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Katrina’s America: 20 Years Since the Storm
Two decades after Katrina, experts reflect on its lasting impact on policy, race, climate, and culture—and what it means for America today.
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Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill Act on Students and Public Education
Education Policy Collections
The Hidden Impact of Federal Budget Cuts: What Families and States Stand to Lose
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Upcoming Events
Jul. 24th, 2025
Privacy, Technology, and Protecting Democracy: A Conversation with Daniel Solove
An event unpacking how policy professionals from different fields should understand privacy and its relationship to healthy democracies.
Washington, D.C.
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Jul. 24th, 2025
State Approaches to Youth Apprenticeship: Part Two
Three state-level leaders will share their approaches to scaling youth apprenticeship programs.
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Jul. 30th, 2025
The Inside Scoop: Bridging the Divide to Move Higher Education Forward
Learn more about the latest findings from Varying Degrees, New America’s ninth annual survey into higher education.
Washington, D.C.
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Recent Publications
Jul. 17th, 2025
Exploring Privacy-Preserving Age Verification: A Close Look at Zero-Knowledge Proofs
New America’s Open Technology Institute offers a path toward exploring privacy-preserving age verification.
By:
Sarah Forland
Open Technology Institute Brief
Jul. 16th, 2025
Varying Degrees 2025: Americans Find Common Ground in Higher Education
New America’s ninth annual Varying Degrees survey on higher education shows Americans’ views are more united than divided.
By:
Sophie Nguyen
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Olivia Cheche
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Olivia Sawyer
Education Policy Report
Jul. 16th, 2025
Rural Residents Turn to Community Colleges for Bachelor’s Degrees
Community college baccalaureates create pathways to socioeconomic mobility that benefit not only individual students but entire communities.
By:
Elizabeth Meza
Center on Education & Labor Blog Post
Jul. 15th, 2025
Designing the Future
The work of civic reinvention.
By:
Kimberlyn Leary
Political Reform Blog Post
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