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In the News
K-12
Maryland
2019
Kids In Maryland’s Poorest County Are Among The State’s Most Prepared For Kindergarten. Here’s Why.
May 8, 2019

Kids In Maryland’s Poorest County Are Among The State’s Most Prepared For Kindergarten. Here’s Why.

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Higher Education
K-12
2019
Rethinking school choice policies, the ‘myth of meritocracy’
May 7, 2019

Rethinking school choice policies, the ‘myth of meritocracy’

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Cities
Food
K-12
Tennessee
2019
How One Nashville School Is Adapting To A Gentrifying Neighborhood
May 7, 2019

How One Nashville School Is Adapting To A Gentrifying Neighborhood

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Jobs
Transportation
2019
Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking
May 7, 2019

Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking

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Higher Education
2019
Free College, the Best Version
May 7, 2019

Free College, the Best Version

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Housing
K-12
New York
2019
Rent control is an education solution: Frequently displaced youngsters struggle in school
May 6, 2019

Rent control is an education solution: Frequently displaced youngsters struggle in school

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Immigration
K-12
Poverty Measurement
Maryland
2019
Baltimore school with large immigrant population loses vital funding source
May 6, 2019

Baltimore school with large immigrant population loses vital funding source

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Immigration
LGBT
Maine
2019
Maine Senators Push To Add LGBT People To Fair Housing Act
May 6, 2019

Maine Senators Push To Add LGBT People To Fair Housing Act

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Higher Education
Pathways to Employment
2019
What if we hired for skills, not degrees?
May 4, 2019

What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

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K-12
New York
2019
Charters can help traditional schools: Instead of 'us vs. them,’ both sides of the public education battle should embrace ‘win-win’
May 3, 2019

Charters can help traditional schools: Instead of 'us vs. them,’ both sides of the public education battle should embrace ‘win-win’

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Higher Education
K-12
2019
Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear
May 3, 2019

Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear

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Asset Building
K-12
Pennsylvania
2019
At this school, many parents don’t have bank accounts, but the students are learning to be millionaires
May 3, 2019

At this school, many parents don’t have bank accounts, but the students are learning to be millionaires