Scientific American: Boosting Kids’ Executive Function and Oral Language
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Broadband Data Collection is Outdated—the FCC Needs to do More
Amir Nasr argues the FCC should finally begin collecting pricing data as part of its new broadband availability mapping efforts.
Federal Spending on Early Care and Education: Past, Present, and Future
Funding for early care and education should be prioritized to meet the needs of young children
New Lessons from Tennessee: Pre-K and What Comes Next
New research on Tennessee pre-K is both a win for early childhood education advocates and a call to action for policymakers
Does Your Phone Know Where You Live?
FPR hosted a workshop on September 27th to discuss how data can be used to document land and property rights.
Fearing Deportation, Immigrants Are Dropping Medicaid Over Misinformation About Trump’s New Policy
Changes to the federal “public charge” rule are set to take effect in October, but confusion is already causing immigrants to drop benefits.
How Far Should Congress Go to Protect Privacy?
Looming federal privacy legislation could disrupt one of the most dominant online business models.
Humanity’s Greatest Existential Crisis
In light of this week’s protests, New America revisits a conversation with David Wallace-Wells on the climate crisis.
Repairing the Roots of Democracy
In their new book Civic Power, Hollie Russon Gilman and K. Sabeel Rahman diagnose the erosion of U.S. democracy—and how to fix it.
The Rise of Networked Vigilante Surveillance
What happens when the neighborhood watch gets automatic license plate readers?