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Education: A Family Affair

No matter where you sit in the education universe, it can be easy to lose sight of the broader view of the whole system.

Feb 21, 2014

Conor P. Williams

Growth Must Deliver Or Policy Must Change

In Short

Growth Must Deliver Or Policy Must Change

Feb 21, 2014

STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths into and out of STEM Fields

In Short

STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths into and out of STEM Fields

Feb 21, 2014

Betsy Prueter

STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths into and out of STEM Fields

In Short

STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths into and out of STEM Fields

The National Center for Education Statistics has released a study looking at undergraduate student attrition in the STEM fields (science, te

Feb 21, 2014

Betsy Prueter

Breaking the Heart Into Bits

February 20, 2014

Breaking the Heart Into Bits

Women now hold more than half of all American jobs, but they still make up less than twenty-five percent of the science, technology, enginee

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February 20, 2014

New America NYC: Breaking the Heart Into Bits

</p></div> <p class="card6-type -t:19 -c:d2t">In-Person</p> <p class="card6-location -t:10 -c:d2t">New America<br/>740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b insight-type-in-short" reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/new-gainful-employment-data-shows-whats-wrong-profit-college-job-placement-rates/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>New Disclosures Show What’s Wrong with For-Profit College Job Placement Rates</span></a> <figure class="img1 card6-image" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.original.jpg" src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.original.jpg" style="" alt="College Decisions Survey Part V: Searching for the Right College" loading="lazy" srcset="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.original.jpg 1000w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.width-800.jpg 800w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.min-650x200.jpg 650w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.max-300x240.jpg 300w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.max-165x165.jpg 165w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_235111564.width-30.jpg 30w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card6-image" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">New Disclosures Show What’s Wrong with For-Profit College Job Placement Rates</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"> <p>At least in one area, the information that prospective students are getting is fundamentally flawed.</p> </div> <p class="card6-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-20">Feb 20, 2014</time></p> <p class="card6-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/stephen-burd/">Stephen Burd</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b " reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/events/the-road-to-fame/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>The Road to Fame</span></a> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-date -t:22 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-20">February 20, 2014</time></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">The Road to Fame</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"><p><p>In 1979, China began implementing its one-child policy to curb population growth in urban areas. In the decade that followed, a generation o</p> </p></div> <p class="card6-type -t:19 -c:d2t">In-Person</p> <p class="card6-location -t:10 -c:d2t">New America<br/>740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b insight-type-in-short" reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-postal-banking/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>What We Talk About When We Talk About Postal Banking</span></a> <figure class="img1 card6-image" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-1400x525.jpg" src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-1400x525.jpg" style="" alt="Musical Money Matters_image.jpeg" loading="lazy" srcset="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-1400x525.jpg 547w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.width-800.jpg 438w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-675x250.jpg 369w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.min-650x200.jpg 356w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-400x400.jpg 219w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-350x130.jpg 192w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.max-300x240.jpg 164w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.max-165x165.jpg 90w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-150x55.jpg 82w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.2e16d0ba.fill-60x60.jpg 33w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/Musical_Money_Matters_image.width-30.jpg 16w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card6-image" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">What We Talk About When We Talk About Postal Banking</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"> <p>Did you hear? The Post Office wants to be able to offer a loan with that book of stamps.</p> </div> <p class="card6-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-20">Feb 20, 2014</time></p> <p class="card6-byline -t:10 -as:1">Justin King</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b insight-type-in-short" reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/report-finds-massive-misalignments-early-childhood-education-data/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Report Finds Massive Misalignments in Early Education Data</span></a> <figure class="img1 card6-image" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.original.jpg" src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.original.jpg" style="" alt="Report Finds Massive Misalignments in Early Education Data" loading="lazy" srcset="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.original.jpg 1000w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.width-800.jpg 800w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.min-650x200.jpg 650w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.max-300x240.jpg 300w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.max-165x165.jpg 165w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/shutterstock_35870149.width-30.jpg 30w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card6-image" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Report Finds Massive Misalignments in Early Education Data</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"> <p>Data is often the red headed step-child of education even though they are necessary in making long term reforms.</p> </div> <p class="card6-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-19">Feb 19, 2014</time></p> <p class="card6-byline -t:10 -as:1">Clare McCann, Alexander Holt</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b " reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/events/the-ever-falling-cost-of-surveillance/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>The Ever-Falling Cost of Surveillance</span></a> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-date -t:22 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-19">February 19, 2014</time></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">The Ever-Falling Cost of Surveillance</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"><p><p>It used to be that if the government wanted to secretly track your movements, it would have to spend hundreds of dollars an hour on a team</p> </p></div> <p class="card6-type -t:19 -c:d2t">In-Person</p> <p class="card6-location -t:10 -c:d2t">New America<br/>740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b insight-type-in-short" reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/early-education-investments-least-socialist-social-programs/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Why Early Education Investments Are the Least “Socialist” of Social Programs</span></a> <figure class="img1 card6-image" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-soc.original.jpg" src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-soc.original.jpg" style="" alt="early-education-investments-least-socialist-social-programs_image.jpeg" loading="lazy" srcset="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-soc.original.jpg 1024w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-so.width-800.jpg 800w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-.min-650x200.jpg 650w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-.max-300x240.jpg 300w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-.max-165x165.jpg 165w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/early-education-investments-least-socialist-soc.width-30.jpg 30w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card6-image" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3765" class="">In Short</a></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Why Early Education Investments Are the Least “Socialist” of Social Programs</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"> <p>There’s a subtle difference between early education investments and other social programs.</p> </div> <p class="card6-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-19">Feb 19, 2014</time></p> <p class="card6-byline -t:10 -as:1">Conor P. Williams</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b insight-type-book insight-type-in-depth" reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/now-i-know-who-my-comrades-are/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground</span></a> <figure class="img1 card6-image" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are-cover-1-1-332x500.png?quality=100" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are-cover-1-1-332x500.png?quality=100" style="" alt="Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are cover" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are-cover-1-1-332x500.png?quality=100 332w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are-cover-1-1-199x300.png?quality=100 199w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are-cover-1-1-66x100.png?quality=100 66w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are-cover-1-1-166x250.png?quality=100 166w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Now-I-Know-Who-My-Comrades-Are-cover-1-1.png?quality=100 663w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card6-image" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3851" class="">Book</a> / <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3795" class="">In Depth</a></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"> <p><em>Now I Know Who My Comrades Are</em> provides on-the-ground accounts of how the Internet is transforming lives in China, Cuba, and Russia.</p> </div> <p class="card6-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-18">Feb 18, 2014</time></p> <p class="card6-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/emily-parker/">Emily Parker</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b insight-type-book insight-type-in-depth" reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/the-meat-racket/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business</span></a> <figure class="img1 card6-image" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-333x500.jpg?quality=90" src="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-333x500.jpg?quality=90" style="" alt="The Meat-Racket cover" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-333x500.jpg?quality=90 333w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-200x300.jpg?quality=90 200w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-683x1024.jpg?quality=90 683w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-768x1152.jpg?quality=90 768w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-67x100.jpg?quality=90 67w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-167x250.jpg?quality=90 167w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-667x1000.jpg?quality=90 667w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover-1000x1500.jpg?quality=90 1000w, https://www.newamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-Meat-Racket-cover.jpg?quality=90 1024w" sizes="auto" /> <i class="loader1 card6-image" text="Loading..."></i> </figure> <div class="card6-wrap"> <div class="insert1 card6-main"> <p class="card6-brow -t:19 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3851" class="">Book</a> / <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/latest/?insight_type%5B%5D=3795" class="">In Depth</a></p> <h4 class="card6-title"><span class="-a:1 -as:2">The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business</span></h4> </div> <div class="insert1 card6-side"> <div class="card6-lead -t:11 -c:d2t"> <p>An investigative journalist takes you inside the corporate meat industry—a shocking, in-depth report every American should read.</p> </div> <p class="card6-date -t:19 -c:d2t"><time datetime="2014-02-18">Feb 18, 2014</time></p> <p class="card6-byline -t:10 -as:1"><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/people/christopher-leonard/">Christopher Leonard</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card6 -v2 -sep1b insight-type-in-short" reveal="1/" hovercatch> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/insights/student-debt-review/" class="overlink1 card6-link -as:0" hoverwatch><span invisible>The Student Debt Review</span></a> <figure class="img1 card6-image" style="--width-px: 540; --ratio-huge: 0.68518518518519;" > <img data-src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/student-debt-review_image.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png" src="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/student-debt-review_image.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png" style="" alt="student-debt-review_image.jpeg" loading="lazy" srcset="https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/student-debt-review_image.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png 556w, https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/images/student-debt-review_image.2e16d0ba.fill-300x230.png 230w, 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