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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.
This National Commission on Learning Ecosystems will convene for two years and bring together collaborative changemakers who are already building—and bridging—learning environments for young people.

↘️ Apply below. And please note: Letters of Interest are due December 15.
Seeking Local and Regional Leaders for National Commission on Learning Ecosystems
New America will soon be launching a two-year National Commission on Learning Ecosystems to share lessons and examine what is working within these new models. We are seeking proactive, collaborative l...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
And browse through our growing collection that defends the Department—and explains why its continued existence is critical.

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Defending the Department of Education
New research, analysis, and commentary from New America’s Education & Work teams related to the Department of Education and a push by the Trump administration to shutter it.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here, our VP @kevincarey1.bsky.social issued a statement detailing how "The Trump administration’s latest attempt to dismantle ED is lawless, wasteful, and bad for students."

↘️ Read more about this "illegal" new vision for #education.
Dismantling the Department of Education: Wasteful, Wrong, and Illegal
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education is lawless, wasteful, and bad for students.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM