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The School District Merger Lab

Use this interactive tool to see in real time how different school district mergers impact the fairness of a state’s school systems.

Updated: Oct 27, 2026

Zahava Stadler, Jordan Abbott

Examining English Learner Reclassification Rates Since the Every Student Succeeds Act

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In Depth

Examining English Learner Reclassification Rates Since the Every Student Succeeds Act

How have states performed according to their English learner reclassification criteria, and how are reclassification outcomes affected?

Oct 26, 2026

Leslie Villegas

Multilingual Students with Disabilities Deserve Stronger Support

Three smiling young children sit at a classroom table, each raising one of their hands. Toys are spread across the table.

In Short

Multilingual Students with Disabilities Deserve Stronger Support

A proposed Head Start rule could harm dual-identified learners, who are underserved at every stage of school.

Oct 23, 2026

Carrie Gillispie

The State of English Learner Reclassification Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

In Depth

The State of English Learner Reclassification Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

What is the state of English learner reclassification policy as of 2025, and how has it changed since 2018?

Oct 19, 2026

Leslie Villegas

Sealing the Trapdoors: The State Policies That Matter for Equitable K-12 School Funding

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Report / In Depth

Sealing the Trapdoors: The State Policies That Matter for Equitable K-12 School Funding

This guide reviews the state policies that affect school funding equity to enable policymakers and advocates to take action.

Oct 7, 2026

Zahava Stadler

Texas’s Path to HB 2: Looking to Past Teacher Certification Policies to Move Forward

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In Depth

Texas’s Path to HB 2: Looking to Past Teacher Certification Policies to Move Forward

This brief reviews the teacher prep and certification policies that preceded HB 2 in Texas.

Sep 30, 2026

Melissa Tooley

Public Comment on ED’s Proposed Rule Amending General Administrative Regulations

Testimony / In Short

Public Comment on ED’s Proposed Rule Amending General Administrative Regulations

The Department of Education seeks changes to regulations governing how it awards funding that puts underserved populations at risk.

Sep 23, 2026

Braden Goetz, Morgan Polk

Current Head Start Program Performance Standards Protect Children with Disabilities

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In Short

Current Head Start Program Performance Standards Protect Children with Disabilities

The proposed rule, Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs, would make it m…

Sep 18, 2026

Carrie Gillispie

Enrollment Declines and Budget Shortfalls Threaten Dual Language Immersion Programs

In Short

Enrollment Declines and Budget Shortfalls Threaten Dual Language Immersion Programs

Dual language program closing will have a detrimental effect on English learners who are poised to benefit the most from these programs.

Aug 14, 2026

Leslie Villegas

Living Up to Its Promise: Three Ways to Make Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Programs Work

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Report / In Depth

Living Up to Its Promise: Three Ways to Make Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Programs Work

Teacher degree apprenticeships integrate paid on-the-job training with college coursework, addressing long-standing workforce challenges.

Aug 10, 2026

Lancy Downs, Amaya Garcia

New America Receives Grant to Create Digital Exhibit on 1939 Library Sit-In

Press Release

New America Receives Grant to Create Digital Exhibit on 1939 Library Sit-In

New America has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop a digital exhibit on the 1939 Library Sit-In in Alexandria, Virginia.

Aug 3, 2026

Comment on OMB’s Uniform Guidance Proposed Rule

Testimony / In Short

Comment on OMB’s Uniform Guidance Proposed Rule

New America outlines concerns with OMB's proposed rule that would overhaul how federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other monetary awards to nonprofits, state and local governments, and other g…

Jul 17, 2026

Braden Goetz, Morgan Polk

Disability in the United States at 250

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In Short

Disability in the United States at 250

A timeline of U.S. disability history and a reflection on its resonance as the nation turns 250.

Jul 2, 2026

Carrie Gillispie

State Education Budgets in Turbulent Times

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In Short

State Education Budgets in Turbulent Times

Jul 1, 2026

Zahava Stadler, Anna Cole Kim

Consolidation Would Give Mississippi Students Better, Fairer Schools, Says National Consultant

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In the News

Consolidation Would Give Mississippi Students Better, Fairer Schools, Says National Consultant

Zahava Stadler writes in Mississippi Today that smarter school district boundaries could reduce funding inequality in Mississippi.

Jun 16, 2026

Zahava Stadler

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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

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

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The School District Merger Lab

Examining English Learner Reclassification Rates Since the Every Student Succeeds Act

Multilingual Students with Disabilities Deserve Stronger Support

The State of English Learner Reclassification Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Sealing the Trapdoors: The State Policies That Matter for Equitable K-12 School Funding

Texas’s Path to HB 2: Looking to Past Teacher Certification Policies to Move Forward

Public Comment on ED’s Proposed Rule Amending General Administrative Regulations

Current Head Start Program Performance Standards Protect Children with Disabilities

Enrollment Declines and Budget Shortfalls Threaten Dual Language Immersion Programs

Living Up to Its Promise: Three Ways to Make Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Programs Work

New America Receives Grant to Create Digital Exhibit on 1939 Library Sit-In

Comment on OMB’s Uniform Guidance Proposed Rule

Disability in the United States at 250

State Education Budgets in Turbulent Times

Consolidation Would Give Mississippi Students Better, Fairer Schools, Says National Consultant