Early Insights on How Learning Ecosystems Can Help Kids Thrive
Five questions facing the new National Commission on Learning Ecosystems with preliminary answers from reports and case studies.<…
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From the Science of Learning and Development to the Promise of Ecosystems
Scientists have uncovered what helps activate learning in children and adolescents. Now the challenge is to apply these insights in and out of school.
Enrolled But Not Protected: Young Parenting Students Face Eviction at Alarming Rates
One in five young parenting students face eviction each year. New Eviction Lab data show enrollment offers far less protection than it should.
House GOP Aims to Make Adult Education a Funnel to Low-Wage Jobs
Removing the program from the Education Department would undermine the ambitions of students and start Hill efforts to shutter the agency.
Great Lakes Receiving Network: Our Roadmap
GLRN is a first-of-its-kind initiative to empower receiving cities across the Midwest to build more housing in preparation for future climate migration.
5 Takeaways from the Trump Plan Overhauling College Accreditation
A proposed Education Department regulation reshapes college accreditation, weakening oversight while expanding federal control over higher education.
Blanket EdTech Bans Miss the Mark: Better Policies for Student Tech Use
Accreditation on the Ground: A Q&A with Heather Perfetti
Heather Perfetti, president of Middle States Commission on Higher Education, MSCHE, explains how the accreditor creates standards and evaluates colleges.
Comments to the U.S. Department of Education About Data Collection via the National Study of Special Education Spending
New America’s Disability Policy initiative submitted comments to the Department of Education on its new data collection via the National Study of Special Education Spending.
Misrepresenting Accreditation: A Q&A with Melissa Ryan
Disinformation expert Melissa Ryan discusses how right-wing sources create fact-distorting campaigns around education issues.
Trump Budget Torches Community College Workforce Programs
The 2027 budget exposes the fraudulence of the Administration’s praise for workforce development alternatives to the bachelor’s degree.
The Future of Accreditation: A Q&A with Jan Friis
Jan Friis of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, CHEA, walks through policy changes coming down to accreditors.
A New Path to Nursing for High School Students in New Orleans
YouthForce NOLA's youth apprenticeship program helps economically disadvantaged young people become Licensed Practical Nurses
The Worst Future in Iran—and How to Stop It
At a moment when most analysis is focused on what the strikes against Iran achieved, Petit asks the harder question: what do they make possible—and for whom? His answer is specific, unsettling, and ex…