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What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

A Model for Associational Party Building
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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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12th Annual Future Security Forum

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

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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

Moving into Kindergarten

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Moving into Kindergarten

This report highlights innovative efforts schools and districts across the country are taking to ease the transition into kindergarten.

Sep 12, 2019

Aaron Loewenberg

Varying Degrees 2019

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Varying Degrees 2019

Our third annual survey of Americans’ attitudes about higher education shows surprising new findings.

Sep 10, 2019

Ashley Clark, Alejandra Acosta, Sophie Nguyen, Rachel Fishman

A Primer for Technologists Working with Immigration Nonprofits

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A Primer for Technologists Working with Immigration Nonprofits

Raph Majma provides useful advice for technologists who want to work in the immigration space.

Sep 9, 2019

Who Applied?: Class of 2020 National Fellows Program Applicants

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Who Applied?: Class of 2020 National Fellows Program Applicants

For our Class of 2020, we received 368 applications and awarded 15 fellowships.

Sep 5, 2019

Awista Ayub

The Global Race for Critical Minerals in the Deep Ocean

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The Global Race for Critical Minerals in the Deep Ocean

This report provides a deep dive into the benefits and risks that come with deep-sea mining .

Aug 22, 2019

Rachel Zimmerman, Sharon Burke

Centering Civil Rights in the Privacy Debate

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Centering Civil Rights in the Privacy Debate

This report builds on an OTI and Color of Change event that explored how to protect civil rights through better privacy protections.

Aug 14, 2019

Becky Chao, Eric Null, Claire Park, Brandi Collins-Dexter

Brief: Separating the Fact from Fiction

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Brief: Separating the Fact from Fiction

Dispelling AG Barr’s misleading and misguided remarks around encryption.

Aug 8, 2019

Andi Wilson Thompson

Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

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Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

Lee Drutman published a Democracy Fund Voter Study Group paper on issues dividing voters in 2019.

Aug 8, 2019

Lee Drutman

The Promise of Public Interest Technology: In India and the United States

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The Promise of Public Interest Technology: In India and the United States

Aug 5, 2019

Melissa Salyk-Virk, Awista Ayub, Aditya K. Kaushik, Sylvia Mishra, Ananth Padmanabhan, Pranesh Prakash, Tanvi Ratna, Joshua Simons, Madhulika Srikumar, Kaliya Young, Richard Abisla, Subhodeep Jash

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Democratic Futures

Global Security

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Thriving Families

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

�鶹������ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

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

�鶹������ý Fellows

The Next Generation of Voters

12th Annual Future Security Forum

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

Moving into Kindergarten

Varying Degrees 2019

A Primer for Technologists Working with Immigration Nonprofits

Who Applied?: Class of 2020 National Fellows Program Applicants

The Global Race for Critical Minerals in the Deep Ocean

Centering Civil Rights in the Privacy Debate

Brief: Separating the Fact from Fiction

Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020

The Promise of Public Interest Technology: In India and the United States

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�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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