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Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

What we learned from New Jersey about improving access to paid family and medical leave benefits.

Mar 31, 2021

Gabriel Zucker

Men and Care in the United States: The Data Supporting the Better Life Lab’s Work On the Cultural and Structural Barriers to Men Taking On a More Equitable Caregiver Role

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Men and Care in the United States: The Data Supporting the Better Life Lab’s Work On the Cultural and Structural Barriers to Men Taking On a More Equitable Caregiver Role

The data supporting the Better Life Lab's work on the cultural and structural barriers to men taking on a more equitable caregiver role.

Mar 25, 2021

Better Life Lab

A Federal Policy Agenda for English Learner Education

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A Federal Policy Agenda for English Learner Education

This research explores key areas in need of improvement in federal policy impacting English Learner (ELs) and dual language learners (DLLs).

Mar 24, 2021

Leslie Villegas, Amaya Garcia

The IRS as a Benefits Administrator

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The IRS as a Benefits Administrator

The authors present a comprehensive agenda to increase the efficiency of the IRS as the nation's single most critical benefits administrator

Mar 24, 2021

Gabriel Zucker, Cassandra Robertson, Nina Olson

The Missing Link

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The Missing Link

This research examines RCV’s effects on substantive representation and finds minimal effects on fiscal & ideological representation

Mar 19, 2021

Arjun Vishwanath

The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib

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The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib

Hassan Abbas traces the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib to explore enduring debates over leadership, justice, and sectarian legacy in Islam.

Mar 16, 2021

Hassan Abbas

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

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Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

This research shows that switching from first-past-the-post to ranked-choice voting does not reduce the degree of racially polarized voting.

Mar 15, 2021

Yuki Atsusaka, Theodore Landsman

Digital Tools for a Responsive Government: A Report for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission

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Digital Tools for a Responsive Government: A Report for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission

Hollie Russon Gilman co-authored a policy white paper for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission.

Mar 12, 2021

Hollie Russon Gilman

Keeping Student Trust

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Keeping Student Trust

The report outlines a set of recommendations for institutions and campus administrators related to different uses of student data.

Mar 10, 2021

Jill Dunlap, Iris Palmer, Alexa Wesley

Working and Learning During the Pandemic

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Working and Learning During the Pandemic

In this report, we discuss the implications of health and privacy surveillance of students and workers during the pandemic.

Mar 10, 2021

Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi, Christine Bannan, Raj Gambhir

Use It or Share It

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Use It or Share It

The FCC should adopt a default ‘use-it-or-share-it’ policy for use of unused spectrum in underutilized federal & licensed frequency bands.

Mar 8, 2021

Michael Calabrese

Building Back Better: A Jobs-Centered Infrastructure Plan

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Building Back Better: A Jobs-Centered Infrastructure Plan

Ambitious federal infrastructure spending can help generate good jobs and avoid a tragic repeat of the Great Recession's slow recovery.

Mar 3, 2021

Carl Van Horn, Mary Alice McCarthy

Five Things Policymakers Should Know About Short-Term Credentials

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Five Things Policymakers Should Know About Short-Term Credentials

We share key facts across gender and race/ethnicity about the outcomes and equity implications of short-term (15 weeks or fewer) programs.

Mar 2, 2021

Monique O. Ositelu

Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

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Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

A powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology.

Mar 2, 2021

Tara Dawson McGuinness, Hana Schank

The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die

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The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die

Katie Engelhart explores the right‑to‑die movement, revealing how law and clandestine networks shape dignity, choice, and mortality.

Mar 2, 2021

Katie Engelhart

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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

Small Loans, Big Barriers

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

The East Wing

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Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

Men and Care in the United States: The Data Supporting the Better Life Lab’s Work On the Cultural and Structural Barriers to Men Taking On a More Equitable Caregiver Role

A Federal Policy Agenda for English Learner Education

The IRS as a Benefits Administrator

The Missing Link

The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

Digital Tools for a Responsive Government: A Report for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission

Keeping Student Trust

Working and Learning During the Pandemic

Use It or Share It

Building Back Better: A Jobs-Centered Infrastructure Plan

Five Things Policymakers Should Know About Short-Term Credentials

Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die