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The current summer option only reaches 1 in 7 children. States have until April 1 to decide if they’ll choose additional options that could reach more students in need.
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Enrollment declines come at a time when state budgets are tightening and broad cuts to K–12 education funding are on the table.
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Using per student funding data, we find wide variation in funding equity across states, raising concerns about the need for states to pay more attention to allocating funds to maximize opportunities for economic mobility.
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Structural barriers have led older borrowers in American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic communities to face disproportionately high rates of student loan delinquency. Debt relief could help them achieve financial stability in retirement.
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Research shows no single race-neutral admissions policy would produce current levels of racial and ethnic diversity on its own.