Janaki Mehta
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When you factor in the entire cost of those relatively popular degrees, they could have zero or even negative returns on investment.
But the researchers say students shouldn't just look at earning potential when deciding whether to pursue a grad degree.
It's also important to look at other factors, like cost of the specific program, or if it would be possible to work and earn while in school.
Medicaid is best known for health insurance, but the program is also among the largest funding sources for K-12 schools, sending billions of dollars each year to help student learning and development.
That includes paying for things like occupational therapy and speech therapy for students with disabilities.
But to qualify for Medicaid, a student must typically have legal status.
If birthright citizenship is narrowed or ended altogether, hundreds of thousands of children each year may no longer qualify for Medicaid.
Schools are still required to serve children with disabilities, though.
So ending birthright citizenship could shift the financial burden of serving those students to schools, which are already stretched thin.
Medicaid is best known for health insurance.
But the program is also among the largest funding sources for K-12 schools, sending billions of dollars each year to help student learning and development.
That includes paying for things like occupational therapy and speech therapy for students with disabilities.
But to qualify for Medicaid, a student must typically have legal status.
If birthright citizenship is narrowed or ended altogether, hundreds of thousands of children each year may no longer qualify for Medicaid.
Schools are still required to serve children with disabilities, though.
So ending birthright citizenship could shift the financial burden of serving those students to schools, which are already stretched thin.
The faces of Catherine Beecher, who fought for women's education, and Booker T. Washington, who advocated for the educational rights of Black people, hang alongside an image of the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.