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In the News
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
In the News
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
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Higher Education
2019
Study Finds More Low-Income Students Attending College
May 23, 2019
Study Finds More Low-Income Students Attending College
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Cities
Transportation
California
2019
Is Metro ridership down because low-income passengers are leaving LA?
May 23, 2019
Is Metro ridership down because low-income passengers are leaving LA?
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Higher Education
2019
Low-Income and Minority Students Are Growing Share of Enrollments, and 2 Other Takeaways From New Study
May 22, 2019
Low-Income and Minority Students Are Growing Share of Enrollments, and 2 Other Takeaways From New Study
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K-12
Racial Equity
Louisiana
2019
The Resegregation of Baton Rouge Public Schools
May 21, 2019
The Resegregation of Baton Rouge Public Schools
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Higher Education
2019
Why are so many American college students living in poverty?
May 21, 2019
Why are so many American college students living in poverty?
A new study reveals how many college students are going hungry and experiencing homelessness. NBC’s Jacob Soboroff joins Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi to take a look at the extraordinary numbers and why so many American students are living in poverty.
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Housing
Immigration
2019
Newt Gingrich: HUD Chief Ben Carson protects poor Americans and enforces the law – Why is that a problem?
May 20, 2019
Newt Gingrich: HUD Chief Ben Carson protects poor Americans and enforces the law – Why is that a problem?
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Higher Education
Tax and Budget
2019
Unintended Consequences of GOP Tax Law
May 20, 2019
Unintended Consequences of GOP Tax Law
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Higher Education
2019
What Happens When a Billionaire Swoops In to Solve the Student-Debt Crisis
May 19, 2019
What Happens When a Billionaire Swoops In to Solve the Student-Debt Crisis
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K-12
Poverty Measurement
2019
Change in how poverty is calculated has decreased funding for a Baltimore school
May 19, 2019
Change in how poverty is calculated has decreased funding for a Baltimore school