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Varying Degrees 2025: Americans Find Common Ground in Higher Education
New America’s ninth annual Varying Degrees survey on higher education shows Americans’ views are more united than divided.
Education Policy Report
Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill Act on Students and Public Education
Education Policy Collections
The Hidden Impact of Federal Budget Cuts: What Families and States Stand to Lose
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Upcoming Events
Jul. 24th, 2025
Privacy, Technology, and Protecting Democracy: A Conversation with Daniel Solove
An event unpacking how policy professionals from different fields should understand privacy and its relationship to healthy democracies.
Washington, D.C.
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Jul. 24th, 2025
State Approaches to Youth Apprenticeship: Part Two
Three state-level leaders will share their approaches to scaling youth apprenticeship programs.
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Jul. 30th, 2025
The Inside Scoop: Bridging the Divide to Move Higher Education Forward
Learn more about the latest findings from Varying Degrees, New America’s ninth annual survey into higher education.
Washington, D.C.
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Recent Publications
Jul. 17th, 2025
The Kids Are Not Alright. But Don’t Blame Social Media.
Sydney Saubestre on whether the data supports the growing push to blame social media for the youth mental health crisis.
By:
Sydney Saubestre
Open Technology Institute Article/Op-Ed
Jul. 17th, 2025
NSF Funding is Critical to Our Students and the Skilled Technical Workforce
Budget cuts to the U.S. National Science Foundation undermine the skilled workforce needed to sustain America’s economic success.
By:
Antonio Delgado Fornaguera
,
Justine Gluck
,
Jared Ashcroft
, and
Linnea Fletcher
Center on Education & Labor Blog Post
Jul. 17th, 2025
AI and the Human Work of Teaching
Educators urge thoughtful use of generative AI that supports—not replaces—their labor and professional role.
By:
José Luis Vilson
Education Policy Blog Post
Jul. 17th, 2025
Meeting the challenges of current and projected nursing shortages requires innovation. Enter nursing apprenticeships.
Across the country, community colleges and health systems are opening doors to nursing careers through apprenticeship.
By:
Jordan Arnold
Center on Education & Labor Blog Post
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