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Rethinking the Rules of Housing Finance

From The Rooftop: Even when housing projects clear zoning hurdles, financing gaps impede construction. California housing finance innovators are changing that.

Apr 7, 2026

Amaya Bravo-France

Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

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Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

Apr 7, 2026

Molly Crabapple

Why Accreditation Exists: A Q&A with Antoinette Flores

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Why Accreditation Exists: A Q&A with Antoinette Flores

Apr 6, 2026

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

How the Right Twists Accreditation

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How the Right Twists Accreditation

Apr 6, 2026

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

Accreditation 101

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Accreditation 101

Apr 6, 2026

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Three Ways to Transform a District to Support English Learner Students

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Three Ways to Transform a District to Support English Learner Students

Three case studies of SEAL’s English learner education model highlight strategies for advancing an asset-oriented approach.

Jul 9, 2025

Leslie Villegas, Amaya Garcia

Maximizing Impact Under Any Structure: Governance Lessons from Local Early Childhood Programs

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Maximizing Impact Under Any Structure: Governance Lessons from Local Early Childhood Programs

Understanding different governance structures for local early childhood programs can help leaders build stronger systems.

Jul 8, 2025

Emmy Liss, Sarah Gilliland

Expanding Citizen-Led Policymaking in the Twenty-First Century

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Expanding Citizen-Led Policymaking in the Twenty-First Century

This report explores opportunities and strategies for expanding ballot initiative access to more states.

Jul 1, 2025

Mark Schmitt, Maresa Strano, Oscar Pocasangre

Disconnected Systems for Disconnected Youth: Performance Partnership Pilots Could Help

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Disconnected Systems for Disconnected Youth: Performance Partnership Pilots Could Help

Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth is designed to remove barriers so the government can serve at-risk youth.

Jun 30, 2025

Lancy Downs, Morgan Polk

Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction’s Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students

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Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction’s Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students

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Jun 26, 2025

Nick Graetz, Edward Conroy

A Case of Predatory Inclusion at Baylor University

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A Case of Predatory Inclusion at Baylor University

Baylor’s financial aid policies have evolved from saddling thousands of low-income families with debt to making attendance more affordable.

Jun 25, 2025

Stephen Burd

The Alliance Dividend: How NATO’s Factory Floor Revival Is Rewiring Transatlantic Power

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The Alliance Dividend: How NATO’s Factory Floor Revival Is Rewiring Transatlantic Power

How NATO’s factory-floor revival is rewiring transatlantic security—from Camden to Kyiv, defense jobs are reshaping alliance dynamics.

Jun 24, 2025

Candace Rondeaux, Ben Dalton, Rafael Swit

Design Considerations: Mentoring in K–12 Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Programs

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Design Considerations: Mentoring in K–12 Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Programs

This report offers illustrative examples and provides a planning tool to help guide mentorship design along five critical considerations.

Jun 18, 2025

Nicole Reddig, Amaya Garcia

What Parents Want: How Policies Can Spur School-to-Family Connections and Build Trust

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What Parents Want: How Policies Can Spur School-to-Family Connections and Build Trust

Education leaders designed simple tools to engage families in their schools, working with and eliciting feedback from them along the way.

Jun 18, 2025

Lisa Guernsey, Elise Franchino, Susana Beltrán-Grimm, Sheila R. Thomas, Miroslava Rodríguez

More Alike than Different: Findings from CivicSpace’s 2024 Financial Security Survey

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More Alike than Different: Findings from CivicSpace’s 2024 Financial Security Survey

New survey results reveal Chicagoans’ priorities regarding their ability to provide financially for themselves and their families.

Jun 17, 2025

Lidia Tripiccione, Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell

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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

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

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

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

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Three Ways to Transform a District to Support English Learner Students

Maximizing Impact Under Any Structure: Governance Lessons from Local Early Childhood Programs

Expanding Citizen-Led Policymaking in the Twenty-First Century

Disconnected Systems for Disconnected Youth: Performance Partnership Pilots Could Help

Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction’s Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students

A Case of Predatory Inclusion at Baylor University

The Alliance Dividend: How NATO’s Factory Floor Revival Is Rewiring Transatlantic Power

Design Considerations: Mentoring in K–12 Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Programs

What Parents Want: How Policies Can Spur School-to-Family Connections and Build Trust

More Alike than Different: Findings from CivicSpace’s 2024 Financial Security Survey

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