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Temper Tantrums, Tears, and Trauma: The Challenges Facing Children During COVID
The current youth mental health crisis, with soaring rates of anxiety, depression, and trauma, demands urgent attention
3/25 FCC Comments on Public Interest Need for Rules Facilitating Sharing of Satellite Spectrum
Joint Comments on a Spectrum Sharing Framework for NGSO Systems
OTI joined a group of organizations in filing comments urging the FCC to enforce a good faith coordination framework for spectrum sharing.
Building Ethics in Public Interest Technology
Three years after its founding, PIT-UN finds the importance of recommitting to the ethical dimensions of technological advancement.
Would It Be Enough? Negotiators Seek Consensus during Final Work Period
The latest round of negotiated rulemaking has wrapped up, we summarize the outcomes of
One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act
One year after the Illinois’ Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA), we share with you a virtual legislative briefing with the experts.
The Exchange: Edition 2
Please enjoy the second edition of our quarterly LSX newsletter, The Exchange: Translating Science for Learning.
Advocates Applaud the Advancement of Sen. Duckworth’s Legislation Restoring the FCC’s Full Authority to Address the High Cost of Phone Calls for Incarcerated People and Their Families
The telecom industry is predatory already for many who can’t afford expensive service, and this is even worse for those incarcerated.
Rage Against the Machine: The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed out about
The Rooney Rule Didn’t Solve the NFL’s Hiring Issues
In the NFL, the representation gap between Black players and leadership is wide, but does the Rooney Rule actually encourage diversity?
A local fix and national model: New Orleans aims to fix child care
LSX Fellow Emmy O'Dwyer highlights a millage in New Orleans that, if passed, will increase access to child care and wraparound services.
New America Announces Seven Inaugural Scholars of the Afghanistan Observatory Initiative
The seven scholars have a demonstrated commitment to peacebuilding, good governance, and the defense of human rights in Afghanistan.
Beyond Deficit: Shifting Mindsets on English Learner Accountability
Accountability and assessment policies were not created with ELs in mind, but excluding them hurts students and teachers in need of support.