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In the News
Education
2020
What Could School Be Like in the Fall? Summer School in Detroit Offers a Preview
August 3, 2020

What Could School Be Like in the Fall? Summer School in Detroit Offers a Preview

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Higher Education
2020
More low-income students are going to college, but federal aid not keeping up with costs
August 2, 2020

More low-income students are going to college, but federal aid not keeping up with costs

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Digital Divide
Education
2020
Alabama to give $100 million in internet vouchers for low-income students
July 31, 2020

Alabama to give $100 million in internet vouchers for low-income students

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Transportation
California
2020
Caltrans approves $146M for 166 local public transportation projects
July 29, 2020

Caltrans approves $146M for 166 local public transportation projects

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K-12
2020
Teachers Union Considers Strikes Over School Reopenings
July 28, 2020

Teachers Union Considers Strikes Over School Reopenings

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Transportation
2020
How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse
July 27, 2020

How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse

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Education
2020
'Pod'-style learning benefits affluent kids and exacerbates education inequality — but it does address 3 key issues. Here's how to solve those problems equitably.
July 24, 2020

'Pod'-style learning benefits affluent kids and exacerbates education inequality — but it does address 3 key issues. Here's how to solve those problems equitably.

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Transportation
2020
Mass Transit is the Way to Get Cities Moving Again
July 23, 2020

Mass Transit is the Way to Get Cities Moving Again

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Pathways to Employment
Washington
2020
Seattle and Comcast launch $100,000 initiative to improve technology access for job seekers
July 22, 2020

Seattle and Comcast launch $100,000 initiative to improve technology access for job seekers

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Transportation
2020
COVID-19 Has Been 'Apocalyptic' for Public Transit. Will Congress Offer More Help?
July 21, 2020

COVID-19 Has Been 'Apocalyptic' for Public Transit. Will Congress Offer More Help?

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K-12
Florida
2020
Florida Education Association planning lawsuit against state to stop reopening of in-person classes
July 20, 2020

Florida Education Association planning lawsuit against state to stop reopening of in-person classes

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Transportation
2020
Public Transit Officials Fear Virus Could Send Systems Into ‘Death Spiral’
July 19, 2020

Public Transit Officials Fear Virus Could Send Systems Into ‘Death Spiral’