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Caregiving and Care Economy Reporting Grants Available from the Better Life Lab
The Better Life Lab is offering reporting stipends to support journalism and exploring the causes and consequences of the childcare crisis.
Celebrating and Honoring Ruby Takanishi, 1946-2020
A tribute to Ruby Takanishi, a thoughtful and forceful leader in early education, who passed away in August 2020.
America’s Institutions Were Not Built to Serve Communities of Color
The majority of institutions in the United States were built by and for white people—it’s no wonder communities of color don’t trust them.
New Resource: State School Reopening Plans and English Learners
A new database reveals how state school reopening plans are addressing the needs of English learners.
Next COVID Stimulus Must Do Better By MSIs
CARES Act should allocate funding by headcount to support MSIs.
How Strange Bedfellows Can Save Science
Getting buy-in for the science of child development needs a more creative approach.
New America’s Ranking Digital Rights Announces Leadership Change
Jessica Dheere, RDR’s deputy director, will assume the role of director. Rebecca MacKinnon will stay on as founding director into 2021.
OTI and RDR Urge FCC to Deny NTIA Rulemaking Petition on Troubling Section 230 Proposal
If the FCC accepts, it will join an effort to bully platforms into moderating content according to the administration's desires.
The Pandemic and Community College Enrollment
Enrollment dips are troubling for community colleges who were counting on the historic, counter-cyclical enrollment surge.
Amplifying the Voices of Experts of Color in Foreign Policy and National Security
Homomorphic Encryption Could Fix The Gaps In Our Data Security
The emerging practical reality of performing computations on encrypted data without decrypting it.