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Revitalizing Civic Engagement through Racial Equity

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Revitalizing Civic Engagement through Racial Equity

A Q&A with D’Artagnan Scorza, PhD, Executive Director of Racial Equity for LA County.

Nov 9, 2023

Sarah Jacob, Amy Eisenstein, Hollie Russon Gilman, D’Artagnan Scorza

The Rise of Techno-Nationalism

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The Rise of Techno-Nationalism

Techno-nationalism is on the rise as competition between the U.S. and China intensifies. Is it sending us in the right direction?

Nov 9, 2023

Tianyu Fang, Tim Hwang

Community Colleges and Apprenticeship: The Promise, the Challenge

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Community Colleges and Apprenticeship: The Promise, the Challenge

Case studies show the common challenges and successful strategies that colleges looking to serve as apprenticeship intermediaries can learn.

Nov 6, 2023

Iris Palmer, Michael Prebil, Rachel Rush-Marlowe

“We Shouldn’t Have to Choose between Maintaining and Bettering Our Lives”: An Analysis of Older and Parenting College Students

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“We Shouldn’t Have to Choose between Maintaining and Bettering Our Lives”: An Analysis of Older and Parenting College Students

Federal financial aid, state financial aid, and federal public benefits programs are critical to older students and students with children.

Nov 2, 2023

Ivy Love, Edward Conroy, Iris Palmer, Sarah Sattelmeyer

Negotiated Rulemaking 2024

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Negotiated Rulemaking 2024

Learn more about the program integrity negotiated rulemaking.

Oct 31, 2023

Rachel Fishman, Amy Laitinen, Edward Conroy

Student Loan Negotiated Rulemaking 2023-2024

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Student Loan Negotiated Rulemaking 2023-2024

Learn more about the Student Loan debt Relief negotiated rulemaking.

Oct 31, 2023

Rachel Fishman, Amy Laitinen, Sarah Sattelmeyer, Edward Conroy

K-12 Federal COVID Relief: What Can We Learn from Doing School Funding Differently?

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K-12 Federal COVID Relief: What Can We Learn from Doing School Funding Differently?

K-12 COVID relief differed from standard school district funding and these differences can inform evaluations of the funds and their impact.

Oct 30, 2023

Zahava Stadler

A Playbook to Transform How America Cares

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A Playbook to Transform How America Cares

Tactics for how policymakers, care workers, consumers, activists, philanthropists, media, and business leaders can grow a “care movement.”

Oct 24, 2023

Katherine Goldstein

Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

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Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

Tanisha C. Ford shows how Mollie Moon’s social salons fueled the civil‑rights movement from behind the velvet rope.

Oct 24, 2023

Tanisha C. Ford

How Can Policymakers Assess the Value of a Law Degree?

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How Can Policymakers Assess the Value of a Law Degree?

An accountability metric estimates the time it takes for law students to recoup program costs.

Oct 19, 2023

Tia Caldwell

Re-Scripting Depictions of Abortion on Screen

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Re-Scripting Depictions of Abortion on Screen

How to tell stories about reproductive decisions in the age of widespread abortion bans and a profound lack of work-family supports.

Oct 19, 2023

Vicki Shabo, Steph Herold

Lessons from the Past to Govern for the Future

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Lessons from the Past to Govern for the Future

A collection of case studies documenting governance practices of Indigenous communities focused on the long term.

Oct 18, 2023

Claudette Salinas Leyva, Kirthana Sudhakar, Dewa Atmaja, Jero Dodo, Charlie Euchner, Gordon LaForge

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

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Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Patricia Evangelista exposes how the Philippines’ war on drugs unleashed state‑sanctioned killings and vigilante terror.

Oct 17, 2023

Patricia Evangelista

Family Outreach for Early Education Enrollment: A Powerful Programmatic and Political Tool

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Family Outreach for Early Education Enrollment: A Powerful Programmatic and Political Tool

This brief illuminates why family outreach is a powerful programmatic and political tool for early education enrollment, and how to do it.

Oct 16, 2023

Josh Wallack, Emmy Liss

Murder by Chain of Command

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Murder by Chain of Command

With a unique trove of primary sources, scholars trace Assad’s chain of command directing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria.

Oct 12, 2023

Joel Rayburn, Nawaf Obaid

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Thriving Families

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Men and Care: Insights from the 2026 Survey and Real Stories from Caregiving Men

The East Wing

What is the Science of Dad Brain?

The Best Kind of American

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Revitalizing Civic Engagement through Racial Equity

The Rise of Techno-Nationalism

Community Colleges and Apprenticeship: The Promise, the Challenge

“We Shouldn’t Have to Choose between Maintaining and Bettering Our Lives”: An Analysis of Older and Parenting College Students

Negotiated Rulemaking 2024

Student Loan Negotiated Rulemaking 2023-2024

K-12 Federal COVID Relief: What Can We Learn from Doing School Funding Differently?

A Playbook to Transform How America Cares

Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

How Can Policymakers Assess the Value of a Law Degree?

Re-Scripting Depictions of Abortion on Screen

Lessons from the Past to Govern for the Future

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Family Outreach for Early Education Enrollment: A Powerful Programmatic and Political Tool

Murder by Chain of Command