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Comments on the Open Internet Remand
Below is an excerpt of the Open Technology Institute's comments to the Federal Communications Commission in the matter of the Open Internet Remand.... -
Global Money Week 2014
Global Money Week, a yearly worldwide celebration organized by the Child and Youth Finance International Secretariat aimed at empowering "the next ... -
TESTIMONY: After the Withdrawal
The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
This past Saturday, March 16, 2013 marked an extraordinary moment in Pakistan’s history, as this is the first time that a civilian government has s... -
A Real Step? The Future of ICANN and How to Support It
Carolina Rossini Natalie Green“Control” of the Internet has been a contentious issue for a long time. The 1990s witnessed tension between the Internet’s founders such as Jon Pos... -
Sharpening Our Focus on Learning: The Rise of Competency-Based Approaches to Degree Completion
A recent paper from the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment examines competency-based education (CBE) in the United States. CBE cre... -
Peer-to-Peer Financial Education Takes Off in Kenya Project
Corrinne NgurukiePeer education has been defined as: "An approach which empowers young people to work with other young people, and which draws on the positive stren... -
Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates – Fall 2007 Cohort PART TWO
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released its second annual report on student attainment rates for students who first enrolle... -
“Bringing the Bank to the Unbanked, While Making Bank” Blog Series to Launch This Month
Ebere AnosikeFor the past four years YouthSave has worked with partner financial institutions in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Nepal to extended tailored savings p... -
This Week: "Transparency Reporting for Beginners" in San Francisco and Austin
This afternoon in San Francisco at the Internet and human rights conference Rightscon, OTI's policy director Kevin Bankston will be appearing on th... -
OTI seeks new Field Operations Director
The Open Technology Institute is seeking a new Director of Field Operations. The DFO leads OTI's participatory research and technology implementati... -
How Full-Time are “Full-Time” Students
Complete College America has released a policy brief reporting the results of a survey looking at enrollment patters of “full-time” and “part-time”... -
How the Politics of Language Can Get In the Way of Policy: On Convergence and Framing
In a recent expert survey, we examined the effect of Stuxnet on the Internet governance debate. One of the most common responses was that Stuxnet a... -
Civil Rights in the Age of Big Data
Digital information about who we are and what we do is the currency of our digital economy and the substrate of our digital society. As the flow of... -
STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths into and out of STEM Fields
The National Center for Education Statistics has released a study looking at undergraduate student attrition in the STEM fields (science, technolog... -
YouthSavers in Nepalgunj, Nepal Share Their Thoughts
Rani DeshpandeTwo weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting with a few of the over 5,000 young Nepalis who are currently saving in CYBY accounts at YouthSave’s pa... -
NPSAS Price Estimates for Attending Postsecondary Education: First Look
Using data from the 2011-2012 National Postsecondary Study Aid Study (NPSAS:12), the National Center for Education Statistics has released a report... -
US Government Clarifies Tech Authorizations under Iranian Sanctions
In complex sanctions regulations, a couple of words can make all the difference. That’s why, when the U.S. government made a few alterations and in... -
Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates – Fall 2007 Cohort
Betsy Prueter Celia Hartman SimsThe National Student Clearinghouse has issued a research brief looking at the six-year outcomes of students who first enrolled in postsecondary edu... -
Postsecondary Institution Ratings System
New America submitted official comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the Department's planned Postsecondary Institution Ratings System. O... -
Next-Generation Connectivity for Schools and Libraries: What’s the word on E-rate and ConnectED?
Education technology advocates have gotten a big boost from President Obama in the past week. In a State of the Union speech which was sprinkled wi... -
Exploring Civic Innovation
Alissa Black Georgia BullenLast Tuesday I co-hosted an event at New America with the Open Technology Institute and the Asset Building Program that explored civic innovations ... -
OTI Signs Letter to FCC to Reclassify Broadband
Today, New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) joined over 80 public interest, social justice, and grassroots advocacy groups in asking the F...