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Joint Comments Urging FCC to Reject Efforts to Weaken Broadband Label Requirements

Joint Comments Urging FCC to Reject Efforts to Weaken Broadband Label Requirements

OTI and other groups submitted comments to the FCC, urging the Commission to reject efforts to weaken the broadband label requirements.

Feb 17, 2026

Prem M. Trivedi

2026 Letter of Support for Maryland’s Student Parent Data Collection Bill, Senate Hearing

Testimony / In Short

2026 Letter of Support for Maryland’s Student Parent Data Collection Bill, Senate Hearing

In February 2026, the New America Higher Education team submitted a letter of support for Maryland’s Senate Bill 0420 on student parents.

Feb 6, 2026

Stephanie Baker, Ewaoluwa Obatuase, Richard Davis Jr.

Public Comments Highlight Risks of Weakening Child Care Regulations

Testimony / In Short

Public Comments Highlight Risks of Weakening Child Care Regulations

Letter for ACF’s consideration urging the agency to reconsider proposed changes to the Child Care Development Fund

Feb 4, 2026

Aaron Loewenberg

2026 Letter of Support for Maryand’s Student Parent Data Collection Bill

Testimony / In Short

2026 Letter of Support for Maryand’s Student Parent Data Collection Bill

In January 2026, the New America Higher Education team submitted a letter of support for Maryland’s House Bill 006 on student parents.

Jan 23, 2026

Stephanie Baker, Ewaoluwa Obatuase, Richard Davis Jr.

Letter of Support for Washington State Student Parent Data Collection Bill

Testimony / In Short

Letter of Support for Washington State Student Parent Data Collection Bill

In January 2026, the New America Higher Education team submitted a letter of support for Washington’s Senate Bill 6227 on student parents.

Jan 23, 2026

Stephanie Baker, Ewaoluwa Obatuase, Richard Davis Jr.

Joint Comments Urging FCC to Preserve Robust, Accessible, and Standardized Broadband Label Requirements

Testimony / In Short

Joint Comments Urging FCC to Preserve Robust, Accessible, and Standardized Broadband Label Requirements

OTI and other groups submitted joint comments arguing against the FCC’s proposed changes to broadband consumer labels.

Jan 16, 2026

Jessica Dine

Comments to Treasury on Tax Credit for Contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations

Public comments photo showing stack of papers

Testimony / In Short

Comments to Treasury on Tax Credit for Contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations

Comments filed in December 2025 to the U.S. Treasury on implementation of tax credit for contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations.

Dec 18, 2025

OTI Joins Groups in Calling on ICE to Stop Using a Facial Recognition Tool

Testimony / In Short

OTI Joins Groups in Calling on ICE to Stop Using a Facial Recognition Tool

OTI joined organizations in calling on ICE to immediately stop its use of facial recognition technology in the field.

Nov 25, 2025

Testimony on “From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE”

Testimony / In Short

Testimony on “From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE”

On November 19, 2025, Braden Goetz testified at a hearing on “From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE.”

Nov 19, 2025

Braden Goetz

Ex Partes on the Broadband Labels FNPRM

Broadband Nutrition Label overlayed on an image of someone working on their phone

Testimony / In Short

Ex Partes on the Broadband Labels FNPRM

OTI joins other organizations in submitting ex partes focused on the future of broadband labels.

Oct 22, 2025

Raza Panjwani, Jessica Dine

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

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

From Life Itself

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Private 5G Networks at Risk

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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Joint Comments Urging FCC to Reject Efforts to Weaken Broadband Label Requirements

2026 Letter of Support for Maryland’s Student Parent Data Collection Bill, Senate Hearing

Public Comments Highlight Risks of Weakening Child Care Regulations

2026 Letter of Support for Maryand’s Student Parent Data Collection Bill

Letter of Support for Washington State Student Parent Data Collection Bill

Joint Comments Urging FCC to Preserve Robust, Accessible, and Standardized Broadband Label Requirements

Comments to Treasury on Tax Credit for Contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations

OTI Joins Groups in Calling on ICE to Stop Using a Facial Recognition Tool

Testimony on “From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE”

Ex Partes on the Broadband Labels FNPRM