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.
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Building a Career Advising Ecosystem: How States Are Redefining Roles for Student Success
Federal Early Education Update: March 2026
Remaking Our Districts: Three Communities on the Edge of America’s School Funding Divide
Lab Director and Senior Fellow Amy J. Nelson Quoted by Slate
Shining a Light on Lack of Access to Afterschool Care
Despite the expansion of afterschool programs, the report shows that many families continue to lack access to care.
5 Ways America is Failing Millennials
If you’re between 18 and 34 years old, you should be getting ready for the prime of your life—at least according to recent history.
How Unpredictable Schedules Take a Toll on Families
Working families face challenges each day to balance their careers with the responsibilities of parenthood.
Summarizing the Research on Dual Language Learners
New syntheses of the current research on dual language learners’ linguistic and academic developmental pathways.
A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low-Income Students
A new report from Young Invincibles, A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low Income Students, highlights the new reality for
Child Care Policy Shows Promise for Common Ground
David Gray and Grace Reef published an op-ed detailing the efforts underway to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
Conference to explore digital security for news gathering; agenda includes Poitras film screening
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Freedom of the Press Foundation and New America’s Open Technology Institute are hosting a
Mesh Bukavu – Designing a network from scratch
In an area where Internet connections are not always stable and available, a mesh network can help the local community to find news and info
Small School Advocates Should Be Cautiously Optimistic
Before branding small schools as a silver bullet solution, policymakers must grapple with the many questions that remain.