America Turns 250, and Confidence in Democracy Is Shaky
Ted Johnson and M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska discuss modern American patriotism, past anniversaries, and how this 250th anniversary can spur change.
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The Inevitable but Avoidable War
Tech for the People, by the People: Harmonizing Data for the Environmental Movement with Gabe Watson
The Role of Coalition Building in Expanding Grow Your Own Programs in Minnesota
A statewide coalition aims to increase teacher diversity in Minnesota, including by securing funding for Grow Your Own teacher prep programs
What if All Children Had Access to Pre-K 4 SA?
We visited a Pre-K 4 SA center in San Antonio. Here’s what we saw.
A Family’s Choice
Struggle together abroad—or live comfortably apart in the United States.
Amazon’s Alexa Is Totally Baffled by My Bilingual Family
And we’re likely not alone in our frustration.
Death by a Thousand Cuts—the Lifeline Edition
The FCC is chipping away at the one federal program aimed at charting a path of opportunity for Americans cut off from broadband access.
Integrating DLLs’ Home Language in the Classroom Does Not Hobble English Learning, New Study Finds
Revisiting the Redistricting Revolution
Ahead of the 2020 census and the nationwide 2021 redistricting, there’s a trend that we’d be wise to revisit: independent redistricting.
The Elusive Promise of a Gender-Inclusive Security Strategy
More than a year on, the United States has yet to make good on its goal of increasing the role of women in security. That has consequences.
OTI Congratulates FCC’s Newest Commissioner, Geoffrey Starks
Today, Geoffrey Starks was sworn in to serve as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Raising the Standard at the Global Stage for Innovation
The Raising the Standard team recently traveled to Las Vegas to take part in CES, the world’s largest and most influential technology event.