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Open Technology Institute, Civil Rights, Research Leaders Launch DataCivilRights.org
Video: The Responsive City: In collaboration with the Program on Profits and Purpose at New America
“In God we trust,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg used to say, “everyone else bring data.”
Anne-Marie Slaughter in conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power
Join New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter to find out from US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power what it really takes to keep the peace.
Best Research Yet on the Effects of Full-Day Kindergarten
The first-of-its-kind randomized trial of full-day kindergarten shows sizable learning advantages for full-day students.
Freedom Summer and Ferguson, MO
With the Voting Rights Act under siege, daily reports of police brutality and racial inequality are seen in all realms of American life.
What About Certificates? Evidence on the Labor Market Returns to Non-Degree Community College Awards in Two States
In the last fourteen years, the number of certificates (non-degree awards that require less time to complete than degrees) has increased sig
A Snapshot of Kids’ Language and Literacy Apps (Part 3)
We dug into the app store, looking at the lists of “top 50 educational” paid and free apps to examine the of skills they aim to develop.
Are New Proposed Teacher Preparation Regulations Likely to Boost Program Quality?
The proposed regulations put forth requirements for how states & institutions of higher education report on quality of teacher prep programs
Muckraking: The New Old Human Rights Campaign
What can the history of investigative journalism – or global muckraking, as Columbia professor Anya Schiffrin calls it – teach us?