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How Would a 5-Year Restriction on Pell Eligibility Impact Incarcerated Adults if the Pell Ban is Lifted?

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How Would a 5-Year Restriction on Pell Eligibility Impact Incarcerated Adults if the Pell Ban is Lifted?

A 5-year restriction on Pell eligibility for incarcerated adults would primarily harm people of color, denying access to continued education

Jan 14, 2020

Monique O. Ositelu

Appropriations Bill Brings a Holiday Gift for Federal Education Programs

In Short

Appropriations Bill Brings a Holiday Gift for Federal Education Programs

Congress has finally reached a deal to fund the government for fiscal year 2020, including some significant increases for education programs

Dec 17, 2019

Ivy Love, Iris Palmer, Clare McCann, Amaya Garcia, Abbie Lieberman

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

Report / In Depth

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

The Trade 2020 rubric tracks the issues centered around trade and their interconnections among the presidential candidates.

Dec 3, 2019

Alexandra Stark, Heather Hurlburt

Comments on Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

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Comments on Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

Nov 19, 2019

Abbie Lieberman

Equipping Individuals for Life Beyond Bars

Report / In Depth

Equipping Individuals for Life Beyond Bars

This report finds that postsecondary and job training efforts help lessen skill gaps between incarcerated individuals and the general public

Nov 4, 2019

Monique O. Ositelu

Using Local, State, and Federal Dollars to Improve Pre-K to K Transitions

Report / In Depth

Using Local, State, and Federal Dollars to Improve Pre-K to K Transitions

This brief delves into the funding streams states and LEAs can use to help support stronger pre-K to K transition and alignment efforts.

Sep 13, 2019

Davida McDonald, Danielle Ewen, Laura Bornfreund

Punching Down

Report / In Depth

Punching Down

This report provides a landscape review of state preemption today and summarizes the tactics available to those striving to overcome it.

Jul 11, 2019

Maresa Strano, Lydia Bean

Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and The End of the American Centuryf

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Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and The End of the American Centuryf

The vividly told saga of the ambition, idealism, and hubris of one of the most legendary and complicated figures in recent American history.

May 7, 2019

George Packer

The End of the American Century

In the News

The End of the American Century

George Packer wrote for The Atlantic about Richard Holbrooke and the end of the American century.

May 1, 2019

The Atlantic

Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal Library Funds Could Affect Digital Literacy and Media Mentorship Programs

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Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal Library Funds Could Affect Digital Literacy and Media Mentorship Programs

Media mentorship programs are funded through the Institute for Museum and Library Services, which Trump proposes to eliminate.

Apr 12, 2019

Lisa Guernsey

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How Would a 5-Year Restriction on Pell Eligibility Impact Incarcerated Adults if the Pell Ban is Lifted?

Appropriations Bill Brings a Holiday Gift for Federal Education Programs

Trade 2020: What’s It All About?

Comments on Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection

Equipping Individuals for Life Beyond Bars

Using Local, State, and Federal Dollars to Improve Pre-K to K Transitions

Punching Down

Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and The End of the American Centuryf

The End of the American Century

Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal Library Funds Could Affect Digital Literacy and Media Mentorship Programs