Latest

��Ƶ

Issues [1]
At ��Ƶ, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive.
Education & Work

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Thriving Families
Latest [2]
Trending Topics

Democracy

National Security

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Immigration & Global Migration

See The Latest
Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
Impact [3]

For over 25 years, ��Ƶ’s insights and policy solutions have helped usher in sweeping, long-term change. Discover how we have turned bold ideas into real-world impact.

See Our Impact

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
Fellows [4]
For more than 25 years, ��Ƶ has supported hundreds of fellows as they pursue ambitious work. Through our flagship Fellows Program and specialized fellowships, we back ideas rooted in depth, rigor, and lasting relevance.

See All Fellowships
��Ƶ Fellows

The ��Ƶ Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time.
Us@250 Fellowship

Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) Fellowship

Future Security Fellowships

Future of Work Reporting Fellowship
Events [5]

��Ƶ hosts various in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Join the conversation.

See Our Events

Lexington’s First Civic Assembly

Lexington’s First Civic Assembly

How Did Philadelphia Become a World Cup City?

How Did Philadelphia Become a World Cup City?

No Place to Land: Housing Insecurity Among Caregiving College Students

No Place to Land: Housing Insecurity Among Caregiving College Students

You’ve Changed

You’ve Changed
��Ƶ [6]
Generating big ideas and bold solutions for a new America.

Learn ��Ƶ Us
��Ƶ Us

Who We Are

Leadership

Programs, Projects, and Initiatives

Careers

Funding

Press
Search
Subscribe
Donate

Latest

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

Issue

More Filters

The Meaning of Security

Report / In Depth

The Meaning of Security

This report analyzes how Americans’ perceptions of what constitutes a national security threat have changed and how to meet these challenges

Apr 19, 2021

Alexandra Stark, Candace Rondeaux, Heather Hurlburt

Lessons from the Illinois Media Mentor Project

Report / In Depth

Lessons from the Illinois Media Mentor Project

This report provides three lessons for developing library staff members’ skills and confidence as media mentors supporting digital literacy.

Apr 14, 2021

Lisa Guernsey

Strengthening Surveillance Safeguards After Schrems II

Report / In Depth

Strengthening Surveillance Safeguards After Schrems II

Recommended U.S. surveillance reforms that respond to the invalidation of the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield, focusing on non-legislative solutions.

Apr 7, 2021

Sharon Bradford Franklin, Lauren Sarkesian, Ross Schulman, Spandana Singh

Social Networks, Class, and the Syrian Proxy War

Report / In Depth

Social Networks, Class, and the Syrian Proxy War

In the war in Syria, social networks and socioeconomic class played a key role in determining the trajectory of proxy relationships.

Apr 6, 2021

Anand Gopal, Jeremy Hodge

To Have and Have Not

Report / In Depth

To Have and Have Not

Apr 6, 2021

Better Life Lab

How to Close America’s Digital Equity Gaps: Toward a Digital Futures Foundation

Report / In Depth

How to Close America’s Digital Equity Gaps: Toward a Digital Futures Foundation

The U.S. should use spectrum auction proceeds to close digital equity gaps through an independent Digital Futures Foundation.

Apr 5, 2021

Michael Calabrese, Lester Salamon

A Primer on Cash Transfers and Health Equity

Report / In Depth

A Primer on Cash Transfers and Health Equity

The report analyzes the use of guaranteed income by communities to combat chronic poverty, and potentially, its worst health implications.

Mar 31, 2021

Rachel Alexander

Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

Report / In Depth

Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

What we learned from New Jersey about improving access to paid family and medical leave benefits.

Mar 31, 2021

Gabriel Zucker

Men and Care in the United States: The Data Supporting the Better Life Lab’s Work On the Cultural and Structural Barriers to Men Taking On a More Equitable Caregiver Role

Report / In Depth

Men and Care in the United States: The Data Supporting the Better Life Lab’s Work On the Cultural and Structural Barriers to Men Taking On a More Equitable Caregiver Role

The data supporting the Better Life Lab’s work on the cultural and structural barriers to men taking on a more equitable caregiver role.

Mar 25, 2021

Better Life Lab

A Federal Policy Agenda for English Learner Education

Report / In Depth

A Federal Policy Agenda for English Learner Education

This research explores key areas in need of improvement in federal policy impacting English Learner (ELs) and dual language learners (DLLs).

Mar 24, 2021

Leslie Villegas, Amaya Garcia

������Ƶ

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

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

������Ƶ Fellows

Lexington’s First Civic Assembly

How Did Philadelphia Become a World Cup City?

No Place to Land: Housing Insecurity Among Caregiving College Students

You’ve Changed

Issue

Program

Issue

Program

Topic

Project/Initiative

Expert

Type

Fellowships

Podcasts

Awards

Dates

Start Date

End Date

The Meaning of Security

Lessons from the Illinois Media Mentor Project

Strengthening Surveillance Safeguards After Schrems II

Social Networks, Class, and the Syrian Proxy War

To Have and Have Not

How to Close America’s Digital Equity Gaps: Toward a Digital Futures Foundation

A Primer on Cash Transfers and Health Equity

Implementing Paid Family and Medical Leave

Men and Care in the United States: The Data Supporting the Better Life Lab’s Work On the Cultural and Structural Barriers to Men Taking On a More Equitable Caregiver Role

A Federal Policy Agenda for English Learner Education

��Ƶ

��Ƶ Fellows