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Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Vermont
2019
Burlington Announces Child Care Scholarship Program
March 1, 2019
Burlington Announces Child Care Scholarship Program
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K-12
Public Benefits
2019
Education Secretary DeVos, Congressional Republicans To Propose $5 Billion Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to Support School Choice
February 28, 2019
Education Secretary DeVos, Congressional Republicans To Propose $5 Billion Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to Support School Choice
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Transportation
District of Columbia
2019
D.C. restores driving privileges for more than 65,000 people
February 27, 2019
D.C. restores driving privileges for more than 65,000 people
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K-12
Racial Equity
2019
Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money
February 26, 2019
Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money
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Economic Opportunity
Higher Education
2019
Young Americans’ debt tops $1 trillion as student loans pile up
February 25, 2019
Young Americans’ debt tops $1 trillion as student loans pile up
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Higher Education
2019
STUDENT VOICE: ‘College was just another foreign word. Then it became a dream for every student in my school’
February 25, 2019
STUDENT VOICE: ‘College was just another foreign word. Then it became a dream for every student in my school’
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Higher Education
2019
What Happens To Low-Income Students In High-Priced Universities?
February 25, 2019
What Happens To Low-Income Students In High-Priced Universities?
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Higher Education
Tax and Budget
2019
Americans don’t realize state funding for higher ed is falling, new poll finds
February 25, 2019
Americans don’t realize state funding for higher ed is falling, new poll finds
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Jobs
K-12
2019
Oakland, Los Angeles And More To Come: Why Teachers Keep Going On Strike
February 22, 2019
Oakland, Los Angeles And More To Come: Why Teachers Keep Going On Strike
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Transportation
2019
How Rising Rates of Auto Debt Point to Increasing Economic Inequality
February 21, 2019
How Rising Rates of Auto Debt Point to Increasing Economic Inequality
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Job Quality
2019
The New Labor Movement Fighting for Domestic Workers’ Rights
February 21, 2019
The New Labor Movement Fighting for Domestic Workers’ Rights
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K-12
Rural Areas
South Carolina
2019
OPINION: Many rural schools have been ‘minimally adequate’ for too long
February 21, 2019
OPINION: Many rural schools have been ‘minimally adequate’ for too long