Learning from Parents in Santa Clara County, CA
New America facilitated discussions with lower-income parents in Santa Clara about access to technology and internet during remote learning.
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States Provide First-hand Accounts of Most Pressing Needs of English Learners After a Year and a Half of Remote Learning
Mental health, disengagement, and growing opportunity gaps among top issues for English learners as they close out the 2020-21 school year.
Travel-based Learning at Community College
Community Colleges can provide affordable travel-based learning to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
Accreditation Should be on the Department’s NegReg Agenda
Accreditation was not on the proposed topics list for the Department of Education's Negotiated Rulemaking agenda but it should be.
Tennessee Bets on Grow Your Own Programs to Help Strengthen and Expand Its Teacher Workforce
Tennessee has leveraged federal recovery funds to launch a statewide grant program to support the development and expansion of GYO programs.
California Moves Toward Universal Pre-K
The work to build universal pre-K in California has been a long time coming.
Congress wants to Supersize Community College Training through TAACCCT
A new bill includes $9 billion over 7 years for the federal Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant.
Six States Have Now Passed LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum Legislation—Each with a Different Definition of “Inclusion”
Breaking down state curricular mandates and how they will impact instructional content
What inclusive learning could and should look like
Three key insights from our conversation with students and district leaders about materials
What’s in the President’s FY 2022 Budget Request for Workers and Workforce Development
An overview of worker and workforce development provisions in the President's FY22 Budget proposal.
Community colleges can use this U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored map to guide students into “energy efficiency” careers that don’t require degrees
A new U.S. Energy Department-funded map shows thirty-two jobs in the green energy efficiency industry that may not require degrees.
Biden’s Vision for How to Strengthen the Teacher Workforce
New America takes a close look at the President's $2 billion request for attracting, preparing, supporting, and retaining a diverse, high-qu
