Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform
Oct 25, 2018“Columbine Generation” Ranks School Shootings as Top Issue Facing America’s Future
The generation of young Americans growing up in the post-Columbine era of school shootings and active shooter drills has no doubt about the top issue...
Education & Economic Mobility
Oct 14, 2016Employer-driven jobs program aims to prove it improves people's lives
This article was published by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz for the Chicago Tribune on October 14, 2016. Below is an excerpt: A consistent challenge in workforce development...
Education & Economic Mobility
Oct 14, 2016Slowly But Surely: How Indiana is Building a Pre-K Program
Slowly But Surely was a report released on October 14, 2016 by Abbie Lieberman and Aaron Loewenberg of New America. Indiana has half a million children from birth to age...
Education & Economic Mobility
May 01, 2016From Chaos to Coherence
Why do programs that prepare educators struggle to obtain data on the performance of their graduates? Shouldn’t policy help – rather than hinder – them...
Benenson Strategy Group conducted 1200 telephone interviews, 600 among African Americans and 600 among Hispanics nationally, including an oversample of 18-29 year olds, from February...
Overview On April 28, 2016, groundbreaking research was unveiled alongside a policy roadmap that lays out a series of proposed policy solutions for gun violence based on...
Education & Economic Mobility
Mar 01, 2016Empowering Adults to Thrive at Work: Personal Success Skills for 21st Century Jobs
SRI International and the Joyce Foundation authored this report which is geared toward leaders in education, industry, workforce development, and human services interested empowering working...
Education & Economic Mobility
Jan 31, 2016Inequitable Distribution of Teachers
Teacher evaluation systems have been a pillar of recent efforts to improve instruction and ensure that all students have access to highly effective educators. The...
The Gap Between Gun Deaths in the U.S. and Other Advanced Nations Is Getting Wider
While the United States has failed to significantly reduce its annual rate of gun deaths, other high income countries have been making steadier progress, resulting...
