Executive order on HBCUs launches Trump’s “New Deal for Black America”
The public should keep a close eye on magic bullet solutions for HBCU funding troubles.
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Game On: The Fight to Stop Mass Surveillance Under Section 702 Has Begun
On December 31, 2017, the FISA Amendments Act is set to expire, unless Congress passes a bill to reauthorize it.
How People Become Terrorists
Terrorism is an expression of political violence—to divorce it from that context is to make the same mistakes in the future.
If We’re Serious About Early Learning, Here’s How It Should Look
Early care and education is infrastructure—building it will take real investment, not just tax credits and deductions.
Learning to Hear the Other
A polarized nation needs to look past the partisanship and focus on the humanity and decency of our opponents and leaders.
New Paper: Unlocking ESSA’s Potential to Support Early Learning
New America and the BUILD Initiative explore major ESSA provisions that have implications for our nation’s youngest learners
Texas House, Senate Unanimously Pass Measures Overhauling Child Welfare System
New measures would change how the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services cares for vulnerable children.
The Continued Mis-Education of Black Americans
While much has changed over the past 80-plus years, legacies of racial discrimination have cut short black educational progress.
The False Promises of Online Education
Policymakers need to address the issue of high costs and questionable quality in online education programs, identified in a recent study.
Want to See What Protests Can Be? Look at What They Have Been.
The most successful protest movements throughout history have been the ones that have set their own agendas.