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
1980’s Planning in 2014: A State-by-State Look at Ed Tech Planning
Ed Week’s look back to 1989 could just as easily be a look back on 2012.
By My Parent’s Bootstraps
The story Americans tell ourselves about the American Dream obscures one powerful determinant of life: our parents’ financial standing.
Making High Expectations Universal
Common Core is a divisive issue in education; however, the need for greater teacher expectations for all students is undeniable.
Youthsave Project Connects Youth Financial Inclusion and Poverty Alleviation
A panel of financial inclusion experts explore a range of questions related to the use of youth savings accounts as a poverty alleviation.
State Lawmakers Increasingly Realizing the Importance of Early Care and Education
“Let’s do what works and make sure none of our children start the race of life behind. Let’s give our kids that chance!”
College Completion Is the Best Default Aversion
More than 60 percent of borrowers in default on their federal student loans never completed a degree.
OTI Submits Projects for the Knight News Challenge
Last week, the Open Technology Institute took the lead on two proposals submitted to the Knight Foundation’s latest News Challenge.
Reaching the Most Vulnerable Children: A Look at Child Homelessness
The statistics on child homelessness in the United States are nothing short of alarming.
Can We Find A Truce in the Teacher Wars?
Dana Goldstein explains how many of the teacher quality debates behind today’s headlines have actually been recurring for centuries.