Thousands of small towns in rural America are
being depopulated, or hollowed out. The brightest and most ambitious young
people in many communities abandon the heartland for greater challenges and
rewards in cities. This is a major policy problem that has largely escaped
media and political attention. What are the implications of this exodus? What
trends of "smallness" can help counter it? What policies should Washington be pursuing to
support small communities? Come join the… more
Amidst speculation in some circles that the nation may be entering a new
Progressive era, the New
York experience offers a fascinating and cautionary
lesson on the state of political reform. New York is home to the most generous campaign
finance program in the country - and some of the least competitive elections.
What do the experiences of New
York and other cities teach us? What does a robust
reform agenda look like in the 21st century?
Come… more
The summer saw new spikes in drug related violence in North America. The
governmental responses ranged from President Obama's meeting with Canadian and
Mexican leaders to pledge new vigilence to members of the California legislature
proposing to close California's budget crisis by legalizing and taxing
drugs.
America has been engaging in a war on drugs for a generation now.
What have been the results?
What is working and what isn't working?
What should America be doing and where… more
Low-wage workers are some of America's most vulnerable workers. In addition to the problem of having low wages, many have little input into the hours that they work and many have unpredictable work schedules, with the timing and amount of work hours fluctuating from week to week. A cascade of negative consequences can flow from being unable to alter work schedules or know them in advance - including unstable child care; difficulty accessing work supports and job training;… more
Bedford, N.Y. and Washington, D.C. -- Daniel Robbins, a
graduating senior of Fox Lane High School in Bedford, NY, was named
first place winner of the New America Foundation's Improving the Lives
of Children Essay Contest.
At the announcement ceremony today, Daniel
Robbins received a $2,500 prize for
college. Congressman John J. Hall, from the 19th Congressional District
in New York, presented the check.
This
year's winner was selected from more than 3,400 entrants, from high
schools in every state in the country.
Virtually
all the progress made in children's well-being since 1975 - particularly the
improvements of the 1990s -- will be wiped out by the current recession,
according to a
report released on Wed., June 3, 2009 at the New America Foundation.
Washington,
D.C. May 19, 2009 -- Ten students were named finalists of the New
America Foundation's Improving the Lives of Children Essay Contest
today.
This year's finalists were selected from more than
3,400 entrants, from high schools in every state. By state, the
finalists broke out to 1 Arizona; 1 Colorado; 1 Michigan; 1 New Jersey;
2 New York; 1 North Carolina; 1 Ohio; 2 Pennsylvania.
Twenty-five students
were named semifinalists of the New America Foundation's Improving the
Lives of Children Essay Contest today.
This year's
semifinalists were selected from more than 3,400 entrants, from high
schools in every state. By state, the semifinalists broke out to 1
Arkansas; 1 Arizona; 1 California; 1 Colorado; 1 Illinois; 2 Michigan;
1 Minnesota; 1 Mississippi; 1 North Carolina; 1 New Jersey; 3 New York;
1 Ohio; 3 Pennsylvania; 1 Tennessee; 3 Texas; 1 Utah; 1 Washington.
