Fierce Network reported on a recent Wireless Future event, highlighting two studies that show the enormous opportunity of private wireless networks fueled by CBRS and the significant disruption that would result from mobile industry efforts to radically change the framework for shared use of the band.
A new survey of U.S. parents with young children reveals what parents want—from how they want to spend their time to what they hope for the future.
EmmaLi Tsai discusses her fieldwork, how it’s impacted her views on maximizing environmental progress, and what she hopes to accomplish through the DSP fellowship.
Shalin Jyotishi writes in Forbes on a new multiagency effort to fund state-level coordination for AI workforce readiness.
Despite being a critical form of childcare for working parents, summer camp remains a costly private expense that lacks the public funding and infrastructure of the K-12 school system. This gap leaves families to navigate a “summer scramble” of high fees and limited spots, highlighting the lack of systemic support for children outside of the standard academic year.
The abrupt closure of a beloved on-site childcare center at a Siemens campus underscores the precarious nature of employer-sponsored care. As companies downsize or shift to hybrid models, families are left to navigate the sudden loss of essential support systems they once relied on.
For many families, the soaring costs of long-term memory care create a devastating financial and emotional burden that outpaces personal savings. As the aging population grows, these systemic gaps leave both seniors and their caregivers facing an increasingly uncertain future.
A comparison of motherhood in Wisconsin and Denmark reveals the vast divide between a system of high costs and career penalties versus one of state-funded support. These differing policy choices shape whether mothers face economic struggle or are empowered to thrive in the workforce.
Lisa Guernsey joins the podcast Remaking Tomorrow to discuss resources communities can use to build their own learning landscapes.
Amid deepening political dysfunction and distrust, ballot initiatives offer a time-tested mechanism for democratic correction. At the state level, these citizen-led ballot measures—sometimes referred to as direct democracy or initiative and referendum (I&R)—allow voters to propose and vote on legislation or constitutional amendments, bypassing state legislatures when necessary to advance policies with broad public support.
Expanding Citizen-Led Policy, a project of New America’s Political Reform program, maps the uneven landscape of citizen-led policymaking in the United States, evaluates the feasibility and advantages of expanding ballot initiative processes to more states, and identifies strategic paths reformers might take toward that goal.