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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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Private 5G Networks at Risk

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Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Services Through Policy and Practice

Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Services Through Policy and Practice

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Wired for Equity: Bridging the Disability Gap in Classrooms
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Upcoming YouthSave Event: “The Case for Youth Savings”

Upcoming YouthSave Event: “The Case for Youth Savings”

Jun 2, 2011

Payal Pathak

Accelerating Financial Capability Among Youth: Nudging New Thinking

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Report / In Depth

Accelerating Financial Capability Among Youth: Nudging New Thinking

Common definitions of financial capability understate the role of psychological barriers to establishing sound financial decisions.

Jun 1, 2011

Jamie Holmes, Payal Pathak, Jamie Zimmerman

Reducing an Unfair Educational Advantage

Reducing an Unfair Educational Advantage

Jun 1, 2011

Terri Friedline

Frequently Asked Questions About Youth Savings Accounts

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Frequently Asked Questions About Youth Savings Accounts

A basic overview of a relatively new area of inquiry and practice: youth savings accounts (YSAs).

May 31, 2011

Payal Pathak

Homeownership and Individual Development Accounts

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Report / In Depth

Homeownership and Individual Development Accounts

Questions about the state of homeownership as a means of achieving economic security,

May 31, 2011

Reid Cramer

Just Released: Frequently Asked Questions about Youth Savings Accounts

Just Released: Frequently Asked Questions about Youth Savings Accounts

May 31, 2011

Payal Pathak

From $50 to College in San Francisco

From $50 to College in San Francisco

May 27, 2011

Elizabeth Wu

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse, Oh My!

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse, Oh My!

May 27, 2011

Rachel Black

From $50 to College in San Francisco

From $50 to College in San Francisco

May 26, 2011

Elizabeth Wu

Jackson-Hewitt Goes Bankrupt; or, That’s Your Business Model?!?

Jackson-Hewitt Goes Bankrupt; or, That’s Your Business Model?!?

May 26, 2011

David Rothstein

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