New America
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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.
Education Policy Report
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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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Our Story

Find out more about our distinctive community of thinkers, writers, researchers, technologists, and community activists.

Jobs & Fellowships

Explore the jobs, fellowships, and internship opportunities at New America.

Podcasts

New America's slate of podcasts focuses on telling stories about realizing America's promise of equity and opportunity.
Highlights

Our Story

Find out more about our distinctive community of thinkers, writers, researchers, technologists, and community activists.

Jobs & Fellowships

Explore the jobs, fellowships, and internship opportunities at New America.

Podcasts

New America's slate of podcasts focuses on telling stories about realizing America's promise of equity and opportunity.

We are dedicated to renewing
the promise of America

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Upcoming Events
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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.
Online Only
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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

NSF Funding is Critical to Our Students and the Skilled Technical Workforce

Budget cuts to the U.S. National Science Foundation undermine the skilled workforce needed to sustain America’s economic success.
By: 
Antonio Delgado Fornaguera
, 
Justine Gluck
, 
Jared Ashcroft
, and 
Linnea Fletcher
Center on Education & Labor Blog Post
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Jul. 17th, 2025

Meeting the challenges of current and projected nursing shortages requires innovation. Enter nursing apprenticeships.

Across the country, community colleges and health systems are opening doors to nursing careers through apprenticeship.
By: 
Jordan Arnold
Center on Education & Labor Blog Post
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Jul. 17th, 2025

AI and the Human Work of Teaching

Educators urge thoughtful use of generative AI that supports—not replaces—their labor and professional role.
By: 
José Luis Vilson
Education Policy Blog Post
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Jul. 17th, 2025

The Kids Are Not Alright. But Don’t Blame Social Media.

Sydney Saubestre on whether the data supports the growing push to blame social media for the youth mental health crisis.
By: 
Sydney Saubestre
Open Technology Institute Article/Op-Ed
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