2020
New Data Suggest Pandemic May Not Just Be Leaving Low-Income Students Behind; It May Be Propelling Wealthier Ones Even Further Ahead
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
2020
Strong Links Between Automation and Inequality: Job-Replacing Tech Has Directly Driven the Income Gap Since the Late 1980s
September 8, 2020
Strong Links Between Automation and Inequality: Job-Replacing Tech Has Directly Driven the Income Gap Since the Late 1980s
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Pathways to Employment
2020
As the pandemic sent workers home, remote job listings jumped 61% since last year
September 3, 2020
As the pandemic sent workers home, remote job listings jumped 61% since last year
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Digital Divide
Education
South Carolina
2020
Affordable learning pod options for families
September 2, 2020
Affordable learning pod options for families
In the News
Transportation
Illinois
2020
Is this 'Futurebus' design the answer to public transportation in the age of Covid-19?
September 1, 2020
Is this 'Futurebus' design the answer to public transportation in the age of Covid-19?
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Immigration
Texas
2020
This loan company was founded to help Latino immigrants. It has sued thousands of low-income Latinos during the pandemic.
August 31, 2020
This loan company was founded to help Latino immigrants. It has sued thousands of low-income Latinos during the pandemic.
In the News
Transportation
2020
Public transit faces 'death spiral' without $32bn injection from Congress
August 30, 2020
Public transit faces 'death spiral' without $32bn injection from Congress
In the News
Health
Immigration
Massachusetts
2020
Immigration status, housing, and food-service work explain Covid-19’s burden on Latinos
August 27, 2020
Immigration status, housing, and food-service work explain Covid-19’s burden on Latinos
In the News
K-12
Florida
2020
School reopening lawsuit: Judge rules in favor of Florida teachers
August 25, 2020
School reopening lawsuit: Judge rules in favor of Florida teachers
In the News
Higher Education
Justice System
2020
Why U.S. Colleges Are Failing at Justice Education
August 25, 2020
Why U.S. Colleges Are Failing at Justice Education
In the News
Education
Michigan
2020
Arithmetic of inequality: Path to education funding reform fraught with deals from the past
August 23, 2020
Arithmetic of inequality: Path to education funding reform fraught with deals from the past
