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New America & ACCT Invite Community Colleges to Apply for Work-Based Learning Capacity-Building Cohort

New America & ACCT Invite Community Colleges to Apply for Work-Based Learning Capacity-Building Cohort

New America and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) invite community colleges to apply for the Work-Based Learning (WBL) Capacity Building Cohort.

Mar 27, 2026

Joyce Hwang, Shalin Jyotishi, Tiffany Thai

Trump’s AI Policy Framework Leaves Most Vulnerable Exposed

President Donald Trump attends the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual fundraising dinner at Union Station on March 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump was this year's keynote speaker at the dinner.

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Trump’s AI Policy Framework Leaves Most Vulnerable Exposed

Mar 27, 2026

Tech Policy Press

Leveraging Intermediaries to Strengthen Workforce and Economic Development Systems

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Leveraging Intermediaries to Strengthen Workforce and Economic Development Systems

Mar 27, 2026

Francie Genz

Like Baylor, the University of Alabama Steered Many Low-Income Families to Parent PLUS Loans

building with pillars at the University of Alabama

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Like Baylor, the University of Alabama Steered Many Low-Income Families to Parent PLUS Loans

Mar 26, 2026

Stephen Burd

Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship

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Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship

Mar 25, 2026

Braden Goetz, Lancy Downs, Morgan Polk, Taylor White

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The Art of Spectrum Lobbying

Report / In Depth

The Art of Spectrum Lobbying

Special interest politics have driven lawmakers to give away the public’s airwaves to private interests without public compensation.

Aug 31, 2007

Open Access for the 700 MHz Auction

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Open Access for the 700 MHz Auction

An analyzation of the competitive effects of proposals to reserve a small portion of the upcoming 700 MHz band auction for open-access use.

Jul 23, 2007

Simon Wilkie

Spectrum Policy for the Emerging Ultrabroadband World

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Spectrum Policy for the Emerging Ultrabroadband World

A paper on the architecture that would get closest to infinite wireless bandwidth.

Jun 22, 2007

Wholesale Open Access and Anonymous Bidding

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Wholesale Open Access and Anonymous Bidding

This last big sale of prime spectrum is expected to raise $10 to $20 billion in federal revenue.

Jun 18, 2007

Spectrum Auction Breakdown

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Spectrum Auction Breakdown

FCC spectrum auctions for exclusive licenses to use the public airwaves determine the future of American telecommunications.

Jun 1, 2007

Wireless Net Neutrality: Cellular Carterfone and Consumer Choice in Mobile Broadband

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Wireless Net Neutrality: Cellular Carterfone and Consumer Choice in Mobile Broadband

Wireless carriers aggressively control product design and innovation in the equipment and application market, to the detriment of consumers.

Feb 15, 2007

Tim Wu

Quantifying the Impact of Unlicensed Devices on Digital TV Receivers

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Quantifying the Impact of Unlicensed Devices on Digital TV Receivers

It has been hypothesized that television spectrum is underutilized, making it a candidate for dynamic spectrum access.

Jan 31, 2007

Alexander M. Wyglinski, Daniel DePardo, James A. Roberts, Joseph Evans, Paul Kolodzy, Victor R. Petty

Can Cognitive Radio Operating in the TV White Spaces Completely Protect Licensed TV Broadcasting?

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Can Cognitive Radio Operating in the TV White Spaces Completely Protect Licensed TV Broadcasting?

Cognitive radio has spurred the most debate over allowing unlicensed wireless devices to utilize vacant television channel frequencies.

Jan 30, 2007

Farzad Ghazvinian, Mark A. Sturza

From TV to Public Safety

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From TV to Public Safety

The events surrounding Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 demonstrated that the communications systems used by the U.S. are not adequate enough.

Oct 26, 2006

Jon Peha

Spectrum Policy Wonderland

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Spectrum Policy Wonderland

A debate has raged in policy literature over the comparative merits of the property rights and commons models of spectrum management.

Sep 30, 2006

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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

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

Evictions in the District of Columbia: June 2025 – February 2026

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

New America & ACCT Invite Community Colleges to Apply for Work-Based Learning Capacity-Building Cohort

Trump’s AI Policy Framework Leaves Most Vulnerable Exposed

Leveraging Intermediaries to Strengthen Workforce and Economic Development Systems

Like Baylor, the University of Alabama Steered Many Low-Income Families to Parent PLUS Loans

Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship

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The Art of Spectrum Lobbying

Open Access for the 700 MHz Auction

Spectrum Policy for the Emerging Ultrabroadband World

Wholesale Open Access and Anonymous Bidding

Spectrum Auction Breakdown

Wireless Net Neutrality: Cellular Carterfone and Consumer Choice in Mobile Broadband

Quantifying the Impact of Unlicensed Devices on Digital TV Receivers

Can Cognitive Radio Operating in the TV White Spaces Completely Protect Licensed TV Broadcasting?

From TV to Public Safety

Spectrum Policy Wonderland