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Aging
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Politics
2020
Bloomberg’s Plan for Social Security
February 18, 2020

Bloomberg’s Plan for Social Security

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Aging
Economic Opportunity
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2020
The Best (And Worst) States for Older Americans, Ranked
February 18, 2020

The Best (And Worst) States for Older Americans, Ranked

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Families
K-12
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
California
2020
How Khan Academy Used a Successful Experiment With California’s Long Beach Unified to Launch District Partnerships Across the Country
February 17, 2020

How Khan Academy Used a Successful Experiment With California’s Long Beach Unified to Launch District Partnerships Across the Country

In the News
Families
Job Quality
Public Benefits
Michigan
2020
Michigan official: Election Day should be a worker holiday
February 16, 2020

Michigan official: Election Day should be a worker holiday

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Higher Education
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2020
Report: Diminishing Financial Aid for Low-Income Students
February 16, 2020

Report: Diminishing Financial Aid for Low-Income Students

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Economic Opportunity
Families
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
Transportation
California
2020
Taxing bicycles would discourage cycling and disproportionately harm low-income riders
February 12, 2020

Taxing bicycles would discourage cycling and disproportionately harm low-income riders

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
Tax and Budget
2020
American Way of School Funding Is ‘Uniquely Bad’ for Inequality
February 12, 2020

American Way of School Funding Is ‘Uniquely Bad’ for Inequality

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Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Families
Immigration
Poverty Measurement
Texas
2020
This Family Survived an African Refugee Camp. Their New Challenge: Surviving Houston Without a Car.
February 11, 2020

This Family Survived an African Refugee Camp. Their New Challenge: Surviving Houston Without a Car.

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Economic Opportunity
Education
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
Racial Equity
2020
We have to do something about the black student debt crisis: Center for Responsible Lending
February 10, 2020

We have to do something about the black student debt crisis: Center for Responsible Lending

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
K-12
Public Benefits
California
2020
Less than a third of California students met or exceeded standards on new science test
February 7, 2020

Less than a third of California students met or exceeded standards on new science test

In the News
Aging
Economic Opportunity
Families
Health
Poverty Measurement
2020
Implications of CMS’s New “Healthy Adult Opportunity” Demonstrations for Medicaid
February 6, 2020

Implications of CMS’s New “Healthy Adult Opportunity” Demonstrations for Medicaid

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
K-12
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
California
2020
Proposed busing cut for low-income elementary students sparks debate
February 5, 2020

Proposed busing cut for low-income elementary students sparks debate