Latest

Big ideas, bold solutions. Explore the latest research, analysis, and policy insights from our experts.

Issue

More Filters

StudyNPlay: Preserving Parent-Child Connection While Supporting Persistence

An adult Black male uses a laptop while a young child sits at the table next to him coloring.

In Short

StudyNPlay: Preserving Parent-Child Connection While Supporting Persistence

Supervised play fosters parent-child connection while giving parents time to study and connect to resources to supp...

Jul 27, 2026

Stephanie Baker

Q&A with Economist Jessica H. Brown �鶹��ý Accurately Measuring Child Care Access and Demand

In Short

Q&A with Economist Jessica H. Brown �鶹��ý Accurately Measuring Child Care Access and Demand

Jessica H. Brown, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of South Carolina, tests whether areas desi...

Jul 24, 2026

Aaron Loewenberg

Count What Matters: Building Data Infrastructure for Early Childhood Systems

In Short

Count What Matters: Building Data Infrastructure for Early Childhood Systems

This resource is designed for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and advocates working to stre...

Jul 24, 2026

Danila Crespin Zidovsky, Isabel Schmidt, Jon Wallace, Emily Wiklund Hayhurst

Announcing the 2026-2027 PAYA Youth Council

Picture of fifteen young people dressed in business casual attire.

In Short

Announcing the 2026-2027 PAYA Youth Council

Meet the 2026–27 PAYA Youth Council and the young leaders advancing youth apprenticeship nationwide.

Jul 22, 2026

Maegan Godoy

The Quiet Dismantling of Head Start: How the Trump Administration Is Using Regulation to Reshape a Program It Can’t Eliminate

In Short

The Quiet Dismantling of Head Start: How the Trump Administration Is Using Regulation to Reshape a Program It Can’t Eliminate

The forthcoming proposed rule seems designed to hollow out the program from within.

Jul 20, 2026

Aaron Loewenberg

Comment on OMB’s Uniform Guidance Proposed Rule

Testimony / In Short

Comment on OMB’s Uniform Guidance Proposed Rule

�鶹��ý outlines concerns with OMB’s proposed rule that would overhaul how federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other monetary awa...

Jul 17, 2026

Braden Goetz, Morgan Polk

‘AI University’ Is Losing Its Accreditation. It Shouldn’t Get It Back.

A sea of computer screens, each lit up by a blue error message.

In Short

‘AI University’ Is Losing Its Accreditation. It Shouldn’t Get It Back.

Maestro College, which used an AI chatbot in lieu of real instructors, is set to have its accreditation revoked after a �鶹��ý investigation.<...

Jul 16, 2026

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

Testimony: What Dismantling the Department of Education Means for Students

Testimony / In Short

Testimony: What Dismantling the Department of Education Means for Students

On July 14, Braden Goetz briefed the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on why the federal adult educat...

Jul 15, 2026

Braden Goetz

Four Partnerships Selected for Inaugural PAYA Innovation Grants

In Short

Four Partnerships Selected for Inaugural PAYA Innovation Grants

Four Innovation Grants awarded to help youth apprenticeship programs pilot creative solutions.

Jul 14, 2026

Alexandra Simon

Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Through Policy and Practice

In a living room, an early interventionist sits on the floor with a laptop, taking notes during a home visit, while a mother holds her baby on a floor cushion nearby. Another baby lies on a blanket in the foreground surrounded by toys, and a man stands in the background near a baby gym toy. Bookshelves, a couch, and a lamp fill out the lived-in space.

In Short

Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Through Policy and Practice

�鶹��ý hosted a virtual panel of...

Jul 14, 2026

Sarah Gilliland, Carrie Gillispie

�鶹������ý

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

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 City of Raleigh’s First Civic Assembly

The Next Generation of Voters

12th Annual Future Security Forum

The Great Refusal: A Conversation with Casey Gerald

Issue

Program

Issue

Program

Topic

Project/Initiative

Expert

Type

Fellowships

Podcasts

Awards

Dates

Start Date

End Date

StudyNPlay: Preserving Parent-Child Connection While Supporting Persistence

Q&A with Economist Jessica H. Brown �鶹������ý Accurately Measuring Child Care Access and Demand

Count What Matters: Building Data Infrastructure for Early Childhood Systems

Announcing the 2026-2027 PAYA Youth Council

The Quiet Dismantling of Head Start: How the Trump Administration Is Using Regulation to Reshape a Program It Can’t Eliminate

Comment on OMB’s Uniform Guidance Proposed Rule

‘AI University’ Is Losing Its Accreditation. It Shouldn’t Get It Back.

Testimony: What Dismantling the Department of Education Means for Students

Four Partnerships Selected for Inaugural PAYA Innovation Grants

Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Through Policy and Practice

�鶹��ý

�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

�鶹��ý Fellows

Q&A with Economist Jessica H. Brown �鶹��ý Accurately Measuring Child Care Access and Demand