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In the News
K-12
2019
D.C. Increases Funding For Early Childhood Education — But By Less Than What Advocates Hoped
May 30, 2019
D.C. Increases Funding For Early Childhood Education — But By Less Than What Advocates Hoped
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Families
Higher Education
California
2019
Newsom's plan to aid parents enrolled in California colleges runs into resistance
May 30, 2019
Newsom's plan to aid parents enrolled in California colleges runs into resistance
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Transportation
New York
2019
TLC’s Unjust Confiscation of Cars Merits Scrutiny
May 30, 2019
TLC’s Unjust Confiscation of Cars Merits Scrutiny
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Cities
Housing
Transportation
Louisiana
2019
Better transportation options could help transform housing, too
May 29, 2019
Better transportation options could help transform housing, too
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K-12
2019
Biden Calls for More Federal Funds for Schools, Universal Pre-K
May 28, 2019
Biden Calls for More Federal Funds for Schools, Universal Pre-K
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Immigration
Public Benefits
2019
How Trump's Latest Crackdown on Public Benefits Fits Into His Immigration Plans
May 28, 2019
How Trump's Latest Crackdown on Public Benefits Fits Into His Immigration Plans
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Higher Education
2019
Why Are the Wealthy More Likely to Get Extra Time on the SAT?
May 28, 2019
Why Are the Wealthy More Likely to Get Extra Time on the SAT?
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Higher Education
Washington
2019
Could you go to college tuition-free in Washington? Here’s how to find out
May 28, 2019
Could you go to college tuition-free in Washington? Here’s how to find out
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
2019
One simple way schools and parents can help turn a teenager’s life around
May 28, 2019
One simple way schools and parents can help turn a teenager’s life around
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Higher Education
2019
Inside the Reardon-Hanushek clash over 50 years of achievement gaps
May 27, 2019
Inside the Reardon-Hanushek clash over 50 years of achievement gaps
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Higher Education
2019
More low-income students are attending college, but they’re still playing catch-up on their wealthier peers
May 23, 2019
More low-income students are attending college, but they’re still playing catch-up on their wealthier peers
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K-12
Politics
2019
Sanders’s Education Plan Renews Debate Over Charter Schools and Segregation
May 23, 2019
Sanders’s Education Plan Renews Debate Over Charter Schools and Segregation
