Trends in State Financial Aid
A new report from Young Invincibles, A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low Income Students, highlights the new reality for
Will Reauthorization Save the Higher Education Act?
It is time to renew the Higher Education Act. Given the significant impact this act has on the nation’s students and colleges, this should b
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Federal Education Policy Is Mostly Impervious to the Midterm “Wave”
Wave or not, the midterms aren't likely to mean much for federal education policy.
Final Dispatch from Busan: Closing the Books on the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
The final week of the ITU's 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference went off without a hitch, which means that the UN agency's role in the global In
Gaza from the Ground
How do individuals and communities—both in Israel and Palestine–cope with the suffering the conflict brings? And what do these realities me
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President Obama Endorses Strong Approach to Net Neutrality
President Obama is right -- the best way to protect the open Internet is with strong rules and with FCC authority to enforce them under Titl
“Dark Money” Didn’t Decide the Election
Money is now an independent force, unaccountable to voters, candidates or parties. “I approve this message,” often adorned with “because” an
More than 70 Groups Sign On to Oppose the FCC’s Rumored “Sender Side” Approach to Network Neutrality
New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) joined nearly 70 organizations this morning in opposition to the “sender side” approach to net
News Organizations and Digital Security: Solutions to Surveillance Post-Snowden
After the surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden in 2013, government officials and other public figures in Europe and elsewhere have bee
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Hacking Diversity in Tech and Beyond
The tech industry now admits it has a woman problem. On this episode, fresh ideas for how to address that issue across the tech sector.
How 2-Gen Strategies May Help Break the Cycle of Poverty
Research has documented the impact of a parent's education, economic stability, and overall health on a child's trajectory.
Journalism’s New Deep End
Lara Setrakian discusses her innovative approach to filling the information gap on major stories like Ebola and the Syrian Civil War.