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Economic Opportunity
Education
Families
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
Maryland
2020
A Maryland case asks: Should some private schools be banned from accessing public voucher dollars?
January 2, 2020
A Maryland case asks: Should some private schools be banned from accessing public voucher dollars?
In the News
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Families
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
New York
2019
NYC Expanding Fair Fares Program
December 23, 2019
NYC Expanding Fair Fares Program
In the News
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Families
Higher Education
Poverty Measurement
Arizona
2019
Nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college this year compared with 2018, according to report
December 22, 2019
Nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college this year compared with 2018, according to report
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Higher Education
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
Texas
2019
Free tuition creates great opportunities
December 22, 2019
Free tuition creates great opportunities
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Families
Public Benefits
Transportation
2019
The quiet triumph of bike share
December 17, 2019
The quiet triumph of bike share
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Education
Families
Politics
2019
Booker's plan for public schools
December 16, 2019
Booker's plan for public schools
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Families
Public Benefits
Transportation
Missouri
2019
Why Kansas City’s Free Transit Experiment Matters
December 15, 2019
Why Kansas City’s Free Transit Experiment Matters
In the News
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Education
Poverty Measurement
Texas
2019
Unlikely Graduate From UNT Dallas Shares Success Story, Plans To Break Family’s Cycle Of Poverty
December 13, 2019
Unlikely Graduate From UNT Dallas Shares Success Story, Plans To Break Family’s Cycle Of Poverty
In the News
Families
Immigration
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2019
Trump Said Local Officials Could Block Refugees. So Far, They Haven’t.
December 10, 2019
Trump Said Local Officials Could Block Refugees. So Far, They Haven’t.
In the News
Aging
Families
Housing
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2019
Seeking Solutions to the Senior Affordability Squeeze
December 6, 2019
Seeking Solutions to the Senior Affordability Squeeze
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Families
Food
K-12
Florida
2019
Free school meals safe for now
December 6, 2019
Free school meals safe for now
In the News
Aging
Families
Health
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2019
Study: Heart patients cut back on life-saving drugs due to cost
December 3, 2019
Study: Heart patients cut back on life-saving drugs due to cost
