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Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

Work, once a matter of years of commitment to a single trade, career track, or employer, has undergone a radical transformation.

Apr 7, 2016

Mark Schmitt, Shayna Strom

Shifting Burdens

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Shifting Burdens

A new report examines financial trends by family income, a student’s dependency status, and school type.

Apr 7, 2016

Jason Delisle

The Transparency Reporting Toolkit

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The Transparency Reporting Toolkit

The Transparency Reporting Toolkit is a project by New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) and Harvard University’s Berkman Center for

Mar 31, 2016

Kevin Bankston, Ryan Budish, Liz Woolery

How to Fix Remediation at Scale

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How to Fix Remediation at Scale

Nationwide, the majority of community college students are required to take at least one remedial course.

Mar 29, 2016

Iris Palmer

POST-MAP-ASK

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POST-MAP-ASK

American democracy faces a fundamental challenge.

Mar 28, 2016

Christine Mahoney, Lee Drutman

ISIS in the West

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ISIS in the West

The links between the Paris attackers and the Brussels terrorists raises the importance of understanding the Western “foreign fighters.”

Mar 25, 2016

David Sterman, Peter Bergen, Alyssa Sims

Standardized Assessments of College Learning

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Standardized Assessments of College Learning

In a new report , Fredrik deBoer looks at current research regarding higher education assessments.

Mar 22, 2016

Fredrik deBoer

Undermining Pell: Volume III

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Undermining Pell: Volume III

Public colleges are increasingly adopting the enrollment management tactics of private-colleges to the detriment of low-income students.

Mar 16, 2016

Stephen Burd

Stronger Teaching and Caregiving for California’s Youngest

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Stronger Teaching and Caregiving for California’s Youngest

Today we release three profiles on California communities—Fresno, Oakland, and a school district in East San Jose.

Mar 15, 2016

Sarah Jackson

Beyond Ratings

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Beyond Ratings

In a new report, Kaylan Connally and Melissa Tooley look at how states are using teacher evaluation systems for professional growth.

Mar 7, 2016

Kaylan Connally, Melissa Tooley

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Thriving Families

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

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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

New America Fellows

Forged from the Fires: Rebuilding Child Care in L.A. and Beyond Through Storytelling That Facilitates Policy Change

Rebuilding American Democracy Through Public Participation

Demystifying Disability in a Changing World

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Protecting Workers in a Patchwork Economy

Shifting Burdens

The Transparency Reporting Toolkit

How to Fix Remediation at Scale

POST-MAP-ASK

ISIS in the West

Standardized Assessments of College Learning

Undermining Pell: Volume III

Stronger Teaching and Caregiving for California’s Youngest

Beyond Ratings