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Five Things Policymakers Should Know About Short-Term Credentials

Five Things Policymakers Should Know About Short-Term Credentials

We share key facts across gender and race/ethnicity about the outcomes and equity implications of short-term (15 weeks or fewer) programs.

Mar 2, 2021

Monique O. Ositelu, Monique Ositelu

Library Survey Data Shows Internet Gaps and Need for Federal Action

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Library Survey Data Shows Internet Gaps and Need for Federal Action

Survey data on how people use libraries during the pandemic—shifting to online resources—illustrates the need for programs like E-Rate.

Mar 2, 2021

Lisa Guernsey

Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

Book / In Depth

Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

A powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology.

Mar 2, 2021

Tara Dawson McGuinness, Hana Schank

The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die

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The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die

Katie Engelhart explores the right‑to‑die movement, revealing how law and clandestine networks shape dignity, choice, and mortality.

Mar 2, 2021

Katie Engelhart

Choosing to “Vote As Usual”

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Choosing to “Vote As Usual”

Americans tend to favor the standard single vote, but views vary with age and experience with alternative voting systems.

Mar 1, 2021

André Blais, Carolina Plescia, Semra Sevi

Forsyth County Struggles to Help Its Most Vulnerable Amid COVID-19

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Forsyth County Struggles to Help Its Most Vulnerable Amid COVID-19

As the North Carolina county enters the second year of its pandemic response, it is critical to learn from the mistakes of 2020.

Mar 1, 2021

Jack Portman

Public Libraries and the Pandemic

Report / In Depth

Public Libraries and the Pandemic

This report discusses findings and recommendations from New America’s national survey on public libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 1, 2021

Lisa Guernsey, Sabia Prescott, Claire Park

Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression

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Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression

This brief summarizes an experimental study of ranked-choice voting in local elections.

Mar 1, 2021

Cheryl Boudreau, Jonathan Colner, Scott MacKenzie

RCV is Neither Panacea nor Catastrophe for Minority Representation

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RCV is Neither Panacea nor Catastrophe for Minority Representation

Candidates of color are significantly penalized in nonpartisan ranked-choice voting elections, but voters easily learn how RCV works.

Mar 1, 2021

Melody Crowder-Meyer, Shana Kushner Gadarian, Jessica Trounstine

The Future is Proportional

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The Future is Proportional

New models suggest that the single transferable vote (STV) is a powerful and reliable corrective for racial gerrymandering.

Mar 1, 2021

Gerdus Benadè, Ruth Buck, Moon Duchin, Dara Gold, Thomas Weighill

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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

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Here Where We Live Is Our Country

The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here

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Five Things Policymakers Should Know About Short-Term Credentials

Library Survey Data Shows Internet Gaps and Need for Federal Action

Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die

Choosing to “Vote As Usual”

Forsyth County Struggles to Help Its Most Vulnerable Amid COVID-19

Public Libraries and the Pandemic

Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression

RCV is Neither Panacea nor Catastrophe for Minority Representation

The Future is Proportional