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Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Job Quality
2018
Employers must do more to support foster parents
December 20, 2018

Employers must do more to support foster parents

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Higher Education
Immigration
California
2018
How California's Tuition Waivers Opened Doors for 'Dreamers,' Undocumented Students
December 20, 2018

How California's Tuition Waivers Opened Doors for 'Dreamers,' Undocumented Students

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Aging
Jobs
2018
Even a Booming Job Market Can’t Fill Retirement Shortfall for Older Workers
December 20, 2018

Even a Booming Job Market Can’t Fill Retirement Shortfall for Older Workers

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Aging
Jobs
2018
For American Workers, 4 Key Retirement Issues to Watch in 2019
December 20, 2018

For American Workers, 4 Key Retirement Issues to Watch in 2019

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Higher Education
K-12
Racial Equity
Louisiana
2018
The Scandal That Reveals the Fiction of America’s Educational Meritocracy
December 19, 2018

The Scandal That Reveals the Fiction of America’s Educational Meritocracy

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K-12
Racial Equity
2018
Alternative approaches needed to end racial disparities in school discipline
December 19, 2018

Alternative approaches needed to end racial disparities in school discipline

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K-12
Nutrition
2018
The Trump administration is making school lunches less healthy again
December 18, 2018

The Trump administration is making school lunches less healthy again

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Higher Education
2018
Low-income student enrollment up 3.5% at top US colleges
December 18, 2018

Low-income student enrollment up 3.5% at top US colleges

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Higher Education
Racial Equity
2018
Historic Latino student wave reshapes many colleges. But access is uneven.
December 18, 2018

Historic Latino student wave reshapes many colleges. But access is uneven.

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Cities
Transportation
District of Columbia
2018
New figures shows decline in number of low-income workers who ride Metro
December 18, 2018

New figures shows decline in number of low-income workers who ride Metro

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Health
Job Quality
Rural Areas
2018
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It
December 18, 2018

An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It

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Higher Education
2018
Are colleges failing first-generation students?
December 18, 2018

Are colleges failing first-generation students?