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Room to Grow: Expanding Access to Early Education by Rethinking Physical Space
This resource is for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and early childhood advocates working to expand access to early education through facilities and space.
Cosmetology Students Deserve Better Than Debt and Broken Promises
Why stronger accountability standards in cosmetology education protect students and taxpayers.
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation and the U.S. House of Representatives
A new paper published in Political Research Quarterly by Oscar Pocasangre, Alex Keena, and Natasha Romero-Moskala co…
Daniel Lombroso on Men, Bodies, and the Silence in Between
New America Fellow Daniel Lombroso spoke about his new film Manhood.
Framing Brief: Unlocking America’s Small Dollar Housing Supply
FLH explores the barriers that impede access to small-dollar homes in communities across the U.S., and spotlights local innovations to address those barriers.
Quality Principles for Workforce Pell Programs
Preventing Tax Foreclosures is the Best Way Local Governments Can Protect Heirs Property Owners
Heirs property represents an enormous source of wealth for millions of Americans, and particularly Black communities, but it is also an inherently risky form of owners…
Cities Need Housing for Families—So Why Not Help Build Them?
Building housing units and creating housing for families are not the same thing.
Journalism Spotlight: Child Care Pay Equity, Housing Instability, and Death Doula Pay
The latest articles from Better Life Lab staff and journalists we support, bringing work and care challenges and solutions to life to raise awareness and drive action for change.
Reimagining Work-Family Stories at South by Southwest
Our entertainment initiative joined with partners including CAA Community Impact, GLAAD, MPAC, and Imaginable Futures to share resources at SXSW.
New America and ACCT Announce National Advisory Committee on Workforce & Economic Development
New America and ACCT announce members of the Advisory Committee on Economic & Workforce Development, which will support a first-of-its-kind study of community colle…
Scrolling to Financial Agency: How Gen Z Navigates Financial Advice on Social Media
Gen Z balances trust, risks, and credibility when confronting financial tips in a shifting landscape online.