Education and Work
Every child in every community deserves access to the education and workforce training needed to achieve a future without limits.
In this program at New America, we develop the ideas and communicate the policy changes needed to make it possible.
- “The podium moments for athlete mothers are podium moments for all mothers.” 🍼 🏅 🍼
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- In March 2025, @usdeptofed.bsky.social laid off about half the staff in the Office for Civil Rights, which enforces laws that protect more than 70 million students. ↘️ ↘️ ↘️ “ED said it analyzed some costs and savings related to these layoffs, but we found that this analysis wasn't comprehensive.”
- Reposted by Education and WorkPopping in to share some news! Excited to continue advancing our work with the #communitycollege sector and #NSF to strengthen the link between R&D-based economic development and education and training #pathways to the future of work and the #AmericanDream. www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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- ↘️ Join us THIS AFTERNOON!
- How are recent changes at @hhsofficial.bsky.social affecting people with disabilities? 🚨 🩺 🚨 NEXT WEEK, we're bringing together #disability advocates to discuss what these alarming new public health strategies mean for care, autonomy, and dignity for all. 🔗 www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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- Reposted by Education and WorkThis virtual event is TOMORROW! Register now if you are interested in disability and disability rights, health, caregiving, or defending the inclusivity of our society.
- How are recent changes at @hhsofficial.bsky.social affecting people with disabilities? 🚨 🩺 🚨 NEXT WEEK, we're bringing together #disability advocates to discuss what these alarming new public health strategies mean for care, autonomy, and dignity for all. 🔗 www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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- "Local control isn’t reform. It’s cultural erasure disguised as policy."
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- Reposted by Education and WorkNew: Texas A&M University announced Friday that it is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program.
- Reposted by Education and WorkStudents with #disabilities may be missing out on valuable #AssistiveTechnology, a new report finds, due to limited awareness among school staff and other issues. #SpecialEducation
- Reposted by Education and WorkBreaking News: Texas A&M ended its women’s studies program and changed hundreds of courses over race and gender to comply with new policies limiting how race and gender ideology may be discussed in classrooms.
- Degree apprenticeships let learners earn a degree—and a paycheck. 🔗 Here, researchers from our Center on Education & Labor map out where these programs exist, what jobs they prepare people for, and what it will take to scale them equitably across the country.
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- "We are feeling attacked and we are an easy target: #ChildCare historically has always been done by women and especially women of color in an exploitative practice."
- "We are right now suffering the consequences of decisions around deindustrialization and leaving people behind." 🔊🔊🔊 Listen along as our senior fellow and founder of the @aflciotech.bsky.social, Amanda Ballantyne, makes the case for inclusive #innovation on @newamerica.org's latest #podcast.
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- College costs keep rising. And many grads are struggling to land good jobs. This ☝🏽st-of-its-kind landscape analysis presents both the promise of the degree #apprenticeship model that combines a real degree and strong career preparation—and also highlights where gaps remain.
- How are recent changes at @hhsofficial.bsky.social affecting people with disabilities? 🚨 🩺 🚨 NEXT WEEK, we're bringing together #disability advocates to discuss what these alarming new public health strategies mean for care, autonomy, and dignity for all. 🔗 www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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- “I worry all the time.”
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- Nearly 600 degree #apprenticeship opportunities exist nationwide, but most are concentrated in just a few fields and states. 💡 Earlier this week, our policy team released a new report that outlines quality principles and policy levers to expand these high-quality, affordable pathways to good jobs.
- Reposted by Education and WorkThere’s still time to register! Join the Urban Institute on 1/27 @ 2:00 p.m. ET for a virtual event to learn more about the latest Model Estimates of #Poverty in Schools (MEPS) update and recent examples of how it has been incorporated into academic #research. #LiveatUrban
- Across the country, #YouthApprenticeship is growing. But how can it reach its own potential? 💡 Here, we’re sharing exactly why policymakers, funders, and practitioners should invest in program quality and work to expand access for the young people who will most benefit.
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- “When I came to school and I found lots of friends and classmates missing, it was scary... I couldn’t imagine what they were going through.”
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- Next week, hear from @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social's Lisa Lawson and our own @slaughteram.bsky.social who will discuss the neuroscience behind adolescent development. 🗓 January 20 🕞 3:30pm 📍 Hybrid 🔗 www.newamerica.org/center-educa...
- “Anytime you can have a program that marries paid work and #HigherEd, you better do it.” ↘️ Read how degree #apprenticeships are a promising (but underused!) model that can make #college more affordable and career-connected—and meet the #workforce needs of local communities at the same time.
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- Millions of young people face barriers to education and work, but many find real promise in #YouthApprenticeship. 📄 Our latest report details how these programs can transform their pathways to adulthood—but only if designed to be inclusive and high-quality.
- "Segregation is actually bad for the students of New Hampshire and bad for democracy." 📢 📢 📢
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- Next week, hear from @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social's Lisa Lawson and our own @slaughteram.bsky.social who will discuss the neuroscience behind adolescent development. 🗓 January 20 🕞 3:30pm 📍 Hybrid 🔗 www.newamerica.org/center-educa...
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- Reposted by Education and WorkRight now, the risks of generative AI to students overshadow the benefits—but the trajectory is not fixed. New research breaks down the evidence on AI’s impact and what we can do to reduce harm.
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- Reposted by Education and WorkWhat's coming for (and I do mean "coming for" in the adversarial sense) PreK-12 education in 2026? This collaborative blog post from my team at @educationwork.newamerica.org tells you what to watch out for--and what we can do about it. www.newamerica.org/education-po... #edusky #edequity #publiced
- Youth #apprenticeship can help young people stay connected to school and work—but access and quality matter. 🥾 Here, our first report of 2026 explores what it takes to make #YouthApprenticeship an inclusive pathway to adulthood.
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- ⏰ This time TOMORROW!
- What if states could give students fairer access to school funding, just by drawing smarter maps? Next week, join us for a demonstration of how better school district boundaries can reduce segregation and improve funding fairness. ✏️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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- What if states could give students fairer access to school funding, just by drawing smarter maps? Next week, join us for a demonstration of how better school district boundaries can reduce segregation and improve funding fairness. ✏️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
- Reposted by Education and WorkWe’re excited to welcome @adamhsays.com back to The Atlantic’s staff to host a new weekly video podcast. More here: www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...
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- "Every five or 10 years, we have to fight to keep this place, because people from away think, oh, that’s just a few kids we have to disperse."
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- Welcome to a new year! Here, our #EarlyEd team is already thinking about the next 12 months: how will states adjust their spending in response to tighter budgets and federal cuts? What's the future of Head Start? The future of #SpecialEd? 🔮 Read our predictions (and hopes!) for 2026.
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- "Together, we can build a new America—one that works for everyone."
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- In schools today, #AI is transforming how students learn. But beyond access to the #tech, they must also have strong digital literacy skills to be successful. 📍 Our latest brief features new maps that show which states lead in prepping students for the Age of AI—and which ones lag.
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- 📅 This year was one of urgency and upheaval. But our teams have spent the past 12 months holding the new administration accountable, defending public #education, and responding to other federal policy emergencies that threaten #workforce pathways. ↩️ Scroll through our year-end recap below.
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- 🔔 Letters of Interest are due TONIGHT to join our new effort that will bring together collaborative changemakers who are already building—and bridging—learning environments for young people. Is your organization doing this work? Interested in sharing and scaling with others?? Let's talk!
- "The normalization of the r-word undermines efforts to foster dignity and respect for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, contributes to a hostile environment online and offline, and makes inclusive advocacy even more challenging.”
- After President Donald Trump used the word "retarded" recently, social media posts including the term tripled, fueling a trend that has disability advocates on edge. #disabilities #rword
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