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COVID
2021
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Severe Illness and May Reduce Transmission, F.D.A. Analyses Find
February 24, 2021

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Severe Illness and May Reduce Transmission, F.D.A. Analyses Find

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Education
Poverty Measurement
North Carolina
2021
NC early educators are seven times more likely to live in poverty than K-8 teachers, report finds
February 24, 2021

NC early educators are seven times more likely to live in poverty than K-8 teachers, report finds

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COVID
Politics
2021
Biden admin sending 25M masks to community centers, food pantries in bid to help the poor
February 24, 2021

Biden admin sending 25M masks to community centers, food pantries in bid to help the poor

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Education
Arizona
2021
House Bill 2015 aims at funding high-quality preschool for low-income families
February 24, 2021

House Bill 2015 aims at funding high-quality preschool for low-income families

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Immigration
2021
Biden Reopens Gateway For Green Cards, Work Visas Reversing Trump COVID-19 Freeze
February 24, 2021

Biden Reopens Gateway For Green Cards, Work Visas Reversing Trump COVID-19 Freeze

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COVID
2021
Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic
February 23, 2021

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

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COVID
K-12
2021
How to Reopen Schools
February 23, 2021

How to Reopen Schools

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Higher Education
New York
2021
SUNY to eliminate application fees for low-income students
February 22, 2021

SUNY to eliminate application fees for low-income students

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COVID
2021
Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach
February 22, 2021

Half a million dead in US, confirming virus’s tragic reach

In the News
COVID
2021
COVID-19 vaccines seem to dramatically lower hospitalization risk after just one dose, according to data from the UK
February 22, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines seem to dramatically lower hospitalization risk after just one dose, according to data from the UK

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
2021
As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens – and schools may lose funding
February 21, 2021

As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens – and schools may lose funding

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COVID
Racial Equity
2021
Pandemic-related hunger, job loss hardest on Hispanic, low-income households
February 20, 2021

Pandemic-related hunger, job loss hardest on Hispanic, low-income households