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New America, Reimagined: Built for What’s Next
New America Announces Its New Mission and Vision, Reveals New Logo and Website
AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns
Wisconsin Bills Take Aim at Predatory For-Profit Colleges
The proposals reinforce common-sense safeguards.
Turning Insight into Action: How Youth Apprentice Voices Shape the Future of Apprenticeship
Four PAYA Youth Council members explore how youth perspectives can advance apprenticeship in the United States
Youth Apprenticeships in Rural America: Reach Higher Montana & CareerWise Eagle County
PAYA Youth Council member Ev Zaruba explores the challenges and opportunities of rural youth apprenticeship.
Designing the Blueprint of Youth Apprenticeships, According to Youth Apprentices
Three members of the PAYA Youth Council share their big ideas about what makes a strong apprenticeship program
In California, Local Providers Win $155 Million a Year in New Tax Funds for Child Care
Child care providers in Alameda County are using a new funding stream to keep their businesses open.
Transition into Kindergarten: Planning a Year Ahead
Kindergarten is already two months underway, but this conversation isn’t about this year’s students—it’s about next year’s incoming class.
Bridging the Gaps in Disability Policy: Reclaiming the Promise of the ADA
Disabled people are not passive recipients of policy outcomes; they are experts on their own lives and the systems they operate within.
The Future of Career-Technical Education: Building on Success While Responding to New Challenges
A new project will convene CTE stakeholders to explore and how state and federal policy can support continued improvement in CTE.
Americans Are United On Accountability
Americans are united on accountability. Recent legislation under OBBBA makes progress, but more needs to be done.
The Cost of Beauty: Inside the Broken Promise of Cosmetology School
Through three students’ experiences, we uncover how cosmetology education exploits passion and labor, leaving beauty workers behind.