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New Jersey ARRIVE Together program could reform policing as we know it

Atlanta Police officer J. Coleman, left, and protester Elijah Raffington give each other a fist bump while an Atlanta Police bicycle unit blocking Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive kneels down with protesters outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Demographics & Population New Jersey ARRIVE Together program could reform policing as we know it

Rashawn Ray

March 16, 2023

Is Biden too old to be president? Is Trump?

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are reflected in the plexiglass protecting a TV camera operator from coronavirus as they participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

U.S. Government & Politics Is Biden too old to be president? Is Trump?

William A. Galston, Elaine Kamarck

May 19, 2023

AI makes rules for the metaverse even more important

Meta Release Quest Pro Headset And New Features

Technology Policy & Regulation AI makes rules for the metaverse even more important

Tom Wheeler

July 13, 2023

State of the States: Governors and PK-12 education policy 

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks to students in a classroom during a visit to G.W. Carver High School of Engineering and Science in North Philadelphia, PA, USA on March 15, 2023. Gov. Shapiro urges to pass legislation allowing for funding to recruit more teachers. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Education State of the States: Governors and PK-12 education policy 

Rachel M. Perera

April 6, 2023

How We Rise: How social networks impact economic mobility in Racine, WI, San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC

Economic Security & Mobility How We Rise: How social networks impact economic mobility in Racine, WI, San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC

Camille Busette, Jill Simmerman Lawrence, Richard V. Reeves, Sarah Nzau

January 12, 2021

Public schools heavily rely on women’s labor. Why do they pay female teachers less?

Teacher Mary Yi works with fourth grade students at the Sokolowski School, where students and teachers are required to wear masks because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., September 15, 2021.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Education Public schools heavily rely on women’s labor. Why do they pay female teachers less?

Michael Hansen, Diana Quintero, Nicolas Zerbino

March 9, 2023

Valuing rural minority communities: Inclusive growth, broadband, and leadership

graphic of Inclusive Opportunity Project leaders

U.S. Government & Politics Valuing rural minority communities: Inclusive growth, broadband, and leadership

Makada Henry-Nickie, Regina Seo

August 31, 2022

Tracking turnover in the Biden administration

US President Joe Biden, with Cabinet members, signs an executive order on delivering the Government services and experience the American people expect and deserve during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 December 2021.No Use Germany.

Presidency Tracking turnover in the Biden administration

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

January 20, 2022

A conversation with FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on antitrust enforcement

Upcoming Event

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2023

U.S. Government & Politics A conversation with FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on antitrust enforcement

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

How younger voters will impact elections: What happened in the GOP debate?

Republican U.S. presidential candidates participate in first 2024 campaign debate in Milwaukee

Political Parties How younger voters will impact elections: What happened in the GOP debate?

Morley Winograd, Michael Hais, Doug Ross

August 29, 2023

Three myths about the impact of COVID-19 on public education

A student on a school bus wears a mask as she arrives at P.S. 7 Louis F. Simeone as the masks policy for K through 12 is lifted, Queens, New York, NY, March 7, 2022.

Education Three myths about the impact of COVID-19 on public education

Douglas N. Harris

August 29, 2023

How students can benefit if the federal government collects richer race and ethnicity data

Entertainers dance during a promotional event for the U.S. Census in Times Square in New York

U.S. Government & Politics How students can benefit if the federal government collects richer race and ethnicity data

Wendy Castillo

August 28, 2023

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