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Educating California’s English Learners: Chula Vista’s Expansion of Dual Language Programs in an Era of English-Only Policies

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Educating California’s English Learners: Chula Vista’s Expansion of Dual Language Programs in an Era of English-Only Policies

As districts move towards creating new bilingual programs, Chula Vista provides a good example of how to effectively scale them up.

Nov 8, 2017

Amaya Garcia

Moving on Up? What a Groundbreaking Study Tells Us about Access, Success, and Mobility in Higher Ed

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Moving on Up? What a Groundbreaking Study Tells Us about Access, Success, and Mobility in Higher Ed

Since the late 1990s, nearly two-thirds of selective public universities reduced the share of low-income students they enrolled.

Oct 26, 2017

Stephen Burd, Ben Barrett, Kim Dancy, Ernest Ezeugo, Clare McCann, Michael Prebil

Educating California’s English Learners: Westminster Brings Students’ Home Languages Into the Mainstream

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Educating California’s English Learners: Westminster Brings Students’ Home Languages Into the Mainstream

This paper explores Westminster’s process in designing and implementing two distinct dual language immersion programs over two years.

Oct 25, 2017

Amaya Garcia

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

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The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

Acclaimed journalist Jeff Goodell employs fact, science, and first-person journalism to show vividly what is already becoming a water world.

Oct 24, 2017

Jeff Goodell

Building Civic Capacity in an Era of Democratic Crisis

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Building Civic Capacity in an Era of Democratic Crisis

Hollie Russon-Gilman and K. Sabeel Rahman explore how to develop institutions and organizations to enhance civic engagement in America.

Oct 10, 2017

Hollie Russon Gilman, K. Sabeel Rahman

Code Girls

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Code Girls

Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

Oct 10, 2017

Liza Mundy

A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa

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A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa

This masterful, humane work of journalism by Alexis Okeowo paints a vivid narrative of Africans who courageously resist fundamentalism.

Oct 3, 2017

Alexis Okeowo

Front Towards Enemy

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Front Towards Enemy

Louie Palu exposes the raw realities of the Afghan war through a stark, unfiltered visual diary.

Oct 1, 2017

Louie Palu

Cybersecurity as an Engine for Growth

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Cybersecurity as an Engine for Growth

Using case studies of three cities, this report examines how national and local governments can attract and develop a cybersecurity industry

Sep 21, 2017

Natasha Cohen, Rachel Hulvey, Jittip Mongkolnchaiarunya, Anne Novak, Robert Morgus, Adam Segal

Poor Digital Rights Performance: Who Pays the Price?

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Poor Digital Rights Performance: Who Pays the Price?

When companies fail to respect users’ privacy and freedom of expression, users clearly pay a price—but so do investors.

Sep 21, 2017

Rebecca MacKinnon

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Educating California’s English Learners: Chula Vista’s Expansion of Dual Language Programs in an Era of English-Only Policies

Moving on Up? What a Groundbreaking Study Tells Us about Access, Success, and Mobility in Higher Ed

Educating California’s English Learners: Westminster Brings Students’ Home Languages Into the Mainstream

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

Building Civic Capacity in an Era of Democratic Crisis

Code Girls

A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa

Front Towards Enemy

Cybersecurity as an Engine for Growth

Poor Digital Rights Performance: Who Pays the Price?