Leveraging WIOA Flexibility: North Carolina’s Big Bet on Youth Apprenticeship
How governors can use WIOA reserve funds to strengthen career pathways and accelerate workforce development priorities.
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Our 2025 Year in Review in the Education & Work Programs
The Education & Work programs at New America share highlights of our impact in 2025.
Same Name, Different Bill
A last-minute rewrite of the Understanding the True Cost of College Act guts mandatory financial aid transparency.
The Future of Homeowners Insurance: Q&A with Alice Hill
Climate risk expert Alice Hill spoke with The Rooftop about housing affordability, homeowners insurance, and climate change.
After New START: The Case for Disciplined Ambiguity
In a post-New START world, transparency can create vulnerability. Strategic stability now hinges on disciplined ambiguity.
Rep. Trahan Publishes Blueprint for Updating the Privacy Act, Reflecting OTI’s Recommendations
OTI supports the blueprint's guidance.
Reducing Risk: State Approaches to Insurance and Liability in Work-Based Learning
States have adopted policy to ensure young people and businesses are adequately protected to participate in work-based learning programs.
Q&A with Elliot Regenstein About Improving State Early Childhood Systems
In a new book, Elliot provides an insider’s guide into the process of how decisions are made in state early childhood systems
What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?
New America Senior Fellow and ASU Professor of Practice Peter W. Singer examines how war in space would look.
Student Outcomes Take a Hit When Immigration Enforcement Ramps Up
Academic outcomes declined for U.S.- and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students in Florida when immigration enforcement ramped up in 2025.
Trump’s Biggest War is One He Almost Never Talks About
Vox examines the escalating war in Somalia, citing New America experts and data.
On Building and Funding Public AI, Governments Must Be Tactical, but Remain Flexible
Akash Kapur on how governments should approach building and funding public AI.