Episode 7: Felony Disenfranchisement
Over 4 million American adults cannot vote due to a felony record. How did these laws come to be?
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Don’t Close the Book on Libraries—Reinvent Them
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Example Data Request: How to Access Court Eviction Data
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Four Ways Community Colleges Can Boost Workforce Development
Shalin Jyotishi is quoted in Yahoo Finance discussing how community colleges can boost workforce development.