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What Austin’s Pro-Housing Wins Can Teach Us
Five years after failed zoning code reform, and a 79 percent spike in home prices later, the city made lasting progress.
Expanding OER in Public Education
Angela DeBarger and Anthony Gabriele discuss the power of open educational resources and practices.
The “TikTok Ban” Was Never Just About TikTok
A separation between our government and Big Tech will be crucial to defending democracy—both nationally and globally—for years to come.
The GOP’s Student Loan Forgiveness Trap: Leaving with a Surprise Tax Bill
The Republican tax bill extends tax cuts for the wealthy, but lets income-driven repayment forgiveness become taxable income.
Why Colleges Should Get Involved in Child Care Advocacy
Colleges should get involved in advocacy for child care solutions. Here's why.
Caltech Settlement Underscores Need for OPM Oversight in Higher Ed
The settlement terms are common-sense restrictions that can be widely applied to OPMs.
Arkansas Takes Steps to Help Early Educators Save for Retirement
The issue of retirement security for early educators is one facing every state in the country.
How State Early Learning Structure and Funding Impacts Local Governance
Supplemental material to our local ECE governance report explains state impacts on local implementation.
Untangling Early Childhood Governance at the Local Level
A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 Billion the U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools
The Education Department refuses to release billions of dollars for public schools. See impact by school system & congressional district.
Higher Education on the Chopping Block
10 things you need to know about the higher ed provisions in the reconciliation bill & why they matter for students, borrowers, & families.
Three Joint Petitions to Deny Requests from the Big Three to Carve Up and Acquire U.S. Cellular’s Spectrum Holdings
OTI joined other public interest organizations to petition the Federal Communications Commission.
Trump’s Funding Delay Will Devastate Adult Literacy Programs
The refusal to send $715 million owed to states is an existential threat to a system that served more than one-million learners last year.