AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns
Route Fifty covered RethinkAI’s piece on how artificial intelligence will increase demand for government services before it increases efficiency.
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The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
How Playful Pedagogy Supports Curricula and Other Learning Goals for Children
Children need access to “rich content and playful educational experiences that build their foundational skills.”
Introducing the National Commission on Learning Ecosystems
This video introduces the National Commission on Learning Ecosystems, launched in February 2026.
In 2026, States and Congress Will Need to Mitigate the Damage to PreK-12 Education
What will 2026 bring? Here are the questions we are asking and our recommendations for how Congress and state policymakers should respond.
Calling on Local and Regional Leaders to Participate in Commission on Learning Ecosystems
New America is seeking proactive, collaborative leaders bringing sites of learning together across communities.
A Summer of Despair for STEM Education
STEM Education Funding Cuts and Canceled Research Grants are Cutting Off Opportunities for Students.
What Parents Want: How Policies Can Spur School-to-Family Connections and Build Trust
Education leaders designed simple tools to engage families in their schools, working with and eliciting feedback from them along the way.
Federal Funding for Libraries and Museums on the Chopping Block
An executive order calls for elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, but most of its programs are protected by law.
Inefficiency Multiplied: What Happens When Research and Data are Halted at U.S. Dept. of Ed
The Institute of Education Sciences funds critical data and research on teaching and learning. Cuts are counterproductive.
How to Activate ‘Explorer’ Mode in Today’s Kids — And Stave Off the Disengagement Crisis
A new book digs into why so many kids are disengaged from school and shows how to transform their experience.
The First Museum Director to Mark the 1939 Library Sit-In
An interview with the man who fatefully decided to install a marker commemorating the library sit-in of 1939 long before many knew about it.