New America and ACCT announce a first-of-its-kind national survey to understand the role of community college trustees and presidents in building capacity for economic and workforce development.
The Center on Education & Labor and New America Chicago submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing a proposed rule changing how companies classify gig workers.
Future Security Scenarios Lab Director and Senior Fellow Amy J. Nelson published a new opinion piece in the New York Times co-authored with Sean Anthony Guillory, examining how prediction markets are reshaping conflict reporting, distorting incentives, and posing emerging risks to national security.
An event addressing how students, educators, and institutions retain real agency in the age of AI
Virtual
12PM – 1PM EDT
The mental load is gaining attention. Sociologist Leah Ruppanner offers practical tools to overcome it in her new book.
Illinois college identifies three factors needed to be an effective apprenticeship sponsor
New research from Texas and Ohio reveals how states can ensure credentials lead to opportunity for students.
The LAUNCH youth apprenticeship program in Florence City Schools gives real-world paid work experience that provides economic opportunity.
The national conversation about how to fix the housing supply crisis focuses on building new homes, faster. And rightfully so. For decades, we have not built enough housing to meet demand, and fixing this requires new construction. At the same time, far less attention is paid to the invisible half of the supply crisis: the financing systems that lock millions of families out of affordable homes that already exist.
Roughly one in four owner-occupied homes in the United States—22 million—are valued at less than $200,000. For first-time buyers, especially in communities of color, these small-dollar homes represent a critical pathway to affordable homeownership. And yet, families struggle to buy these homes due to financing and repair barriers that make small-dollar mortgages harder to access. Through research, convening, and local partnerships, New America tackles these barriers to unlock access to affordable homeownership for all.