Getting More High-Achieving Low-Income Students Into Selective Colleges
Eleven states require students to take college entrance exams, and research shows that these policies have resulted in increased 4-year coll
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Best of Assets 2015
Best of Assets 2015 showcases the Asset Building Program's favorite moments over the past year.
Facts, Hype, and Takeaways from Reports on Iranian Activity Against the Power Grid and a Dam
Yesterday a report on Iranian activity focused on a small dam in New York was released by Danny Yadron at the Wall Street Journal. Today a r
How Do You Find a Great Educational App?
New America and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center are strong advocates for an industry-wide app standards on educational technology apps.
Academic Football Playoff Series 2015
Every year, New America tests whether the schools with top-ranked programs are serving their players' academic needs.
New Title III Grants Signal Shifting Federal Priorities for ELL Educators
The 2016 National Professional Development (NPD) grant competition for ELL educators is live.
Third Grade Reading Laws: A Look at the Leading States
Research suggests that students who do not achieve proficiency by the end of third grade are less likely to graduate from high school.
2015’s Real Person of the Year? The Populist.
Yascha Mounk explains why calling 2015 the year of Angela Merkel is a bit like calling 2006 the year of the Blackberry.
Before We Pass Judgment on the Supreme Court’s Progressive 2015…
...we’d do well to think of the conservative backlash delivered in the court of opinion, and what that might mean for 2016, cautions Madiba
Country of Old
Mei Fong examines why China changed its one-child policy—and why it did so too late to help its rapidly graying population.
Double Take: Speaking on Freedom of Speech
Two takes on whether freedom of speech is under attack on university campuses.
Myanmar’s Moment
Myanmar’s election was an important event—but that in itself does not a democracy make, writes Oren Samet.
No Child left Behind Is Gone, But Will It Be Back?
Melissa Tooley challenges the narrative of why No Child Left Behind was left—well, you get the idea.
Should We Engineer Future Humans?
Gene editing has come further than ever before. That means we need to start thinking further ahead than ever before, argues Bina Venkatarama