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In the News
COVID
Transportation
Michigan
2021
Michigan Public Transit Systems team up with state to make COVID-19 vaccine more accessible
March 29, 2021

Michigan Public Transit Systems team up with state to make COVID-19 vaccine more accessible

In the News
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
Illinois
2021
WBEZ Survey: Low-Income School Districts More Likely To See Attendance Dips During Pandemic
March 29, 2021

WBEZ Survey: Low-Income School Districts More Likely To See Attendance Dips During Pandemic

In the News
COVID
Justice System
New York
2021
New York Must Offer Vaccine to All Prisoners Immediately, Judge Rules
March 29, 2021

New York Must Offer Vaccine to All Prisoners Immediately, Judge Rules

In the News
COVID
Racial Equity
Louisiana
2021
COVID vaccine disparity in New Orleans: Why inoculations are lagging in poor, Black neighborhoods
March 27, 2021

COVID vaccine disparity in New Orleans: Why inoculations are lagging in poor, Black neighborhoods

In the News
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
2021
Covid-19 Has Exacerbated Child Poverty, Forcing A Long Overdue Policy Focus
March 27, 2021

Covid-19 Has Exacerbated Child Poverty, Forcing A Long Overdue Policy Focus

In the News
COVID
Racial Equity
California
2021
Vaccine updates: California reaches 15 million shots; equity gap narrowing, state says
March 23, 2021

Vaccine updates: California reaches 15 million shots; equity gap narrowing, state says

In the News
Transportation
2021
Will Lagging Ridership Cloud the Future of Public Transit?
March 22, 2021

Will Lagging Ridership Cloud the Future of Public Transit?

In the News
COVID
2021
Opening the vaccine doors too wide, too fast could threaten equity
March 17, 2021

Opening the vaccine doors too wide, too fast could threaten equity

In the News
COVID
Justice System
2021
Covid Outbreaks Devastated Prisons, but State Inmates’ Access to the Vaccine Varies Widely
March 17, 2021

Covid Outbreaks Devastated Prisons, but State Inmates’ Access to the Vaccine Varies Widely

In the News
Higher Education
Michigan
2021
Michigan low-income college students enrolled in CTE programs can apply for food assistance
March 16, 2021

Michigan low-income college students enrolled in CTE programs can apply for food assistance

In the News
COVID
Justice System
2021
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
March 15, 2021

US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks

In the News
COVID
2021
Wealthy people are taking COVID-19 vaccines allotted for others
March 13, 2021

Wealthy people are taking COVID-19 vaccines allotted for others