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Building a New AAU

The AAU was created at the end of the last Gilded Age and is actively contributing to the new era of accelerating inequality.

Jun 27, 2014

Kevin Carey

Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities

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Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities

The formula used to distribute federal IDEA dollars results in uneven per-child funding across school districts and states.

Jun 27, 2014

Clare McCann

Gauging Public Support for Education Spending

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Gauging Public Support for Education Spending

Americans overwhelmingly want us to do more in early childhood.

Jun 27, 2014

Conor P. Williams

Introducing ‘Seeding Reading’

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Introducing ‘Seeding Reading’

Today’s children are surrounded by digital media of all kinds. How will they ever learn to read?

Jun 27, 2014

Lisa Guernsey

Report: Federal Special Ed Dollars Not Always Fairly Distributed

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Report: Federal Special Ed Dollars Not Always Fairly Distributed

A report released by New America explains how the federal formula for IDEA special education grants to states aren’t always fair.

Jun 27, 2014

Clare McCann

Right Hand Meet Left Hand: Aligning Workforce and Higher Ed Policy

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Right Hand Meet Left Hand: Aligning Workforce and Higher Ed Policy

Congress has finally been earning its keep this summer.

Jun 27, 2014

Mary Alice McCarthy

Snapshot Report: Postsecondary Student Mobility Rate: 2011-201

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Snapshot Report: Postsecondary Student Mobility Rate: 2011-201

Jun 27, 2014

Some Room for Agreement on HEA Reauthorization?

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Some Room for Agreement on HEA Reauthorization?

The House and Senate are finally putting some specifics on the table for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

Jun 27, 2014

Ben Miller

Congress Gears Up to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act

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Congress Gears Up to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act

Senate Democrats and House Republicans announced plans for legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which expired in 2013.

Jun 25, 2014

Clare McCann, Rachel Fishman, Amy Laitinen, Ben Miller, Mary Alice McCarthy, Melissa Tooley

Dear FCC: What is Wi-Fi Without Greater Capacity?

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Dear FCC: What is Wi-Fi Without Greater Capacity?

In order to really support digital learning students don’t just need Internet access, they need high-speed Internet access.

Jun 25, 2014

Lindsey Tepe

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

Here Where We Live Is Our Country

The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here

Screen People

A New Fellowship to Foster Journalism Around Education, Economic Development, and the Future of Work

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Building a New AAU

Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities

Gauging Public Support for Education Spending

Introducing ‘Seeding Reading’

Report: Federal Special Ed Dollars Not Always Fairly Distributed

Right Hand Meet Left Hand: Aligning Workforce and Higher Ed Policy

Snapshot Report: Postsecondary Student Mobility Rate: 2011-201

Some Room for Agreement on HEA Reauthorization?

Congress Gears Up to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act

Dear FCC: What is Wi-Fi Without Greater Capacity?