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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

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

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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For over 25 years, New America’s insights and policy solutions have helped usher in sweeping, long-term change. Discover how we have turned bold ideas into real-world impact.

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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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For more than 25 years, New America has supported hundreds of fellows as they pursue ambitious work. Through our flagship Fellows Program and specialized fellowships, we back ideas rooted in depth, rigor, and lasting relevance.

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The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.
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Mar 23, 2026
Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Mar 26, 2026
Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Mar 31, 2026
The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

Apr 1 – 2, 2026
The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model
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Two Homeland Attacks Rattle Americans Amid War with Iran

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 01: law enforcement patrol an intersection near Buford's bar in downtown on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Three people are dead and 14 others hospitalized following a mass shooting early Sunday morning. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Two Homeland Attacks Rattle Americans Amid War with Iran

Peter Bergen discusses recent attacks in the U.S. and the war in Iran with CNN.

Mar 13, 2026

CNN

China’s Agentic AI Controversy

China’s Agentic AI Controversy

Mar 13, 2026

Lawfare

Funding the ADA’s Promise

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Funding the ADA’s Promise

Mar 12, 2026

English Learners Need More Federal Support to Succeed, Not Less

English Learners Need More Federal Support to Succeed, Not Less

Mar 12, 2026

Leslie Villegas

Israel Plans New Foothold on the Red Sea to Fight the Houthis

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - APRIL 21: Soldiers from the Somali National Army ride in a convoy as part of a security escort on April 21, 2025 in Mogadishu, Somalia. There are concerns of a jihadist resurgence in Somalia amid growing attacks by the militant group Al-Shabaab, which has been fighting the government for nearly two decades and controls swathes of the southern and central parts of the country. Last week, Al-Shabaab fighters raided the strategically important town of Adan Yabaal, north of Mogadishu, prompting a U.S.-backed airstrike on the militants. Besides the United States, Somali also has support from other international partners, including the African Union's new Stabilization and Support mission in Somalia, known as AUSSOM. But there is uncertainty about the future of AUSSOM's mandate after the U.S. recently objected to a United Nations proposal for funding the mission.

Israel Plans New Foothold on the Red Sea to Fight the Houthis

Mar 12, 2026

Bloomberg

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A Better Way to Judge Schools on Non-Need-Based Aid

A Better Way to Judge Schools on Non-Need-Based Aid

Feb 19, 2020

Crisis Point

Report / In Depth

Crisis Point

Public universities have spent $32 billion of financial aid dollars on students who lack financial need, leaving low-income students behind.

Feb 13, 2020

In Time for Spring Training, Baseball Brings People back to College

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In Time for Spring Training, Baseball Brings People back to College

In Ohio, one in five adults are people who began college, but didn’t finish.

Feb 12, 2020

Jane M. Von Bergen

Bill Would Increase Accreditation Transparency and Strengthen NACIQI

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Bill Would Increase Accreditation Transparency and Strengthen NACIQI

Feb 10, 2020

Alejandra Acosta

What to Know About Education Funding in Trump’s Budget

What to Know About Education Funding in Trump’s Budget

Feb 10, 2020

Roxanne Garza, Clare McCann, Aaron Loewenberg, Lul Tesfai, Jenny Muñiz, Elena Silva

Comments to the Maryland Legislature on Disorderly College Closures

Public Comments

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Comments to the Maryland Legislature on Disorderly College Closures

Feb 7, 2020

Clare McCann, Amy Laitinen

Taking a Look at California’s Community College Baccalaureate Pilot

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Taking a Look at California’s Community College Baccalaureate Pilot

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office report gets some things right but misses the mark with other critiques.

Feb 3, 2020

How Would a 5-Year Restriction on Pell Eligibility Impact Incarcerated Adults if the Pell Ban is Lifted?

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How Would a 5-Year Restriction on Pell Eligibility Impact Incarcerated Adults if the Pell Ban is Lifted?

A 5-year restriction on Pell eligibility for incarcerated adults would primarily harm people of color, denying access to continued education

Jan 14, 2020

Monique O. Ositelu, Monique Ositelu

Comments on Accreditation Data Collection

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Testimony / In Short

Comments on Accreditation Data Collection

Dec 20, 2019

Alejandra Acosta, Clare McCann

Appropriations Bill Brings a Holiday Gift for Federal Education Programs

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Appropriations Bill Brings a Holiday Gift for Federal Education Programs

Congress has finally reached a deal to fund the government for fiscal year 2020, including some significant increases for education programs

Dec 17, 2019

Ivy Love, Iris Palmer, Clare McCann, Amaya Garcia, Abbie Lieberman

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