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In the News
Pathways to Employment
2020
Pandemic Job Market Has Bright Spots for Recent High School Grads
September 13, 2020
Pandemic Job Market Has Bright Spots for Recent High School Grads
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Jobs
Place-Based
Transportation
Georgia
2020
COVID-19 takes toll on transit workers as MARTA approaches 200th case
September 11, 2020
COVID-19 takes toll on transit workers as MARTA approaches 200th case
In the News
Pathways to Employment
2020
Job openings top expectations even as rate of hiring slows
September 10, 2020
Job openings top expectations even as rate of hiring slows
In the News
Higher Education
2020
How forcing colleges to go online could change higher education for the better
September 9, 2020
How forcing colleges to go online could change higher education for the better
In the News
Higher Education
2020
Black college enrollment sharply down during Covid summer of 2020
September 8, 2020
Black college enrollment sharply down during Covid summer of 2020
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
2020
New Data Suggest Pandemic May Not Just Be Leaving Low-Income Students Behind; It May Be Propelling Wealthier Ones Even Further Ahead
September 8, 2020
New Data Suggest Pandemic May Not Just Be Leaving Low-Income Students Behind; It May Be Propelling Wealthier Ones Even Further Ahead
In the News
Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
2020
Strong Links Between Automation and Inequality: Job-Replacing Tech Has Directly Driven the Income Gap Since the Late 1980s
September 8, 2020
Strong Links Between Automation and Inequality: Job-Replacing Tech Has Directly Driven the Income Gap Since the Late 1980s
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Pathways to Employment
2020
As the pandemic sent workers home, remote job listings jumped 61% since last year
September 3, 2020
As the pandemic sent workers home, remote job listings jumped 61% since last year
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Child and Youth Well-Being
Digital Divide
Education
South Carolina
2020
Affordable learning pod options for families
September 2, 2020
Affordable learning pod options for families
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Transportation
Illinois
2020
Is this 'Futurebus' design the answer to public transportation in the age of Covid-19?
September 1, 2020
Is this 'Futurebus' design the answer to public transportation in the age of Covid-19?
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Economic Opportunity
Immigration
Texas
2020
This loan company was founded to help Latino immigrants. It has sued thousands of low-income Latinos during the pandemic.
August 31, 2020
This loan company was founded to help Latino immigrants. It has sued thousands of low-income Latinos during the pandemic.
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Transportation
2020
Public transit faces 'death spiral' without $32bn injection from Congress
August 30, 2020
Public transit faces 'death spiral' without $32bn injection from Congress
