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Mexican Border Cities: Too Dangerous for Americans but Safe Enough for Migrants, U.S. Government Says
Trump officials continue to downplay the violence in cities where "remain in Mexico" is in place, Julián Aguilar reports.
The Bipartisan Evidence Revolution
OTI’s Chris Sadler charts an issue that, unlikely as it sounds, has managed to bring Republicans and Democrats together.
The Decade that Shook the Open Web
Cybersecurity policy fellow Justin Sherman looks back on the events that defined the global internet over the past decade.
We Are Not Ready to Deal With Gene-Edited Athletes
Soon, countries or parents might try to tinker with people before birth to make them sports superstars.
Education Department Proposes to Repurpose Federal Student Loans as Private Loans
The Education Department plans to launch an experiment using federal loans to fund private education loans, raising questions
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Centering Equity: Actionable Next Steps
Equity is not just a buzzword, but an ongoing call to do better for the children and families we serve
Breaking Down Uber’s First Safety Transparency Report
OTI welcomes greater transparency from internet platforms around real-world harms, and highlights areas for improvement.
Can Water Help Predict Conflict?
Even if the specific catalyst of violence can be hard to divine, the conditions most likely to encourage violence are knowable.
Science Shows Benefits from Conversational ‘Turn-Taking’ with Babies
Scientific studies, from language development to neuroscience, continue to show why it is important to converse with infants.
Dual Language Learners’ Literacy and Language Development Through Pre-K
A new study compares children’s language and literacy development in both English and their home language over the course of one pre-K year.
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