Blanket EdTech Bans Miss the Mark: Better Policies for Student Tech Use
Blanket edtech bans risk harming student learning. Better policies should guide balanced, effective, and accountable tech use in schools.
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Accreditation on the Ground: A Q&A with Heather Perfetti
Heather Perfetti, president of Middle States Commission on Higher Education, MSCHE, explains how the accreditor creates standards and evaluates colleges.
Comments to the U.S. Department of Education About Data Collection via the National Study of Special Education Spending
New America’s Disability Policy initiative submitted comments to the Department of Education on its new data collection via the National Study of Special Education Spending.
Misrepresenting Accreditation: A Q&A with Melissa Ryan
Disinformation expert Melissa Ryan discusses how right-wing sources create fact-distorting campaigns around education issues.
Trump Budget Torches Community College Workforce Programs
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The Future of Accreditation: A Q&A with Jan Friis
Jan Friis of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, CHEA, walks through policy changes coming down to accreditors.
A New Path to Nursing for High School Students in New Orleans
YouthForce NOLA’s youth apprenticeship program helps economically disadvantaged young people become Licensed Practical Nurses
The Worst Future in Iran—and How to Stop it
At a moment when most analysis is focused on what the strikes against Iran achieved, Petit asks the harder question: what do they make possible—and for whom? His answer is specific, unsettling, and exactly the kind of thinking that should be shaping decisions right now, not in six months.
Work Shift and New America Launch Reporting Fellowship
The Future of Work Reporting Fellowship will support journalists telling place-based stories that explore how government and private investments are reshaping economic opportunity across the United States.