Centering Racial Equity in PIT Work: A Panel Discussion
Experts in unemployment benefits address the racial inequities baked into unemployment systems, and how to change them.
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Connecting PIT Students and Employers: Handshake and USAJobs
Handshake and the Partnership for Public Service on navigating two portals to a rewarding PIT career.
What is Public Interest Technology? Revisiting the Term that Defines Our Work
Our 2020 convening panel discussed our definition of PIT, and the crucial importance of working across disciplines in PIT.
Ever-present, but unexpected: Native American English Learners
Native American Heritage month offers the opportunity to discuss English learner students with Indigenous roots.
Early Education Suspensions Ignore the Science of Traumatic Stress
School suspensions and expulsions of early education students ignore the science of traumatic stress. Schools should heal, not discipline.
Matthew Shaer on the Pandemic and Inequality
New America 2020 Fellow Matthew Shaer spoke about his forthcoming book on the criminalization of poverty in the United States.
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Racism in Housing: A Public Safety Crisis for Black Indianapolis
Local "activist historian" Wildstyle Paschall takes a deep dive into public housing and race in Indianapolis, as an observer and descendant.
When Indianapolis Accidentally Did Public Housing Right
Local "activist historian" Wildstyle Paschall takes a deep dive into public housing and race in Indianapolis, as an observer and descendant.
“Not Your Grandma’s PBS”: A Conversation About Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
As we continue our work on school discipline, one popular tool worthy of examination is the behavioral framework known as PBIS.
The ‘Trial and Error’ of Teaching Pre-K Special Education in a Pandemic
Communicating the Learning Sciences Through Entertainment: The Next Frontier
LSX Fellow Rob Carpenter explains why scientists should partner with the entertainment industry to reach far more parents and policymakers.