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Rethinking English Learner Data: Illinois’ Plans Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

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Rethinking English Learner Data: Illinois’ Plans Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

Illinois’ approach to EL issues represents a compelling example of trying to navigate data quandaries thoughtfully.

Jan 11, 2018

Janie Tankard Carnock

How Features of Payday Loans Vary by State Regulation

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How Features of Payday Loans Vary by State Regulation

The payday loan industry is subject to state regulations and, in effect, the costs associated with these products vary geographically.

Dec 20, 2017

Terri Friedline, Rachel Eastlund

Youth Apprenticeship in America Today: Connecting High School Students to Apprenticeship

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Youth Apprenticeship in America Today: Connecting High School Students to Apprenticeship

As employers lament a shortage of skilled workers, one solution is gaining steam: youth apprenticeship.

Dec 14, 2017

Brent Parton

Weather Eye: Stories from the Front

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Weather Eye: Stories from the Front

How communities are preparing for the next big weather disaster, as told by the people who live there.

Dec 13, 2017

Sharon Burke, Emily Gallagher

Contesting “Cyber”

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Contesting “Cyber”

The inconsistent application of the prefix “cyber” stems not only from confusion, but also from contest.

Dec 13, 2017

James Shires, Max Smeets

Transforming the Early Education Workforce

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Transforming the Early Education Workforce

This is a multimedia guidebook inspired by and drawn from the Transforming the Workforce for Children From Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation (National Academies Press, 2015)

Dec 12, 2017

Laura Bornfreund, Lisa Guernsey, Abbie Lieberman, Sarah Jackson, Stacie G. Goffin, Aaron Loewenberg, Nicole Hsu

Uncovering the Inner Workings of States’ Early Childhood Policies: Results From a New Tool for Changemakers Focused on Transforming the Workforce

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Uncovering the Inner Workings of States’ Early Childhood Policies: Results From a New Tool for Changemakers Focused on Transforming the Workforce

Given each state’s complex early childhood workforce systems, it can be difficult for advocates and educators to realize their goals.

Dec 7, 2017

Laura Bornfreund, Lauren Hogan

Eight Recommendations for Connecting Apprenticeship and Higher Education

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Eight Recommendations for Connecting Apprenticeship and Higher Education

To make the most of apprenticeship, policymakers must make it part of—not an “alternative” to—higher education.

Dec 6, 2017

Michael Prebil, Mary Alice McCarthy, Iris Palmer

Becoming Visible

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Becoming Visible

We reveal how policies created through racial exclusion are maintained, and to reject reform efforts that merely tinker with the system.

Nov 15, 2017

Aleta Sprague, Rachel Black

When Degree Programs for Pre-K Teachers Go Online: Challenges and Opportunities

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When Degree Programs for Pre-K Teachers Go Online: Challenges and Opportunities

Could online degree programs provide new opportunities? Or do they simply represent a new set of challenges related to quality and access?

Nov 9, 2017

Shayna Cook

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What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

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The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

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

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Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

Community Colleges as Cultivators of Civic Life

Assembling in the Age of AI

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Rethinking English Learner Data: Illinois’ Plans Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

How Features of Payday Loans Vary by State Regulation

Youth Apprenticeship in America Today: Connecting High School Students to Apprenticeship

Weather Eye: Stories from the Front

Contesting “Cyber”

Transforming the Early Education Workforce

Uncovering the Inner Workings of States’ Early Childhood Policies: Results From a New Tool for Changemakers Focused on Transforming the Workforce

Eight Recommendations for Connecting Apprenticeship and Higher Education

Becoming Visible

When Degree Programs for Pre-K Teachers Go Online: Challenges and Opportunities