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Job Quality
2019
Where the Good Jobs Are
May 2, 2019

Where the Good Jobs Are

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K-12
Racial Equity
2019
Still Separate, Still Unequal: Teaching about School Segregation and Educational Inequality
May 2, 2019

Still Separate, Still Unequal: Teaching about School Segregation and Educational Inequality

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Higher Education
Hunger
2019
Pay Tuition or Eat Dinner? Nearly Half of All State College Students Go Hungry
May 2, 2019

Pay Tuition or Eat Dinner? Nearly Half of All State College Students Go Hungry

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Aging
Health
2019
House Calls Can Lead to Dramatically Better Health Outcomes Among the Elderly
May 1, 2019

House Calls Can Lead to Dramatically Better Health Outcomes Among the Elderly

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Immigration
Racial Equity
Tax and Budget
Massachusetts
2019
Weaponizing The Census Would Hurt Massachusetts
April 30, 2019

Weaponizing The Census Would Hurt Massachusetts

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Families
Higher Education
Women
2019
'Do They Kick Out Pregnant People?' Navigating College With Kids
April 30, 2019

'Do They Kick Out Pregnant People?' Navigating College With Kids

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K-12
Women
2019
Girls Outscore Boys on Tech, Engineering, Even Without Class
April 30, 2019

Girls Outscore Boys on Tech, Engineering, Even Without Class

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K-12
Racial Equity
California
2019
Margaret Fortune: How California’s Legislation Targeting Public Charter Schools Shows That Blue States Can Oppress Black People Too
April 30, 2019

Margaret Fortune: How California’s Legislation Targeting Public Charter Schools Shows That Blue States Can Oppress Black People Too

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K-12
Racial Equity
2019
Is there a trade-off between racial diversity and academic excellence in gifted classrooms?
April 29, 2019

Is there a trade-off between racial diversity and academic excellence in gifted classrooms?

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Health
Immigration
Public Benefits
California
2019
Undocumented kids can get health care in California. Gavin Newsom wants it for young adults, too
April 29, 2019

Undocumented kids can get health care in California. Gavin Newsom wants it for young adults, too

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Higher Education
2019
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Cancel Student Loans. Critics Wonder if That’s the Right Solution.
April 26, 2019

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Cancel Student Loans. Critics Wonder if That’s the Right Solution.

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Higher Education
2019
Who really benefits the most from Elizabeth Warren’s student-debt cancellation plan?
April 26, 2019

Who really benefits the most from Elizabeth Warren’s student-debt cancellation plan?