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In the News
K-12
Racial Equity
Connecticut
2019
A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case
February 11, 2019

A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case

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Jobs
K-12
Colorado
2019
Denver Teachers to Walk Out of Classrooms in Strike Over Wages
February 11, 2019

Denver Teachers to Walk Out of Classrooms in Strike Over Wages

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Justice System
Pathways to Employment
California
2019
How California Wants To Help Ex-Offenders Get Jobs At Community Colleges
February 11, 2019

How California Wants To Help Ex-Offenders Get Jobs At Community Colleges

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Jobs
K-12
Colorado
2019
Denver Teachers Strike Over Base Pay
February 11, 2019

Denver Teachers Strike Over Base Pay

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Higher Education
Georgia
2019
Given soaring costs, can students work their way through college?
February 10, 2019

Given soaring costs, can students work their way through college?

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Environment
Transportation
2019
The Troubling Case for ‘Universal Auto Access’
February 8, 2019

The Troubling Case for ‘Universal Auto Access’

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Higher Education
Pathways to Employment
2019
When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class
February 7, 2019

When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

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Jobs
K-12
Colorado
2019
Denver teachers are ready to strike over pay raises alone
February 7, 2019

Denver teachers are ready to strike over pay raises alone

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Immigration
K-12
2019
How teachers are helping students affected by deportations
February 7, 2019

How teachers are helping students affected by deportations

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Higher Education
2019
Going to College Should Not Be a Financial Albatross
February 7, 2019

Going to College Should Not Be a Financial Albatross

In the News
Higher Education
2019
Study: Popular measures for low-income enrollment harm needy students
February 7, 2019

Study: Popular measures for low-income enrollment harm needy students

In the News
K-12
2019
I teach eighth-graders math during the day. At night, I wash my poorest students' clothes.
February 7, 2019

I teach eighth-graders math during the day. At night, I wash my poorest students' clothes.