Remaking Our Districts: Three Communities on the Edge of America’s School Funding Divide
Three stories from educators in school districts show what it's like to live in a community rich in culture and resilience, but not property tax capacity.
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FCC Protects Public Access to Unlicensed Spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held its monthly Open Meeting this morning and voted on rules governing next year’s incentive au
Our Drone Future: Kicking off the NTIA Multistakeholder Process
Waiting for Amazon to start delivering your groceries via drone or hoping you’ll have drone-delivered internet sometime soon? While delivery
New Report Examines Promising New Approach to Boosting Educational Achievement and Economic Mobility
A collection of reports exploring the potential of college savings and Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs) to promote greater opportunity.
Senate Revokes Cloture on Cyber-Surveillance Bill CISA
Today, Senator McConnell revoked his motion for cloture on the cyber-surveillance bill, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (S. 754).
Unreasonable: The Fourth Amendment and Indefinite Retention of Digital Data
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(Dis)Honesty
When we too often go to great lengths to rationalize the stories we concoct, why is it so hard for us to tell it like it is?
2015 College Decisions Survey Part III: Familiarity with Financial Aid
New America’s Education Policy Program released the third in a series of College Decisions Survey briefs that analyze new survey data.
Degrees Denied: Adults Left out of State Financial Aid Programs
Policymakers should consider how to make state financial aid more accessible to students regardless of age.
DHS Is Very Worried About CISA, and They Should Be
Don’t Just Blame For-Profit Colleges for Exploding Grad School Debt
Center for American Progress (CAP) reported that a short list of 20 graduate schools were responsible for 25% of all federal student debt.