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Education & Work
Public education is a pillar of American prosperity and civic life. From birth to school, college, and work, everyone deserves the opportunity to learn. But for too many students, education is inadequate, underfunded, and disconnected from good jobs. New America’s Education & Work issue area is dedicated to providing the best of education to everyone, especially the historically marginalized, starting in the earliest years and continuing throughout their lives.
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Event
The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here
Author and President Emeritus of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, argues that universities function as a fifth pillar of American democracy. Join him in conversation to discuss the questions of equity and access that a reimagined higher education system must address.
Hybrid
3:30PM – 5:30PM EDT
New America
740 15th Street NW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
Experts
Kevin Carey
Vice President, Education & Work
Lisa Guernsey
Senior Director, Birth to 12th Grade Policy; Co-Founder and Director, Learning Sciences Exchange
Mary Alice McCarthy
Senior Director, Center on Education & Labor
Amy Laitinen
Senior Director, Higher Education
Cara Sklar
Director, Early & Elementary Education Policy
Taylor White
Director, Postsecondary Pathways for Youth
An-Me Chung
Director, Teaching, Learning & Tech & Strategic Advisor, Education & Work
Rachel Fishman
Director, Higher Education
Programs
Projects & Initiatives
- Community Colleges
- Disability Policy
- Education Funding Equity
- Educators
- English Learners
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- Future of Work and the Innovation Economy
- Good Jobs Collaborative
- Learning Ecosystems
- Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX)
- Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship
- Postsecondary Pathways for Youth
- Student Parent Initiative