Tech for the People, by the People: Systems Design for a Healthier Planet with Kameron Kerger
Kameron Kerger discusses improving environmental progress by having people with tech and policy backgrounds work together for a healthier planet.
New America Announces Leadership Transition
Tackling the Housing Crisis Through One Year of the Rooftop
Our Future of Land and Housing team revisits some of the most exciting ideas from the first year of their contributor-driven blog.
Future of Work Reporting Fellowship
The Future of Work Reporting Fellowship, jointly administered by New America’s Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative and Work Shift, supports journalists, writers, and other storytellers with reporting on how workforce education, tech-based economic development, and emerging technologies intersect in real communities—and what it means for people’s lives and livelihoods.
Early Insights on How Learning Ecosystems Can Help Kids Thrive
Five questions facing the new National Commission on Learning Ecosystems with preliminary answers from reports and case studies.
From the Science of Learning and Development to the Promise of Ecosystems
Scientists have uncovered what helps activate learning in children and adolescents. Now the challenge is to apply these insights in and out of school.
Unreasonable Women
Drawing on seven years of unprecedented research and on-the-ground reporting in U.S. prisons, Unreasonable Women is the story of women and violence in America and how survivors are targeted for prosecution.
Virtual
12PM – 1PM EDT
Enrolled But Not Protected: Young Parenting Students Face Eviction at Alarming Rates
One in five young parenting students face eviction each year. New Eviction Lab data show enrollment offers far less protection than it should.
Disability Policy
More than one in four American adults identify as disabled, yet disability remains siloed, misunderstood, or overlooked in policymaking, research, and funding. Despite this being one of the largest marginalized communities in the country and the only protected class that nearly everyone will join at some point, disability is rarely embedded in broader policy conversations.
New America’s Disability Policy initiative envisions a country where every policy is inclusive, grounded in lived experience, informed by data, and designed to advance the four goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act: equal opportunity, economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and full participation. We are advancing a bold strategy to embed disability across the national policy landscape, elevating the voices of those with lived experience and directly connecting those perspectives to key policy issues.
Rooted in education, workforce, technology, and community participation, the initiative operates across four strategic pillars:
- Improve and align education systems from early childhood through higher education to ensure equal access and opportunities.
- Advance and improve workforce and employment opportunities for workers with disabilities.
- Ensure that technology provides opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities in the workforce; ensure that such technology is accessible; and mitigate bias and risk.
- Promote opportunities to advance independent living and full community participation for people with disabilities.