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A Blueprint for Healthier Political Parties
To rebuild U.S. political parties, leaders must focus on local organizations, talent, fundraising, and competition.
Iran’s Houthi Allies Lie in Wait on Another Key Oil Route: the Red Sea
Future Security Program Fellow Adam Baron discusses the Houthis' role in the U.S.-Iran war with the Wall Street Journal.
Meet the Commissioners
These are the members of the National Commission on Learning Ecosystems, a two-year project of the Education & Work program at New America.
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.
Trump’s AI Policy Framework Leaves Most Vulnerable Exposed
OTI Senior Policy Analyst Sydney Saubestre responds to the new National Policy Framework for AI.
Leveraging Intermediaries to Strengthen Workforce and Economic Development Systems
Intermediaries are key to workforce and economic development, but what do they actually do? We seek feedback on six coordination functions every state needs.
Like Baylor, the University of Alabama Steered Many Low-Income Families to Parent PLUS Loans
How top universities boost prestige through aid tactics that favor wealthy students—while pushing low-income families into heavy debt.
Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship
Aiming to hustle more apprenticeship programs off the bench and onto the court, DOL’s subregulatory apprenticeship guidance is a noteworthy effort to expand the field i…
What’s in a Name? Unpacking Definitions of “Degree Apprenticeship” and “Apprenticeship Degree”
How the terms “degree apprenticeship” and “apprenticeship degree” differ—and what they have in common.
Advice to the U.S. President
New America Senior Fellow Peter W. Singer discusses useful fiction and other advice with the Grappling Growth podcast.
State Legislatures Weighing in on Workforce Pell
State legislatures will shape Workforce Pell approval processes, data systems, and safeguards, determining program quality and access.
Q&A with Andrew Frederick: Transforming the Construction Industry Using Natural Materials
Architect Andrew Frederick talks with The Rooftop on how to
Confronting Harmful Federal Disability Policy in Health and Human Services
New America’s second Advancing Disability Access Forum examined how recent changes at HHS threaten the health and wellbeing of disabled people, older adults, and children.
Building a Career Advising Ecosystem: How States Are Redefining Roles for Student Success
How states are redefining roles in the career advising ecosystem for student career success.