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

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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

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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

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Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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Lexington’s First Civic Assembly

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How Did Philadelphia Become a World Cup City?

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Technology and Democracy Programs Offer Recommendations for Development of AI Action Plan

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Technology and Democracy Programs Offer Recommendations for Development of AI Action Plan

The T&D programs comments to the NSF on the Trump administration’s development of an AI Action Plan.

Mar 15, 2025

Public Comments on The Post Secondary Commission’s Revised Accreditation Standards

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Public Comments on The Post Secondary Commission’s Revised Accreditation Standards

Comments on the postsecondary commission’s accreditation standards.

Feb 28, 2025

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Letter of Support for Data Collection on Parenting College Students in Maryland

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Letter of Support for Data Collection on Parenting College Students in Maryland

��Ƶ’s Higher Education Policy team submitted letter of support for Maryland student parent data collection bill.

Feb 19, 2025

Edward Conroy, Ewaoluwa Obatuase, Stephanie Baker, Richard Davis Jr.

Building More On-Ramps to the Middle Class and Beyond: Best Practices in Community College Career Education

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Building More On-Ramps to the Middle Class and Beyond: Best Practices in Community College Career Education

On February 12, Mary Alice McCarthy testified before the House Appropriations subcommittee on the importance of community colleges.

Feb 13, 2025

Mary Alice McCarthy

OTI and ACLU Lead Coalition in Highlighting Concerns with the Kids Off Social Media Act

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OTI and ACLU Lead Coalition in Highlighting Concerns with the Kids Off Social Media Act

Read what our coalition has to say about KOSMA.

Feb 4, 2025

OTI Joins Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Condemning PCLOB Firings

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OTI Joins Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Condemning PCLOB Firings

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Jan 31, 2025

OTI Letters and Filings 2025

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OTI Letters and Filings 2025

Jan 6, 2025

Public Comments on the Postsecondary Commission’s Revised Accreditation Standards

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Public Comments on the Postsecondary Commission’s Revised Accreditation Standards

��Ƶ’s higher education team submitted comments to the Postsecondary Commission regarding their proposed accreditation standards

Nov 15, 2024

Edward Conroy, Amy Laitinen

Public Comments Regarding Proposed Regulations on R2T4, Distance Education, and TRIO Programs

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Public Comments Regarding Proposed Regulations on R2T4, Distance Education, and TRIO Programs

Aug 29, 2024

Amy Laitinen, Edward Conroy

Comments Regarding the Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program

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Comments Regarding the Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program

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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

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A New Fellowship to Foster Journalism Around Education, Economic Development, and the Future of Work

Lexington’s First Civic Assembly

How Did Philadelphia Become a World Cup City?

No Place to Land: Housing Insecurity Among Caregiving College Students

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Technology and Democracy Programs Offer Recommendations for Development of AI Action Plan

Public Comments on The Post Secondary Commission’s Revised Accreditation Standards

Letter of Support for Data Collection on Parenting College Students in Maryland

Building More On-Ramps to the Middle Class and Beyond: Best Practices in Community College Career Education

OTI and ACLU Lead Coalition in Highlighting Concerns with the Kids Off Social Media Act

OTI Joins Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Condemning PCLOB Firings

OTI Letters and Filings 2025

Public Comments on the Postsecondary Commission’s Revised Accreditation Standards

Public Comments Regarding Proposed Regulations on R2T4, Distance Education, and TRIO Programs

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