How Do You Find a Great Educational App?
New America and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center are strong advocates for an industry-wide app standards on educational technology apps.
New America President Joins Advisory Board of PIMCO
Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, will join the new Global Advisory Board of global investment management firm PIMCO.
2015 Year in Review
Higher Ed Happy Hour Episode 12: Kevin, Libby, and Andrew debate the best and worst of 2015.
Academic Football Playoff Series 2015
Every year, New America tests whether the schools with top-ranked programs are serving their players' academic needs.
Audio Recording: Engendering Change Podcast
What do gender roles mean for business? What effect does the increasing visibility of women on boards have on women?
New Title III Grants Signal Shifting Federal Priorities for ELL Educators
The 2016 National Professional Development (NPD) grant competition for ELL educators is live.
OTI Deeply Disappointed about Passage of Dangerous Cybersecurity Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congress passed cybersecurity information sharing legislation after over five years of debate. While New America’s
Third Grade Reading Laws: A Look at the Leading States
Research suggests that students who do not achieve proficiency by the end of third grade are less likely to graduate from high school.
2015’s Real Person of the Year? The Populist.
Yascha Mounk explains why calling 2015 the year of Angela Merkel is a bit like calling 2006 the year of the Blackberry.
51 Civil Society Groups and Security Experts Tell Congress They Oppose Cyber Legislation
Today, 51 civil society organizations and security experts wrote to Congress, strongly opposing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, the bill that
Before We Pass Judgment on the Supreme Court’s Progressive 2015…
...we’d do well to think of the conservative backlash delivered in the court of opinion, and what that might mean for 2016, cautions Madiba
Country of Old
Mei Fong examines why China changed its one-child policy—and why it did so too late to help its rapidly graying population.
Double Take: Speaking on Freedom of Speech
Two takes on whether freedom of speech is under attack on university campuses.
Myanmar’s Moment
Myanmar’s election was an important event—but that in itself does not a democracy make, writes Oren Samet.