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In the News
Immigration
Jobs
2020
Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ in Search of a Job Are Being Turned Away
August 20, 2020

Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ in Search of a Job Are Being Turned Away

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Health
K-12
Massachusetts
2020
Massachusetts requires most students to get flu vaccine to ease burden on health system during pandemic
August 20, 2020

Massachusetts requires most students to get flu vaccine to ease burden on health system during pandemic

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Health
Higher Education
2020
Contact tracing apps have been a bust. States bet college kids can change that.
August 20, 2020

Contact tracing apps have been a bust. States bet college kids can change that.

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Transportation
California
2020
Mobility in the Pandemic — and After
August 18, 2020

Mobility in the Pandemic — and After

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Higher Education
2020
Notre Dame and University of North Carolina abandon in-person classes after COVID cases grow — and outbreaks are happening at several other campuses
August 18, 2020

Notre Dame and University of North Carolina abandon in-person classes after COVID cases grow — and outbreaks are happening at several other campuses

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Transportation
2020
The nation’s biggest public transit system is facing ruin. Will Congress save it?
August 16, 2020

The nation’s biggest public transit system is facing ruin. Will Congress save it?

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Education
Rural Areas
2020
Rural families without internet face tough choice on school
August 14, 2020

Rural families without internet face tough choice on school

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
California
2020
A generation left behind? Online learning cheats poor students, Times survey finds
August 13, 2020

A generation left behind? Online learning cheats poor students, Times survey finds

In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2020
Pivot to remote learning creates a chance to reinvent K-12 education
August 12, 2020

Pivot to remote learning creates a chance to reinvent K-12 education

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Health
Transportation
2020
Children Are Not Immune
August 11, 2020

Children Are Not Immune

In the News
Transportation
Florida
2020
Feds offer $460M in public transportation grants to several cities, including Tampa
August 11, 2020

Feds offer $460M in public transportation grants to several cities, including Tampa

In the News
Education
2020
COVID-19 is widening the education gap. This is how we can stop it
August 10, 2020

COVID-19 is widening the education gap. This is how we can stop it