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In the News
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
In the News
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
In the News
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
In the News
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.
In the News
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
In the News
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
In the News
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
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Families
Immigration
Public Benefits
Texas
2020
Texas Mayors to Governor: More Refugees, Please
February 5, 2020
Texas Mayors to Governor: More Refugees, Please
In the News
Higher Education
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
Racial Equity
2020
WEST: It’s Black History Month, But Something Is Different This Time
February 4, 2020
WEST: It’s Black History Month, But Something Is Different This Time
In the News
Families
K-12
Politics
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2020
Which presidential candidate will best educate our children?
February 3, 2020
Which presidential candidate will best educate our children?
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Environment
Families
Immigration
Poverty Measurement
2020
Where America's Climate Migrants Will Go As Sea Level Rises
February 3, 2020
Where America's Climate Migrants Will Go As Sea Level Rises