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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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The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

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Emergency Preparedness for Prisons Isn’t Just Sandbags and Non-perishables

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Emergency Preparedness for Prisons Isn’t Just Sandbags and Non-perishables

By changing laws after Hurricane Katrina so that fewer people end up in jail, New Orleans did something arguably better than evacuating.

Nov 8, 2018

Emma Coleman

Getting the Work Done: What Government Innovation Really Looks Like

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Getting the Work Done: What Government Innovation Really Looks Like

Our report explains how public interest technology actually works, and how governments can use it to make our lives better.

Oct 16, 2018

Sara Hudson, Hana Schank

Creating Systems of Sustainability: Four Focus Areas for the Future of PK-12 Open Educational Resources

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Creating Systems of Sustainability: Four Focus Areas for the Future of PK-12 Open Educational Resources

This report explores four focus areas for the future of PK-12 open educational resources.

Oct 9, 2018

Joseph South, Ph.D, Marcia A. Mardis, Ed.D, Rebecca Morales, Serena J. Salloum, Ph.D, Ji Soo Song, Kristina Ishmael, Susanna L. Benko, Ph.D, Emily M. Hodge, Ph.D, Kaitlin Torphy, Ph.D

How a Hashtag Catalyzed PK-12 Open Educational Resources: Reflections and Recommendations

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How a Hashtag Catalyzed PK-12 Open Educational Resources: Reflections and Recommendations

#GoOpen has been called “a hashtag that launched a movement.”

Oct 9, 2018

Ji Soo Song, Joseph South, Ph.D, Kristina Ishmael

Public Interest Technology

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Public Interest Technology

At the conclusion of year one, the Public Interest Technology program reflects on the work done so far and looks forward to the future.

Oct 1, 2018

Hana Schank, Andreen Soley, Clarence Wardell III, Alan B. Davidson, Michelle M. Thompson, Denice W. Ross, Jeremiah Lindemann, Sonia Sarkar, Kristina Ishmael, Marina Nitze, Andrew Lovett-Barron, Dipayan Ghosh, Sara Hudson, Emma Coleman, Afua Bruce, Vivian Graubard, Cecilia Muñoz

Tools from the tech world can help us understand immigrant naturalization