The Conveners: How State Community College Associations Build Collective Capacity
This paper examines what state community college associations do, how their capacity and influence vary, and why understanding their role matters for strengthening c…
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Essays by New America’s Us@250 fellows on how communities across the country face pride, reckoning, and aspiration at the 250th anniversary.
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WRC-27 will set global rules that determine whether U.S. satellite operators have the spectrum to scale, reduce costs, and innovate new services.
The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help
A new Better Life Lab poll finds a gap between the realities of U.S. elder and child care and public perception of them.
Vermont Needed Child Care; Here’s How They Got It
This report traces Vermont’s successful campaign for near-universal child care, detailing the coalition-building and organizing effort.