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Segregation Between America’s School Districts in the Twenty-First Century

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Segregation Between America’s School Districts in the Twenty-First Century

To succeed at school integration, we must understand the school segregation landscape and direct efforts at the problem as it exists today.

May 16, 2024

Zahava Stadler, Jordan Abbott

Can Proportional Representation Lead to Better Governance?

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Can Proportional Representation Lead to Better Governance?

A proportional electoral system that leads to a multiparty democracy would improve responsiveness, accountability, and stability.

May 8, 2024

John Carey, Oscar Pocasangre

How Complexity Thinking Can Help the World Navigate AI: A Paper from the Study Group on Complexity and International Relations

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How Complexity Thinking Can Help the World Navigate AI: A Paper from the Study Group on Complexity and International Relations

A new paper examines how complexity thinking can help make sense of advanced artificial intelligence.

Apr 29, 2024

Gordon LaForge, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Merle Weidt

Who Pays for Land Documents, and Why?

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Who Pays for Land Documents, and Why?

This research explores rural Tanzanian landholders’ willingness and ability to pay for land documentation.

Apr 26, 2024

Yuliya Panfil

Age Verification: The Complicated Effort to Protect Youth Online

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Age Verification: The Complicated Effort to Protect Youth Online

Rather than better protecting youth online, recent age verification mandates may complicate the rights, privacy, and security of all users.

Apr 23, 2024

Sarah Forland, Nat Meysenburg, Erika Solis

Climate Migration’s Impact on Housing Security in the United States

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Climate Migration’s Impact on Housing Security in the United States

As climate change pushes millions of Americans to move, receiving communities must expand access to housing, jobs, and public services.

Apr 16, 2024

Tim Robustelli, Helen Bonnyman, Yuliya Panfil

Unleashing Worker Power: Building Good Jobs Beyond the Traditional Workforce System

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Unleashing Worker Power: Building Good Jobs Beyond the Traditional Workforce System

This report shares how to build a workforce development system that centers workers and raises the quality of jobs for all.

Mar 11, 2024

Emily Andrews, Breanna Betts, Laura Dresser, India Heckstall, Peter Rickman, Teófilo Reyes, Deborah Schwartz, Prabhu Sigamani

Predictive Analytics for Security and Development: Technical Notes from the New America-Igarapé Institute Global Task Force

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Predictive Analytics for Security and Development: Technical Notes from the New America-Igarapé Institute Global Task Force

Technical notes from the Global Task Force on Predictive Analytics for Security and Development.

Mar 5, 2024

Gordon LaForge

Crossing the Line: Segregation and Resource Inequality Between America’s School Districts

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Crossing the Line: Segregation and Resource Inequality Between America’s School Districts

In America, it’s common for children living just one mile apart to experience different educational outcomes. Why? Historical segregation.

Feb 29, 2024

Zahava Stadler, Jordan Abbott

Questioning the Promise of Employer-Sponsored Child Care Benefits

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Questioning the Promise of Employer-Sponsored Child Care Benefits

More companies are offering child care benefits backed by governmental incentives, but the trend needs serious reconsideration.

Feb 22, 2024

Elliot Haspel

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Segregation Between America’s School Districts in the Twenty-First Century

Can Proportional Representation Lead to Better Governance?

How Complexity Thinking Can Help the World Navigate AI: A Paper from the Study Group on Complexity and International Relations

Who Pays for Land Documents, and Why?

Age Verification: The Complicated Effort to Protect Youth Online

Climate Migration’s Impact on Housing Security in the United States

Unleashing Worker Power: Building Good Jobs Beyond the Traditional Workforce System

Predictive Analytics for Security and Development: Technical Notes from the New America-Igarapé Institute Global Task Force

Crossing the Line: Segregation and Resource Inequality Between America’s School Districts

Questioning the Promise of Employer-Sponsored Child Care Benefits