Americans' Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) In ...
Oct 1, 2024 · What do Americans think about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education? New America’s annual Varying Degrees survey seeks to better understand how Americans nationwide perceive higher education, and the data just released in summer 2024 show that, while partisan divides exist on some key questions, a majority of Amercians express support for actions that would improve ...
What Will 2025 Hold for Early Care and Education?
Dec 16, 2024 · Support New America — We are dedicated to renewing the promise of America by continuing the quest to realize our nation's highest ideals, honestly confronting the challenges caused by rapid technological and social change, and seizing the …
Unpacking Dual Enrollment: Benefits, Barriers, and Opportunities …
Research shows that dual enrollment yields positive outcomes for students. It is associated with higher rates of college enrollment, persistence, and completion and with earning higher wages after high school. Evidence suggests that the more dual credits a student takes, the better their chances of reaping these rewards.. Importantly, dual …
Latino Voices: Beyond the Numbers of America’s Fastest-Growing …
Oct 22, 2024 · The Latino population in the United States is undergoing rapid growth and diversification. Census projections show that it is one of the fastest-growing demographics, expected to increase from 19 percent to around 26 percent by 2060. Projected growth is fueled in part by the high number of young Latinos, with one in four children under 18 in the United States now of Latino origin.
Call for Applications: 2025 #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellows Cohort
The #ShareTheMicInCyber Fellowship provides mid-career cybersecurity professionals from diverse backgrounds with an opportunity to conduct independent policy research and analysis, find solutions for critical cybersecurity issues, and explore questions of diversity and the human side of cybersecurity.
States Take Steps to Expand & Improve Apprenticeship
Nov 19, 2024 · States play a significant role in supporting the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship. Often, states’ role is overshadowed by the significant role the U.S. Department of Labor plays in overseeing the nation’s apprenticeship system and funding its growth.
State of Language Rights and Bilingual Education 50 years After …
January 21, 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court case of 1974 which enshrined in law that students identified as English learners (ELs) must be provided with the necessary services to “fully participate” in their education, regardless of their home language. The class action case was brought forth on behalf of 1,800 Cantonese-speaking students from Chinese backgrounds ...
Americans Broadly Favor the Support Services That Help Students …
Oct 22, 2024 · Support New America — We are dedicated to renewing the promise of America by continuing the quest to realize our nation's highest ideals, honestly confronting the challenges caused by rapid technological and social change, and seizing the …
What Should Our High School Students Study? - New America
Oct 4, 2023 · Following the publication of A Nation at Risk, most states did tighten their high school course requirements (though no state fully adopted the New Basics).[5] They cut down on the number of electives, narrowed the list of courses that could fulfill core requirements, and mandated additional years of math, science, and, to a lesser extent, social studies.[6]
New America Announces Fellows’ Class of 2025
Class of 2025 New America Fellows. Cecilia Ballí, ASU Media Enterprise Fellow Cecilia Ballí is a journalist and cultural anthropologist whose writing explores the U.S.-Mexico border region and Mexican American and Latino history, culture, and politics.. Paige Bethmann, New America Fellow Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee filmmaker whose experience centers Indigenous storytelling on culture ...