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They're Taxing Student Debt Forgiveness as Income. Really.
I cannot imagine what it must be like to be in debt with student loans in these chaotic political times.
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Colleges with Free Tuition for Low/Middle-Income Students
Tuition is only part of the cost of going to college, but it's a big part. The Washington
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Asking the Wrong Questions: The Single Parent/School Achievement Edition
So much public policy – especially the stinginess of social safety nets – is based on deep-seated beliefs that if only poor
Court Rules Against DOE on Some TRIO grant cancellation
A bit of good news. A district court judge has ruled that the Department of Education did not follow the
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A Succinct Explainer: What is Happening in the Department of Education's K-12 Work
There is too much going on. So much is changing so quickly. With a deep breath, I remind myself that
DOE and a Meaningless Definition of "First-Gen"
The Department of Education is mandating that unless they admit all applicants, every four-year college and university will need to
College Access as an Afterthought
As we've faced the torrent of news about federal budget cuts that will harm low-income and working-class students,
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Social Class Humor (!)
From the satire site The Onion: Impressionable Teen Falls In With The Wrong Social Class In which the distraught mother
When Power Working Against Equitable Education Becomes (Very) Visible
On the one hand, it's very good that the most recent "landscape analysis" released by First-Gen
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The Department of Education and Low-Income Children in K-12 Schools.
With so much news about the Department of Education (and rumors of yet more recent cuts), I wanted to do
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Rural School Preserves: A Proposal
One in five young people in the U.S. attends a rural school. Many are poor and working-class students. With
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The Power to Deny Poor Families Internet Access
For a decade, libraries have been lending portable wifi hotspots to residents so that students, families, job seekers, elderly people