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Digital Literacy in the Age of AI: Analysis and Voices from the Field
Despite the recognition that digital literacy skills are essential, the U.S. lacks a national framework and system for measuring them.
How States Can Complement Workforce Pell with Smart Aid Design
How states can align their short-term workforce financial aid with Workforce Pell to maximize impact and reduce duplication.
Navigating the Navigators
Questions State Leaders Must Consider to Solve the Career Advising Puzzle
Realizing the Potential of the Science Community to Support Rising Generations in STEM
Shalin Jyotishi served as an expert roundtable participant for Aspen Institute’s Science and Society program report.
Media and Communications Considerations in Contemporary Hostage-Taking: An Exploratory Analysis
The House’s Financial Aid “Confusion” Act
A House proposal claims to clarify college costs, but by avoiding a standardized financial aid offer it could leave students more confused.
Sinking Speedboats with a Supercarrier
New America's Peter W. Singer examines the lopsided costs of and looming choice to escalate or end Operation Southern Spear.
Trump’s ‘garbage’ comment met with disappointment in Somalia
NPR cited New America's data on U.S. strikes in Somalia.
10 Better Life Lab Stories That Shaped Family and Workplace Policy in 2025
Europe Hesitated on Ukraine. Trump and Putin Moved In.
Europe’s wavering on whether—and how—to deploy frozen Russian assets for war reparations left a perilous gap, argues Candace Rondeaux.
Mark Chiusano on the World of App-based Work
New America Fellow Mark Chiusano spoke about his forthcoming book, Gigging Alone.
A Ready-Made Model for Workforce Pell: Inside Lorain’s Fast Track Programs
Lorain Community College’s Fast Track programs offer a model for Workforce Pell: short, affordable, career-aligned pathways.