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Over 40 Advocacy Groups Agree: New USA FREEDOM Act is a Significant First Step to Needed Comprehensive Reform
Last week, OTI, along with a broad coalition of 44 privacy and advocacy groups, sent a letter to Congress supporting Sen. Leahy’s new, stron
Same Story, Different Kids: At-Risk Kindergartners Fall Behind Easily
Better reporting requirements for states are necessary.
America’s Job Training System: Better than You Think (and smaller too)
The VP's review was expansive and included important programs that often get left out of policy discussions around the skills gap.
Fast Track Eases Medicaid Enrollment, but Implementation Matters Too
In the span of just a few months, approximately 750,000 people were newly identified as eligible for Medicaid in California. How?
New Research on the Efficacy of Providing School Breakfast
New research on the effects of providing breakfast at school shows a mixed bag for students.
Testimony: The Islamic State – A Persistent Threat
Though the challenges to American interests in the Middle East could hardly be more complex or interrelated, I will attempt to focus sharply
Babson Beats Harvard in Better College Rating System
Kevin Carey discusses the merits of Money magazine's college ranking system, which includes an increasingly important factor – affordability
Special Education Law in Need of an Overhaul
Clare McCann writes that lawmakers have constructed a formula that creates significant disparities in federal special education funding.
What’s in the Department’s Competency-Based Experimental Site Notice?
Results from the eagerly anticipated study on competency based testing.
The New Workforce Bill, Adult Learners, and Pathways to Higher Education: Things Just Got a Little Easier
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was finally reauthorized on Tuesday, July 22nd.
Chasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
Chasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
A new report published by ACT examines the financial burdens placed on families in funding their children’s college education, particularly
Case Study: Practical Principles to Encourage a Civic Youth Pipeline
Children’s Well-Being Reflects a Sluggish Economic Recovery
While children overall may be doing better today than their predecessors, too many children still aren't receiving the resources they need.