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Engagement in a Civic Education Desert
An interview with Dr. Emily Stacey of Rose State College.
Built to Last: How Leaders Are Creating Sustainable Early Childhood Funding
This resource is designed for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and advocates working to establish, design, or strengthen their own dedicated fund…
US Carries Out Days of Airstrikes in Somalia After a Month’s Pause
Task & Purpose cites Future Security Program Deputy Director David Sterman and New America's research on U.S. strikes in Somalia.
Pre-K Is Having a Curriculum Moment. A Professional Learning Movement Needs To Follow.
Many pre-K systems remain stuck in outdated approaches to professional learning.
Iran War Was a “Spectacular Own Goal” Says New America’s Peter Bergen
Peter Bergen spoke with CNN about the Iran war.
Federal Early Education Update: June 2026
The latest in federal early education news, including updates on the CCDF final rule and Head Start NPRMs
Beyond Braiding
Consolidation Would Give Mississippi Students Better, Fairer Schools, Says National Consultant
Zahava Stadler writes in Mississippi Today that smarter school district boundaries could reduce funding inequality in Mississippi.
Killed Walking Home From School: Why Did Somali Children Become Targets of US Drone Strikes?
The Guardian cites David Sterman and New America's data on U.S. strikes in Somalia in an investigation of a deadly strike.
Moving Special Education from the Education Department Will Harm Millions of Students with Disabilities
The Trump administration’s decision to move special education out of the Department of Education will reverse progress and weaken protections for students with disabili…
The Case for Real-Time Housing Permits
Entrepreneur Robbie Leer makes the case for AI-supported permitting as an underleveraged solution to housing supply shortages.
U.S. and Iran Set to Sign Peace Deal
Future Security Program Fellow Taufiq Rahim discusses what's known and not known about the U.S.-Iran deal.
Resilient By Design
Shalin Jyotishi was selected as a national expert to inform the AACC's Resilient by Design strategic plan on community college futures.