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The Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project recently released its 2016 Latino National Survey. The poll includes questions about Latino/as partisan and ideological identification and their attitudes toward the two major political parties.
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera
Washington D.C. – Today Demos, a New York City based think tank and leading supporter of debt-free college, released new polling data that shows overwhelming support for making college more affordable. The poll also demonstrates that support for more affordable higher education is particularly
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As with any big reform, the push for debt-free college has been met with pushback among a skeptical elite. We have answers for their major concerns.

Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman
The ruling eliminates a policy that has operated in the Prairie State since a pilot bill initially passed in 2014.
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Damon L. Daniels
The good news: If you’re the parent of a college-bound student, it could be cheaper to send your young person to an Ivy League school than to your friendly neighborhood public institution, a potential bargain for families struggling to pay for tuition, room, and board.
In the media
Joseph Williams
Where states are rolling back voting rights and why automatic voter registration could be the answer.
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Brenda Wright
Student debt is a crisis, holding back the economy and hobbling a generation. Wonder why today’s young adults aren’t getting married, having children, buying homes, starting businesses, saving the world? Look no further, the culprit is obvious. That’s the conventional wisdom, and it’s taken for
In the media
Beckie Supiano
Findings of a national survey of 1,103 registered voters on their perceptions of higher education policy in the United States.
Research
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down Ohio’s controversial purge of infrequent voters from its voter rolls. The decision reversed a lower court ruling.
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Aside from the personal costs of running for office, and the structural problems stemming from the way we elect representatives, money is a major issue when it comes to the representation of people of color. While personal resources play a role in the decision to pursue elective office, it also
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera