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Making Connections: PreK–12 OER in Practice

Making Connections: PreK–12 OER in Practice

Includes a searchable, growing database of resources for schools and districts to bring open educational resources (OER) to the classroom.

Sep 21, 2021

Kristina Ishmael

Build Back Better Invests in Family Economic Security and Well-Being

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Build Back Better Invests in Family Economic Security and Well-Being

Build Back Better bill makes across-the-board investments in families--child care, paid leave, child tax credits and long-term care--at once

Sep 20, 2021

Who Applied?: Class of 2022 National Fellows Program Applicants

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Who Applied?: Class of 2022 National Fellows Program Applicants

For our Class of 2022, we received 339 applications and awarded 15 fellowships.

Sep 20, 2021

Awista Ayub

Multi-seat Districts and Larger Assemblies Produce More Diverse Racial Representation

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Multi-seat Districts and Larger Assemblies Produce More Diverse Racial Representation

Election results from cities in the U.S. & three other countries suggest larger assembly size and other factors benefit candidates of color.

Sep 14, 2021

Jack Santucci, Matthew S. Shugart, Michael Latner

Trained for Deception: How Artificial Intelligence Fuels Online Disinformation

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Trained for Deception: How Artificial Intelligence Fuels Online Disinformation

And what platforms and policymakers can do about it.

Sep 14, 2021

Learn and Earn at Community College: Using HEERF Funds and Federal Work-Study to Expand Campus Jobs Programs

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Learn and Earn at Community College: Using HEERF Funds and Federal Work-Study to Expand Campus Jobs Programs

This memo outlines federal funding streams that community colleges could use to pilot and sustain high-quality, paid work experiences..

Sep 13, 2021

Ivy Love, Iris Palmer, Wesley Whistle

Beyond “Train and Pray”: State Training Policies to Connect Workers to Good Jobs

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Beyond “Train and Pray”: State Training Policies to Connect Workers to Good Jobs

Indiana and Washington show how states can support workforce training that directly connects residents to better jobs and further education.

Sep 9, 2021

Michael Prebil

Cracking Open the Black Box

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Cracking Open the Black Box

Sep 8, 2021

Spandana Singh, Leila Doty

Federal Higher Education Policy During COVID-19

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Federal Higher Education Policy During COVID-19

This timeline keeps track of higher education-related regulatory and legislative actions the Federal Government has taken during COVID-19.

Sep 8, 2021

Alejandra Acosta, Elin Johnson, Iris Palmer, Wesley Whistle

Guaranteed Income and the Safety Net

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Guaranteed Income and the Safety Net

How unconditional cash payments can be implemented in complementary and additive ways to existing safety net supports.

Sep 3, 2021

Roselyn Miller Champion, Rachel Alexander, Lauren Hall

A Technical Explainer on Apple’s Concerning Privacy Changes

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A Technical Explainer on Apple’s Concerning Privacy Changes

OTI explains the tech behind Apple's concerning privacy changes, and how the changes create a framework for potential mass surveillance.

Aug 30, 2021

Nat Meysenburg, Lauren Sarkesian, Ross Schulman, Andi Wilson Thompson

Resource Guide: Affordable Alternatives to Predatory Loans

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Resource Guide: Affordable Alternatives to Predatory Loans

Our resource guide offers strategies to help consumers, including lower cost loans and options that don’t involve taking on debt.

Aug 25, 2021

We Prosper

Embracing Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Instructional Materials

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Embracing Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Instructional Materials

This report argues that embracing high-quality instructional materials is key to reigniting student engagement and accelerating learning.

Aug 24, 2021

Jenny Muñiz

Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump

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Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump

Aug 24, 2021

Karen J. Greenberg

DHS @ 20: Navigating a Changing Security Environment

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DHS @ 20: Navigating a Changing Security Environment

The DHS enters its third decade of existence, we offer aid in conceptualizing DHS’s evolving mission & prioritize structural reforms.

Aug 23, 2021

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Matt Shear, James Ferencsik, Austin Blair

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Global Security

Technology & Democracy

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

Small Loans, Big Barriers

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

The East Wing

The Best Kind of American

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Making Connections: PreK–12 OER in Practice

Build Back Better Invests in Family Economic Security and Well-Being

Who Applied?: Class of 2022 National Fellows Program Applicants

Multi-seat Districts and Larger Assemblies Produce More Diverse Racial Representation

Trained for Deception: How Artificial Intelligence Fuels Online Disinformation

Learn and Earn at Community College: Using HEERF Funds and Federal Work-Study to Expand Campus Jobs Programs

Beyond “Train and Pray”: State Training Policies to Connect Workers to Good Jobs

Cracking Open the Black Box

Federal Higher Education Policy During COVID-19

Guaranteed Income and the Safety Net

A Technical Explainer on Apple’s Concerning Privacy Changes

Resource Guide: Affordable Alternatives to Predatory Loans

Embracing Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Instructional Materials

Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump

DHS @ 20: Navigating a Changing Security Environment