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Connecting Adults to College with Credit for Prior Learning

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Connecting Adults to College with Credit for Prior Learning

This report looks at how PLA was implemented under the ideal circumstances provided by the TAACCCT grant program.

Oct 7, 2019

Iris Palmer, Sophie Nguyen

Helping Parents Finish College

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Helping Parents Finish College

Alejandra Acosta and Sophie Nguyen explore the challenges parenting students face in pursuing higher education.

Oct 3, 2019

Sophie Nguyen, Alejandra Acosta

Varying Degrees 2019

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Varying Degrees 2019

Our third annual survey of Americans’ attitudes about higher education shows surprising new findings.

Sep 10, 2019

Ashley Clark, Alejandra Acosta, Sophie Nguyen, Rachel Fishman

Financial Aid Offerpalooza

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Financial Aid Offerpalooza

In an effort to make financial aid offers more consumer-friendly, New America will be convening stakeholders for a unique design workshop.

Aug 5, 2019

Sophie Nguyen, Rachel Fishman

HigherEd Polling Dashboard

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HigherEd Polling Dashboard

May 6, 2019

Sophie Nguyen

How a TAACCCT Grantee Elevated the Use of Open Educational Resources

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How a TAACCCT Grantee Elevated the Use of Open Educational Resources

In just over a year, the TAACCCT-supported Go Open Initiative saved students more than $1 million.

Apr 10, 2019

Ivy Love, Sophie Nguyen

A Look at the Data: How Caregiver Students Fare in Higher Education

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A Look at the Data: How Caregiver Students Fare in Higher Education

Nov 15, 2018

Amanda Martinez, Sophie Nguyen

Caregivers in Higher Education

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Caregivers in Higher Education

Over the coming months, New America will explore how better to support student caregivers and their families through higher education.

Nov 8, 2018

Amanda Martinez, Rachel Fishman, Iris Palmer, Sophie Nguyen, Abbie Lieberman, Aaron Loewenberg, Cara Sklar

NASFAA’s Example Award Letters are a Good Start, but They Could be Better.

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NASFAA’s Example Award Letters are a Good Start, but They Could be Better.

Oct 1, 2018

Sophie Nguyen

Decoding the Cost of College

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Decoding the Cost of College

Our report finds students and families confront a detrimental lack of information and transparency when paying for college.

Jun 5, 2018

Brendan Williams, Sophie Nguyen, Stephen Burd, Rachel Fishman, Laura Keane, Julie Habbert, Ben Barrett, Kim Dancy

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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

Demystifying Disability in a Changing World

Rebuilding American Democracy Through Public Participation

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Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

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Connecting Adults to College with Credit for Prior Learning

Helping Parents Finish College

Varying Degrees 2019

Financial Aid Offerpalooza

HigherEd Polling Dashboard

How a TAACCCT Grantee Elevated the Use of Open Educational Resources

A Look at the Data: How Caregiver Students Fare in Higher Education

Caregivers in Higher Education

NASFAA’s Example Award Letters are a Good Start, but They Could be Better.

Decoding the Cost of College