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Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship
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State Legislatures Weighing in on Workforce Pell
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Digging for Details about a Little-Known Civil Rights Protest During Jim Crow
We ask what propelled Mitchell-Powell to document this little-known story and what lessons apply to schools and libraries today.
What Was the Library Sit-In of 1939?
Delving into the story of the Alexandria Library sit-in, how its story has been preserved and amplified, and what it teaches us today.
An Ode to Hip-Hop, from Education: 50 Years of a Genre in the Classroom
50 years later, hip-hop still has a major impact on U.S. education and educators continue to use hip-hop to engage young people in school.
Episode 7: Revival
In episode seven of New America’s original podcast, a murder case is cracked open again after decades.
Unlocking Inclusive Education: Lessons from Educators and Learners with Disabilities for Edtech Companies and School Leaders
New America and the U.S. Department of Education share lessons learned from a roundtable on learners with disabilities.
China, Critical Minerals, and the National Security Threat in Your iPhone
New America VP and ASU Professor of Practice Peter Bergen examines the issues around critical minerals and the U.S.-China relationship.
60 Years After the March on Washington: Remembering MLK’s Radical Honesty
60 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to thousands, but his most important words may have gotten lost.
8/28 Joint Letter to State Dept, NTIA, FCC Supporting Changes to Improve Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Coexistence
A Fitting Coda for the Wagner Group
Senior Director Candace Rondeaux reflects on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and what it might mean for Russia and the world.