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At New America, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive.
Education & Work

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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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New America Fellows

The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.
Us@250 Fellowship

Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellowship

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Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model
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The Quantum Curtain

EHNINGEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 01: A model of IBM Quantum shows the three chandeliers that would be a part of the System Two installation, the System One comprises of one such chandelier, seen during the inauguration of Europe's first IBM Quantum Data Center on October 01, 2024 in Ehningen, Germany. The center will provide cloud-based quantum computing for companies, research institutions and government agencies. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)

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The Quantum Curtain

New America Senior Fellow and Strategist Peter W. Singer uses fiction to explore the role of quantum encryption.

Mar 11, 2026

Defense One/Fictional Intelligence

The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

A pond surrounded by lush green trees under a clear blue sky.

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The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

Mar 11, 2026

Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, Shaila Agha

The Heart and Soul of Storytelling in Pennsylvania

Seven people under a pavilion, four in red shirts with a plaque.

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The Heart and Soul of Storytelling in Pennsylvania

Mar 11, 2026

Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, Jen Danifo, Laurie Zierer

The AI Lab Next Door

Aerial view of a university campus in an urban environment, with classic academic buildings in the foreground and a modern cityscape in the background.

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The AI Lab Next Door

Mar 11, 2026

Neil Kleiman, Eric Gordon, Mai-Ling Garcia

The Third Gulf War Is Bringing the AI Cloud Back Down to Earth

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The Third Gulf War Is Bringing the AI Cloud Back Down to Earth

Mar 10, 2026

Candace Rondeaux

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Taking Aim at Teacher Shortages with Better Data

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Taking Aim at Teacher Shortages with Better Data

To address shortages in teacher quantity, quality & diversity, states need better data. Modernizing HEA’s Title II data collection can help.

Oct 20, 2022

Melissa Tooley

Long-standing Limitations of English Learner Academic Assessment Data Persist

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Long-standing Limitations of English Learner Academic Assessment Data Persist

Educators, researchers & policy makers should take caution when analyzing and using EL assessment data to make high-stakes decisions.

Oct 19, 2022

Leslie Villegas

Leveraging PDG to Enable Seamless Transitions Across Early Learning

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Leveraging PDG to Enable Seamless Transitions Across Early Learning

PDG includes a focus on the transition into kindergarten and alignment with the early grades.

Oct 18, 2022

John Pruette, Laura Bornfreund

Moving Forward Together: Centering Racial Equity in Early Education and Care

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Moving Forward Together: Centering Racial Equity in Early Education and Care

An invitation to join the ever-evolving story of transformation within the ECE field

Oct 11, 2022

Lindsey Allard Agnamba

California Will Start Disaggregating English Learner Academic Data

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California Will Start Disaggregating English Learner Academic Data

Starting in 2023, long-term ELs and dual-identified ELs will be visible in California assessment data.

Oct 3, 2022

Leslie Villegas

Grow Your Own Educators: A Toolkit for Program Design and Development

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Grow Your Own Educators: A Toolkit for Program Design and Development

A collection of user-friendly research, policy, and practice resources for Grow Your Own practitioners and policymakers.

Sep 29, 2022

Amaya Garcia, Raven DeRamus-Byers, Elena Silva, Julie Brosnan, Ann Duffet, PhD, Richard Dunn, M.Ed., Kevin Entrekin, Christie McLean Kesler, M.Ed., Alexandra Manuel, Jason Greenberg Motamedi, Riker Pasterkiewicz, Richard Dunn, M.Ed., NBCT

Native Language Reclamation Through Early Childhood Education: