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In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Higher Education
Massachusetts
2022
Top-rated Massachusetts colleges scored poorly on economic mobility index, measuring assistance to low-income students
September 14, 2022
Top-rated Massachusetts colleges scored poorly on economic mobility index, measuring assistance to low-income students
In the News
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Jobs
Politics
2022
US Poverty Rate Rises for Second Year While Incomes Are Little Changed
September 14, 2022
US Poverty Rate Rises for Second Year While Incomes Are Little Changed
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
Politics
2022
A $15 minimum wage would take 7.6 million people out of poverty, according to a new study
September 13, 2022
A $15 minimum wage would take 7.6 million people out of poverty, according to a new study
In the News
Gender
Health
Women
Connecticut
2022
CT is struggling with a high rate of period poverty and a lack of menstruation product access. Here’s how it’s fighting back.
September 13, 2022
CT is struggling with a high rate of period poverty and a lack of menstruation product access. Here’s how it’s fighting back.
In the News
Aging
COVID
Discrimination
Health
2022
Why are American lives getting shorter?
September 12, 2022
Why are American lives getting shorter?
In the News
Asset Building
COVID
Housing
2022
How California Exported Its Worst Problem to Texas
September 12, 2022
How California Exported Its Worst Problem to Texas
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Gender
Health
K-12
LGBT
Missouri
2022
'I shouldn't be penalized because I'm having a period': Period poverty continues in St. Louis
September 9, 2022
'I shouldn't be penalized because I'm having a period': Period poverty continues in St. Louis
In the News
K-12
Texas
2022
High-poverty schools struggle to earn Texas’ highest rating. Some in the Rio Grande Valley break that trend.
September 6, 2022
High-poverty schools struggle to earn Texas’ highest rating. Some in the Rio Grande Valley break that trend.
In the News
K-12
2022
The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading
September 1, 2022
The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Tax and Budget
2022
As pandemic aid runs out, America is set to return to a broken school funding system
August 31, 2022
As pandemic aid runs out, America is set to return to a broken school funding system
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Gender
Health
K-12
Women
Alabama
2022
Alabama schools to receive state funds to address 'period poverty'
August 29, 2022
Alabama schools to receive state funds to address 'period poverty'
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Nutrition
Public Benefits
2022
As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years
August 26, 2022
As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years
