Despite Trump’s dismissive commentary, the ROAD to Housing Act could ease the affordability crisis by expanding access to low-cost homes. 🏡 @sabihaz.bsky.social discusses the biggest federal housing bill in a generation: https://go.newamerica.org/road-to-housing-act-affordability-crisis-5

🎉 We are pleased to announce the promotion of @mollygmartin.bsky.social to VP of Development & Strategy. Martin will fundraise for, design, implement, and measure various strategic opportunities that advance New America’s mission. 🔗 https://go.newamerica.org/molly-martin-vp-development-strategy-5

Communities nationwide are investing in young children. Now comes the hard part: implementation. The Early Care & Education Implementation Working Group helps local leaders share what works and learn from one another. 👥 https://go.newamerica.org/implementation-working-group-5

Rebecca Gale of New America's Better Life Lab explores how Vermont achieved one of the nation's most ambitious child care reforms through Act 76, establishing a near-universal child care system backed by sustainable public investment. 📖 https://go.newamerica.org/vermont-needed-child-care-5

@educationwork.newamerica.org Future of Work has teamed up w/ non-profit newsroom Work Shift to launch a reporting fellowship to support place-based, in-depth journalism on the future of work for mid-career storytellers. 📅 Apply: 7/24 https://go.newamerica.org/future-of-work-reporting-fellowship-5

Can an AI chatbot replace college? @educationwork.newamerica.org's @jbeowulf.bsky.social investigates Maestro College and uncovers troubling questions about oversight, financial aid, and student protections. 📚 Read the report: https://go.newamerica.org/the-ai-college-5

New America in the news: 🏠 @educationwork.newamerica.org report by Richard Davis Jr. & @ngraetz.bsky.social f/t in @insidehighered.com https://bit.ly/3TuQ5H1 📝 Peter W. Singer pens a fictitious memo from POV of a People's Liberation Army analyst for @defenseone.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4bfmzLy

Upcoming at New America 📅 7/14 The Future of the Foreign Affairs Workforce: Rebuilding Public Service 📅 7/22 The ROAD to Small-Dollar Homeownership 📅 #NewAmericaEvents https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5

NPL's Tara Dawson McGuinness and Alyson Silkowski have developed a family-centered child care plan built around what parents told us matters most—time and money. 🔗 @notus.com highlights the proposal, now part of the Project 2029 agenda: https://www.notus.org/2028-election/democrats-project-2029

How should the U.S. prepare for the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference? A new Wireless Future report identifies five priorities for the U.S. delegation as countries negotiate the spectrum rules that will shape global connectivity. 🌐 https://go.newamerica.org/wrc-27-priorities-and-positions-5

As America nears its semiquincentennial, presidential historian & Us@250 Fellow @alexiscoe.bsky.social reflects on the nation's 250th anniversary in the foreword to Miles to Go: Stories of Us at 250. 🇺🇸 Explore the collection: https://go.newamerica.org/miles-to-go-stories-of-us250-1

What do the latest federal student loan changes mean for borrowers? @educationwork.newamerica.org's Olivia Sawyer shares 3 key takeaways on the student loan policies that took effect on July 1 under last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. 🎓 https://go.newamerica.org/student-loan-changes-trump-1

Miles to Go: Stories of Us at 250 is a digital collection that features the voices of our Us@250 Fellows, local journalists covering American civic life in the lead-up to America’s 250th anniversary. 🇺🇸 Check out the full essay collection: https://go.newamerica.org/miles-to-go-stories-of-us250-5

📆 TODAY 6/30 @ 2p ET Outdated regulations threaten U.S. leadership in satellite broadband. Join New America and ICLE to discuss how next year's World Radiocommunication Conference can help shape the future of satellite innovation. 🔗 RSVP: https://go.newamerica.org/global-spectrum-u-s-leadership-5

Many Americans say they don't know how care works, what it costs, or who pays for it. Better Life Lab's @brigidschulte.bsky.social and @ehaspel.bsky.social offer important insights into this care disconnect and why it matters for policy. 🔗 https://go.newamerica.org/the-care-disconnect-5

How can policy decisions shape students' learning environments and academic outcomes? @lesvillegs.bsky.social of @educationwork.newamerica.org breaks down a recent study published by @brown.edu @a@annenberginstitute.bsky.social 🎒 https://go.newamerica.org/student-outcomes-immigration-enforcement-5

Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA), a project of @educationwork.newamerica.org Center on Education & Labor, explores the opportunities youth apprenticeship creates and what it will take to expand its reach & impact. 🔗 Read the report: https://go.newamerica.org/connected-thriving-5

Community-driven research led by New America Chicago and the Future of Land & Housing program explores barriers to housing stability and what it will take to support long-term homeownership in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. 🔗 Learn more: https://go.newamerica.org/preservation-wealth-building-5

Two stories on The Rooftop explore how zoning impacts housing affordability, access, and community growth: 📍 https://go.newamerica.org/multi-family-housing-in-america-5 cc @zoningatlas.bsky.social 📍 https://go.newamerica.org/qa-with-nathan-law-and-dave-schaab-5

New America’s Joyce Hwang & @shalinjyotishi.bsky.social chat w/ Madalene Mielke of Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies about AAPI leadership, economic security, & how AI is shaping jobs/opportunity in 2026: https://go.newamerica.org/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-voters-5

Upcoming book talks at New America 📅 6/17 A Second Sight 📅 6/25 Fires in the Night 📅 7/1 For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage 📅 #NewAmericaEvents https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5

How did Vermont pass one of the nation's most ambitious child care reforms? A new report by Rebecca Gale traces the years-long effort that led to Act 76, Vermont's near-universal child care system backed by sustainable public investment. 📖 https://go.newamerica.org/vermont-needed-child-care-4

Have you had your money or personal information stolen by a scammer? If so, New America Chicago, a policy innovation lab and local hub of New America, wants to hear from you. 📝 Survey open through July 4, 2026: https://go.newamerica.org/NAChi-Consumer-Protect

@drtedj.bsky.social and @mjrp.bsky.social of New America’s Us@250 Initiative share a collection of works that explores a question at the heart of America's semiquincentennial: Who truly belongs, and who gets to thrive? 🇺🇸 https://go.newamerica.org/celebrating-americas-250th-anniversary-5

New from Better Life Lab: 📺 9 in 10 rural, Midwestern, and Southern viewers want work-family stories on screen. 🎬 These stories can drive subscriptions. 🌎 Diverse representation matters. 🔗 Jasmine Heyward and @vshabo.bsky.social https://go.newamerica.org/rural-midwestern-and-southern-viewers-5

@politicalreform.newamerica.org surveyed over 4,000 people across 10 states and found majority support for ballot initiative processes. The research highlights an important takeaway: Public education may be the first step toward reform. 🗳️ https://go.newamerica.org/low-awareness-strong-appetite-5

On May 28th, 2024 New America Fellow JoeBill Muñoz's feature-length documentary film, The Strike, won an Emmy in the Crime and Justice Documentary category at the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ( @theemmys.tv ). 🏆 Learn more about The Strike: https://go.newamerica.org/the-strike-5

Eviction data matters—and better data can help communities respond more effectively to housing instability. We’re excited to announce the 2026–2028 Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN) cohort. 🔗 Meet our partners: https://go.newamerica.org/2026-2028-EDRN-5

Jessica Weeden & Jacklynn Pham of the New Practice Lab at New America unpack how centering flexibility, ease of access, and compassion can serve as a critical roadmap for designing family-centered policies and programs that actually work. 👪 https://go.newamerica.org/flexibility-access-compassion-5

@leedrutman.bsky.social & @ezraklein.bsky.social discuss the growing “gerrymandering war” & why embracing proportional representation could reshape how Americans are represented in Congress. 🎧 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-lee-drutman.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share