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Youth Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning in the Skilled Trades

Youth Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning in the Skilled Trades

Youth apprenticeship and work-based learning are rare in the skilled trades. This brief explores common barriers and options for growth.

Apr 14, 2022

Michael Prebil, Taylor White

Educating English Learners During the Pandemic

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Educating English Learners During the Pandemic

English learner’s educational experiences were upended due to COVID-19. Experts help illuminate bright spots and lingering equity issues.

Apr 13, 2022

Leslie Villegas, Amaya Garcia

The Bin Laden Papers

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The Bin Laden Papers

Apr 12, 2022

Nelly Lahoud

Incorporating Anti-Racist Principles into Preschool Classrooms

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Incorporating Anti-Racist Principles into Preschool Classrooms

How educators in Oakland Unified School District are working to disrupt patterns of racism and center and celebrate BIPOC children.

Apr 5, 2022

LaWanda Wesley, Sarah Jackson

America’s Endless Counterterrorism War in Yemen

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America’s Endless Counterterrorism War in Yemen

The endless war in Yemen is about the U.S. chasing the mirage that it can defeat AQAP, and we need a full policy platform to end it.

Apr 4, 2022

David Sterman

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

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Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

This report presents the findings of 15 original studies on the effects of ranked-choice voting and related electoral reforms.

Mar 30, 2022

Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

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Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Report about the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and Latinx Chicago communities and ideas for equitable recovery policy.

Mar 21, 2022

Dominica McBride, PhD, Gabriela Garcia, PhD, Lisa Sargent, Scott Christian, PhD

Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

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Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

A toolkit designed to help managers design equitable, high results cultures for the digital, hybrid, and essential work of the future.

Mar 17, 2022

Brigid Schulte

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

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Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Predatory lenders have stripped billions of dollars from communities of color, but policymakers can do more to support wealth-building.

Mar 7, 2022

Spencer Cowan, Meegan Dugan Adell, Kathie Kane-Willis, Hala Kourtu, Vanessa Rangel

Community College Baccalaureate Programs as an Equity Strategy: Student Access and Outcomes Data

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Community College Baccalaureate Programs as an Equity Strategy: Student Access and Outcomes Data

CCBs provide an important baccalaureate access point for adult students and that graduates have strong employment and wage outcomes.

Mar 3, 2022

Elizabeth Meza, Ivy Love

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Technology & Democracy

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

Funding the ADA’s Promise

English Learners Need More Federal Support to Succeed, Not Less

Israel Plans New Foothold on the Red Sea to Fight the Houthis

Has the US Ever Assassinated a World Leader Before?

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.

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Youth Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning in the Skilled Trades

Educating English Learners During the Pandemic

The Bin Laden Papers

Incorporating Anti-Racist Principles into Preschool Classrooms

America’s Endless Counterterrorism War in Yemen

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Community College Baccalaureate Programs as an Equity Strategy: Student Access and Outcomes Data