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
A New Framework to Identify Truly ‘Educational’ Apps
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Jennifer Zosh, and colleagues on “Putting the Education in “Educational” Apps: Lessons from the Science of Learning.”
College Decisions Survey: The Application Process
New America’s Education Policy Program released the second in a series of College Decisions Survey’s.
New Report on Student Debt Asks the Wrong Question
Third Way report asked the wrong question on graduation rates with data on student loan borrowers and may lead to policymakers misuse.
Recent Developments in State Pre-K: A Look at Minnesota and Texas
Here’s a deeper look at how pre-K will soon change for youngsters in two states with interesting pre-K debate: Minnesota and Texas.
Southern Rites
In Southern Rites, a small Southern town is still grappling with the deeply-held racial tensions that society has been quick to avoid.
What We Should Be Talking about When We Talk about Teacher Evaluation
A new report offers guidance on how state teacher evaluation systems can be leveraged for ongoing teacher development in local districts.
Getting Through The Block
Not everyone has the freedom to speak openly on the Internet. Many people turn to the use of tools that offer them hidden, protected, or obs
New America Collaborates with Community Orgs to Examine Privacy and Poverty in the United States
Washington, DC — New America, a team of interdisciplinary researchers, and three community organizations have been announced as the winners
The Effects of NCLB Accountability on ELLs
Senate’s bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act may be on the Senate floor soon. If it succeeds, the federal government’s role will shrink.