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Reply Comments on 3.5 GHz Citizen Broadband Radio Service
GN Docket No. 12-354
The Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation joined Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in sub... -
President Obama comes out in favor of strong open Internet rules
Last week, President Obama made it clear that he supports an open Internet and would be opposed to a system where discrimination that favors "big w... -
The Affordable Care Act and Asset Limits: What’s Left Undone
Aleta Sprague Julianna LordEditor’s Note: This blog post is the third and final installment in a series by Julianna Lord, Emerson National Hunger Fellow, looking at how the A... -
Asset Building News Week, August 4–8
The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news ... -
Privacy Groups Submit Comments to the NTIA on Metadata Privacy Protections
Yesterday, OTI joined a coalition of public interest organizations, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and Free Press in submitting comments... -
Why Even the Definition of “Cyber Attack” Matters
Martin SigalowAlthough definitional debates can sometimes seem pedantic, debates over the term “cyber attack” are an important exception. How “cyber attack” is d... -
What's Inside the FCC's E-rate Order?
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its E-rate Order in late July, the biggest overhaul of the program since it was created 17 yea... -
Guest Post: Recap from New America NYC: Rich Hill
Editor's Note: This post, which was originally publishedon the New America NYC blog, provides a summary of an Asset Building Program event featurin... -
Asset Building News Week, July 28–August 1
The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news ... -
Over 40 Advocacy Groups Agree: New USA FREEDOM Act is a Significant First Step to Needed Comprehensive Reform
Last week, OTI, along with a broad coalition of 44 privacy and advocacy groups, sent a letter to Congress supporting Sen. Leahy's new, stronger ver... -
Testimony: The Islamic State - A Persistent Threat
Though the challenges to American interests in the Middle East could hardly be more complex or interrelated, I will attempt to focus sharply on the... -
Fast Track Eases Medicaid Enrollment, but Implementation Matters Too
Julianna LordRelatively simple policy changes can make a big difference in helping people get access to health insurance – and health coverage helps many famili... -
Asset Building News Week, July 21–25
C The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with new... -
Chasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
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Nicholas BrockA new report published by ACT examines the financial burdens placed on families in funding their children’s college education, particularly after t... -
Case Study: Practical Principles to Encourage a Civic Youth Pipeline
When determining if a project or process was successful, frequently we look at what the outcomes were, detailed statistics about what happened, as ... -
New Report: Child Development Accounts as an Early Childhood Intervention
New AmericaProperly designed Child Development Accounts (CDAs) can have lasting, positive effects on children's educational development and can improve their ... -
Analyzing the Business Case for Youth Savings
Barbara Magnoni Tanaya KilaraCGAP spoke to about a dozen financial service providers (FSPs) worldwide who are leading an effort to offer financial services- savings in particul... -
The 2014 Allied Media Conference MagicNet: Third Time’s the Charm
OTI works with Digital Stewards to construct this year's conference-wide network. At the 2014 Allied Media Conference, the Open Technology Institut... -
Recent NCES Reports
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The National Center for Education Statistics has recently issued two reports, Out-of-Pocket Net Price for College and The Condition of Education 20... -
House Vote Threatens Local Broadband Initiatives
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a lot on its plate right now. While we at the Open Technology Institute differ with the FCC’s appro... -
The 2013 Tuition Discounting Study
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The tuition discount rate (institutional grant dollars as a share of gross tuition and fee revenue) for first year students at private, non-profit,... -
Snapshot Report: Postsecondary Student Mobility Rate: 2011-2013
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Nicholas BrockA new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center examined student mobility rates from 2011-2013. The student-mobility rate is t...