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The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes student loan programs that benefit working class students — while boosting Pell grants for sketchy ‘short term’ programs.
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New research shows that in 2024 teachers earned 73.1 cents on the dollar compared with what similar college graduates earned working in other professions.
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Harvard’s $500M deal with Trump could trade academic freedom for survival.
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Think private equity is a wise investment? University endowment funds offer a cautionary tale.
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A new CEPR report finds that wages for California teachers continue to trail those of other college educated workers, and have not nearly kept pace with the increased cost of living and soaring housing costs in the state.
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Examining the troubling increase in gun violence in schools and its detrimental impact on children. Discover the need for immediate action.
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New research shows that the pay penalty for teachers — the gap between the weekly wages of teachers and other college graduates — grew to a record 26.6% in 2023.
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The debate around university endowment funds and their investment decisions. Is it possible to shield investments from political pressures?
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The pay penalty for teachers — the gap between the weekly wages of teachers and other college graduates — grew to a record 26.4% in 2022, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
