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K-12
2020
Teachers Union Considers Strikes Over School Reopenings
July 28, 2020

Teachers Union Considers Strikes Over School Reopenings

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Transportation
2020
How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse
July 27, 2020

How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse

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Education
2020
'Pod'-style learning benefits affluent kids and exacerbates education inequality — but it does address 3 key issues. Here's how to solve those problems equitably.
July 24, 2020

'Pod'-style learning benefits affluent kids and exacerbates education inequality — but it does address 3 key issues. Here's how to solve those problems equitably.

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Transportation
2020
Mass Transit is the Way to Get Cities Moving Again
July 23, 2020

Mass Transit is the Way to Get Cities Moving Again

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Pathways to Employment
Washington
2020
Seattle and Comcast launch $100,000 initiative to improve technology access for job seekers
July 22, 2020

Seattle and Comcast launch $100,000 initiative to improve technology access for job seekers

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Transportation
2020
COVID-19 Has Been 'Apocalyptic' for Public Transit. Will Congress Offer More Help?
July 21, 2020

COVID-19 Has Been 'Apocalyptic' for Public Transit. Will Congress Offer More Help?

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K-12
Florida
2020
Florida Education Association planning lawsuit against state to stop reopening of in-person classes
July 20, 2020

Florida Education Association planning lawsuit against state to stop reopening of in-person classes

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Transportation
2020
Public Transit Officials Fear Virus Could Send Systems Into ‘Death Spiral’
July 19, 2020

Public Transit Officials Fear Virus Could Send Systems Into ‘Death Spiral’

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K-12
New York
2020
NYC plans child care for 100,000 kids when schools partially reopen
July 17, 2020

NYC plans child care for 100,000 kids when schools partially reopen

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K-12
South Dakota
2020
Fearing fall return, parents choosing, creating education alternatives
July 17, 2020

Fearing fall return, parents choosing, creating education alternatives

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K-12
Texas
2020
'The cruelest part of the digital divide' | How millions in federal funding fails our students
July 15, 2020

'The cruelest part of the digital divide' | How millions in federal funding fails our students

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Higher Education
California
2020
Urgent deadline approaches for international college students fighting to stay in U.S.
July 14, 2020

Urgent deadline approaches for international college students fighting to stay in U.S.