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September 14, 2026
New school year, old salary story: Post-COVID teacher pay badly lagged inflationTeacher salaries struggled to keep pace with rising prices after COVID-19. Social Explorer analyzes ACS salary data and the Consumer Price Index to reveal how inflation affected educator pay across the states from 2020 to 2024.
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New school year, old salary story: Post-COVID teacher pay badly lagged inflation
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A Juneteenth Exploration of Slavery and Farming Data
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May 19, 2026
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The Data Behind Why Your Monthly Electricity Bill Keeps Getting Higher
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April 21, 2026
Virginia Redistricting: Has Enough Changed Since the 2020 Census to Justify Redrawing the Lines?
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March 24, 2026
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Understanding Income Inequality in America: Measurement and Trends
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5 Datasets That Can Be Used to Support Social Equity
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5 Key Sources of Environmental Data
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October 23, 2025
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January 22, 2024
Now Live on Social Explorer the American Community Survey (ACS) 2022 5-Year Estimates
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May 27, 2020
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