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In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Housing
K-12
Texas
2019
Kids who switch schools struggle. Austin has a solution to help parents find secure homes
March 28, 2019

Kids who switch schools struggle. Austin has a solution to help parents find secure homes

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Higher Education
2019
The Implicit Punishment of Daring to Go to College When Poor
March 28, 2019

The Implicit Punishment of Daring to Go to College When Poor

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Cities
Transportation
Texas
2019
Study: Transit-Dependent Houstonians Are Struggling With Poor Sidewalks
March 25, 2019

Study: Transit-Dependent Houstonians Are Struggling With Poor Sidewalks

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2019
What if March Madness were about equity instead of sports?
March 25, 2019

What if March Madness were about equity instead of sports?

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Aging
Asset Building
2019
Growing Inequality In Retirement Follows From Decades Of Wrongheaded Policies
March 25, 2019

Growing Inequality In Retirement Follows From Decades Of Wrongheaded Policies

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Higher Education
K-12
2019
The perfectly legal inequalities in America's rigged educational system
March 24, 2019

The perfectly legal inequalities in America's rigged educational system

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Aging
Families
Health
Rural Areas
2019
How these grandparents became America’s unofficial social safety net
March 23, 2019

How these grandparents became America’s unofficial social safety net

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Higher Education
2019
How Admissions Really Work: If The College Admissions Scandal Shocked You, Read This
March 23, 2019

How Admissions Really Work: If The College Admissions Scandal Shocked You, Read This

In the News
K-12
Tennessee
2019
Tennessee’s governor says he wants to help low-income students in failing schools. But his voucher and charter plans cast a much wider net.
March 22, 2019

Tennessee’s governor says he wants to help low-income students in failing schools. But his voucher and charter plans cast a much wider net.

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Higher Education
California
2019
Financial aid still comes with crippling debt for some UC students, study finds
March 22, 2019

Financial aid still comes with crippling debt for some UC students, study finds

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Digital Divide
Education
Pathways to Employment
Women
2019
Parents of girls, low-income students less likely to urge kids to study computers
March 21, 2019

Parents of girls, low-income students less likely to urge kids to study computers

In the News
Higher Education
2019
Trump has some suggestions to help student loan debt, for better and worse
March 20, 2019

Trump has some suggestions to help student loan debt, for better and worse