Policy Papers
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Regulatory Environments for Youth Savings in the Developing World
Despite the potential benefits of facilitating access to youth-owned and –operated accounts, legal requirements can create unnecessary hurdles that... -
Chaos for Dual Language Learners
Recent data suggest that American schools are more linguistically diverse now than ever before: In 2011, nearly 22 percent of American PreK–12 stud... -
Undermining Pell
Fifty years ago, the federal government committed itself to removing the financial barriers that prevent low-income students from enrolling in and ... -
Making the Hours Count
With growing public interest in how states and localities provide access to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, policymakers are increasingly being ... -
Zero Marginal Cost
The New America Foundation’s Education Policy Program today released a new higher education policy brief, “Zero Marginal Cost,” investigating the c... -
Surveillance Costs: The NSA's Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom & Cybersecurity
It has been over a year since The Guardian reported the first story on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs based on the leaks from... -
Common Core Goes To College
Each year, hundreds of thousands of American students graduate from high school and enter college without being adequately prepared to succeed ther... -
Emerging Market Portfolio Globalization
The Next Big Thing
Jay PeloskyIn 2014 emerging markets have shown remarkable resiliency despite negative news and record foreign investor outflows. Jay Pelosky, founder of J2Z A... -
The Wizard of Jobs
How the U.S. Could Generate Over 1.3 Million Private Sector Jobs in Six Months and Still be in a Slump
Daniel AlpertAt first glance, the U.S job picture continues to improve with the U.S. economy generating an average of 222,000 new private sector jobs a month in... -
The Case Against Exit Exams
In the 2013-14 school year, twenty-four states required students to be proficient on standardized tests in order to graduate from high school. But ... -
Beyond Subprime Learning
Education policymakers must put more focus on teaching and learning in the early years and continue that work up through third grade, according to ... -
Building a New AAU
Criteria used to select members of America’s most influential higher education organization are encouraging colleges to adopt policies of exclusion... -
Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities
The Evolution of Federal Special Education Finance in the U.S.
In Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities: The Evolution of Federal Special Education Finance in the U.S., New America provides a history o... -
Investing in Children
Child Development Accounts as an Early Childhood Intervention
Nik Schuetz Terri FriedlineProperly designed and integrated Child Development Accounts (CDAs) can have lasting, positive effects on children's educational development and can... -
The Lesson of the Surge
Defeating ISIS Requires a New Sunni Awakening
Derek Harvey Michael PregentAs the United States considers its options against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), we should start by reviewing our earlier war against... -
What Would Minsky See Today?
Closing Dinner Remarks at The Hyman P. Minsky Summer Seminar
Daniel AlpertEconomist Hyman Minsky had the rare ability to stand back from conventional wisdom and see beyond the current market’s irrationality. In the closin... -
Children's Savings Accounts
Research, Practice, and Implications for Policy Design
The American Dream is built upon the enduring values of equal opportunity and personal responsibility. Ensuring that this dream remains attainable ... -
America's Debt Problem
How Private Debt Is Holding Back Growth and Hurting the Middle Class
Over time, the US economy has become more dependent on debt to fuel economic growth. American households, in particular, have become dependent on d... - policy paper | May 12, 2014 | Asset Building
Solving the Retirement Puzzle
The Potential of myRAs to Build a Personal Safety Net
The growing recognition that millions of Americans are ill-prepared for retirement has prompted a number of state and federal policy proposals to p... -
The Art of the Possible: An Overview of Public Broadband Options
Broadband has become a critical infrastructure for communities in the 21st century. From a variety of sectors, including commerce, education, healt... -
A Network Model of Broadband Adoption: Using Twitter to Document Detroit Future
Preliminary Analysis by the Open Technology Institute
From 2010 to 2012, the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition (DDJC) conducted a federally-funded training program in digital media that they called “De... -
Building an AOTC Movement
Strengthening Outreach for a Reformed American Opportunity Tax Credit
Today, too many families fail to claim higher education tax benefits for which they are eligible. For example, a Government Accountability Office (...