Why the Housing Situation in San Francisco Got a (Proposition) F
Proposition F—the measure meant to crack down on Airbnb in San Francisco—did not pass. Emily Hong explains why that might just be a good thi
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A New Look at Tuition Tax Benefits
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New Column: Scaling Up Strong Practices for Supporting Dual Language Learners
We're learning so much about what works for dual language learners. When are we going to start scaling up those strong practices?'
The ICS Cybersecurity Challenge is Live for Registrations
Over the past few weeks I’ve been working with Jon Lavender (Dragos Security CTO) to get the website and challenges ready for the ICS Cybers
The Perpetual Debate Over Targeted vs. Universal Pre-K
It's time to rethink public investment in early care and education for all families.
New Reports: Dual Language Learners in Portland (OR), San Antonio (TX), and Washington (DC)
New America's Dual Language Learners National Work Group releases profiles of three communities innovating Dual Language Learning.
No Child Left Behind and Dual Language Learners
Examples of how federal accountability policies can drive schools to improve their instructional models for dual language learners.
What Should Smarter Testing Look Like in the Early Grades?
With the recent debate about testing in school, it's easy to forget that assessment can be a valuable tool for improving instruction.
Bobby Jindal’s Fiscal Mess
Bobby Jindal is the perfect example of how DC interest groups hold state budgets hostage.
Cool to be Kind: Coding to Combat Poverty
Hannah Emple examines a startup that’s trying to start up empowerment for the impoverished.
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Brigid Schulte and Alieza Durana pull up what leading policymakers and politicians had to say about work and family—and ask our readers wher
Have D.C.’s Goals for Paid Leave Gone Too Far? Not Even Close
Gary Barker argues that paid, equal parental leave makes us all better off.
Is Central Europe Rendering Itself Un-Central to World Affairs?
Slovakia is making headlines for its poor treatment of refugees. Stanislav Matejka asks whether that means it soon won’t be included in worl
Killing the Bard and the Bang
English Ph.D.'s and Astrophysicists, unite! Devan Kreisberg explains that it’s not just the humanities that are under attack, but exploratio