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The Power of Shared Data: Building Blocks for Interoperability

The Power of Shared Data: Building Blocks for Interoperability

A blueprint to make data flow efficiently and responsibly between stakeholders, using real-world education policy examples.

Sep 4, 2025

Sydney Saubestre, Comfort Sampong

Who Applied?: Class of 2026 Fellows Program Applicants

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Who Applied?: Class of 2026 Fellows Program Applicants

For the Class of 2026 �鶹��ý Fellows, we received over 370 applications and will award 10 fellowships.

Sep 2, 2025

Awista Ayub

Does Combined Planning Help States Align Workforce Initiatives? Survey Shows Mixed Results.

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Does Combined Planning Help States Align Workforce Initiatives? Survey Shows Mixed Results.

Has allowing states to combine their WIOA and Perkins plans and submit together helped align workforce initiatives? Results are mixed.

Aug 26, 2025

Lancy Downs, Morgan Polk

Bridging the Gap: Funding Universal Service in the Broadband Era

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Bridging the Gap: Funding Universal Service in the Broadband Era

The key tool meant to help everyone in the United States access communications services is stuck in the past. Here are the paths forward.

Aug 19, 2025

Jessica Dine, Raza Panjwani

Model English Learner Policy for School Boards

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Model English Learner Policy for School Boards

This new resource for school board leaders will help ensure equitable access and inclusion for all students identified as English learners.

Aug 19, 2025

Leslie Villegas

The Age Divide: How America’s Electoral System Reinforces the Gerontocracy

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The Age Divide: How America’s Electoral System Reinforces the Gerontocracy

A multiparty system and genuine electoral competition would improve the representation and engagement of young people in U.S. politics.

Aug 18, 2025

Oscar Pocasangre, Dustin Wahl

Centering Community Colleges in Civic Engagement and Local Deliberation

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Centering Community Colleges in Civic Engagement and Local Deliberation

This brief summarizes key themes and insights from the convening “Community Colleges at the Center of Civic Engagement.”

Aug 14, 2025

Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, Elena Souris, Logan Hage

The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

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The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

Seth Harp reveals how elite military operations abroad help fuel a deadly drug network at Fort Bragg.

Aug 12, 2025

Seth Harp

Thinking and Working Politically on Land Tenure

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Thinking and Working Politically on Land Tenure

Drawing on decades of experience from USAID and other development agencies, this report gives concrete examples of successful land reform.

Aug 6, 2025

Yuliya Panfil, Jeffrey Stark, Mark S. Freudenberger, Tim Robustelli, Karol Boudreaux

Africa’s Digital Sovereignty Trap: The Data Center Dilemma

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Africa’s Digital Sovereignty Trap: The Data Center Dilemma

African governments face a false choice between digital sovereignty and growth in data centers, but regional coordination can deliver both.

Jul 30, 2025

Roland Mwesigwa Banya

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Thriving Families

A Model for Associational Party Building

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Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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Rediscovering Kindergarten: Embracing Play and Joy in Learning

The Man Who Stole the Gods

The Moth Mainstage at The National Building Museum

From Classrooms to Care Floor: Building Healthcare Apprenticeship Pathways for Youth

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The Power of Shared Data: Building Blocks for Interoperability

Who Applied?: Class of 2026 Fellows Program Applicants

Does Combined Planning Help States Align Workforce Initiatives? Survey Shows Mixed Results.

Bridging the Gap: Funding Universal Service in the Broadband Era

Model English Learner Policy for School Boards

The Age Divide: How America’s Electoral System Reinforces the Gerontocracy

Centering Community Colleges in Civic Engagement and Local Deliberation

The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

Thinking and Working Politically on Land Tenure

Africa’s Digital Sovereignty Trap: The Data Center Dilemma

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�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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