New America Foundation

TO BRING EXCEPTIONALLY PROMISING NEW VOICES & IDEAS TO THE FORE OF OUR NATION'S PUBLIC DISCOURSE.

DOMESTIC POLICY PROGRAMSEDUCATION POLICY PROGRAM: THE EDUCATION POLICY PROGRAM USES ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO HELP SOLVE THE NATION'S CRITICAL EDUCATION PROBLEMS, CRAFTING OBJECTIVE ANALYSES AND SUGGESTING NEW IDEAS FOR POLICYMAKERS, EDUCATORS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. NEW AMERICA COMBINES A STEADFAST CONCERN FOR HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS WITH A BELIEF THAT BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION CAN VASTLY IMPROVE BOTH THE POLICIES THAT GOVERN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE QUALITY OF LEARNING ITSELF.THE EARLY & ELEMENTARY EDUCATION POLICY TEAM WORKS TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A SYSTEM OF HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FROM BIRTH THROUGH THIRD GRADE THAT PREPARE THEM TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.THE PREK-12 INITIATIVE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO AND RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING EQUITY AND OUTCOMES FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.NEW AMERICA'S HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE WORKS TO MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION MORE ACCESSIBLE, INNOVATIVE, STUDENT-CENTERED, OUTCOMES-FOCUSED, AND EQUITABLE.THE CENTER ON EDUCATION AND SKILLS IS A RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS. THE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING LEARNING-BASED PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN BEGIN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF FORMAL HIGHER EDUCATION.THE ENGLISH LEARNERS INITIATIVE PROVIDES A POLICY-DRIVEN FOCUS ON LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS THROUGH THE PREK-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE INITIATIVE CONDUCTS RESEARCH, DEVELOPS RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DISSEMINATES NEW IDEAS TO POLICYMAKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND THE PUBLIC TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS.THE TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECH PROJECT FOCUSES ON HOW EDUCATORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS CAN USE NEW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROMOTE MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEMS OF LEARNING, FROM PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE AND INTO THE POST-SECONDARY YEARS.CENTER ON EDUCATION AND LABOR: THE CENTER ON EDUCATION AND LABOR IS DEDICATED TO RESTORING THE LINK BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. THE CENTER'S WORK SPANS THE POLICY DOMAINS OF EDUCATION, LABOR, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL IS TO FORGE A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGES GENERATED FROM TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, AN APPROACH THAT RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO EQUIP WORKERS OF THE FUTURE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND POWER NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE TERMS OF OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT.FUTURE OF LAND AND HOUSING, FKA: THE FUTURE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS: THE FUTURE OF LAND AND HOUSING PROGRAM AT NEW AMERICA AIMS TO HELP SOLVE TODAY'S PROPERTY RIGHTS CHALLENGES BY SHRINKING THE GULF BETWEEN TECHNOLOGISTS AND POLICY MAKERS. THROUGH OUR RESEARCH, WRITING, AND CONVENING, WE STRIVE TO BRING THESE TWO CONSTITUENTS INTO THE SAME ROOM. OUR GOAL IS TO ACT AS A BRIDGE, AS A TRANSLATOR BETWEEN THE WORLD OF DRONES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY, AND THE WORLD OF POLITICS, LAWS, AND INSTITUTIONS.POLITICAL REFORM PROGRAM: THE POLITICAL REFORM PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP NEW STRATEGIES AND INNOVATIONS TO REPAIR THE DYSFUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT, RESTORE TRUST, AND REBUILD THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY WORKING TOWARDS AN OPEN, FAIR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, WITH EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FULL PARTICIPATION, IN ORDER TO RESTORE DYNAMISM AND GROWTH TO THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.THE NEW MODELS OF POLICY CHANGE INITIATIVE WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TO IDENTIFY OUTDATED POLICY PARADIGMS AND PROMOTE CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT HOW POLICY CHANGE HAPPENS, WHO MAKES POLICY, AND WHAT U.S. INTERNATIONAL POLICY CAN OR SHOULD BE.BETTER LIFE LAB: THE BETTER LIFE LAB IS LEADING THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF GENDER ROLES AND NORMS, FAMILY POLICY, AND HOW WE WORK AND LIVE. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO CREATE A PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT THAT'S HOSPITABLE TO CHANGE, THROUGH POWERFUL WRITING AND INFORMED DEBATE ABOUT CAREERS AND FAMILIES, THEIR STRENGTHS AND THEIR NEEDS. NEW AMERICA LOCAL: NEW AMERICA IS OVERHAULING THE TRADITIONAL THINK TANK MODEL BY DEVELOPING A NEW MODEL OF CIVIC ENTERPRISE, WHICH EXPERIMENTS WITH IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND THROUGH DIRECT ACTION AND COLLABORATIVE POLICY PROCESSES. IN ADDITION TO THE RESEARCH AND WRITING THE ANALYSTS AND FELLOWS DO AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE TEAMS IN CALIFORNIA, INDIANAPOLIS, AND CHICAGO ARE DEDICATED TO DOING WORK RELEVANT TO AND WITH PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.NEW PRACTICE LAB: THE NEW PRACTICE LAB PERFORMS A NEW FORM OF PUBLIC PROBLEM-SOLVING, WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF IDEAS AND ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIMENTATION TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF POLICIES FOCUSED ON FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY AND WELL-BEING. THE NEW PRACTICE LAB FOCUSES ON POLICYMAKING THAT IS PEOPLE-CENTERED, EXPERIMENTAL, DATA-ENABLED, AND DESIGNED TO SCALE.MUSLIM DIASPORA INITIATIVE: THE MUSLIM DIASPORA INITIATIVE PROVIDES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A NON-SECURITY LENS. THEY RESEARCH, ANALYZE, WRITE, CONVENE, ADVISE AND CONDUCT OUTREACH ON POLICY-RELEVANT TOPICS RELATED TO AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE MUSLIM DIASPORA INITIATIVE SEEKS TO INFORM AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS USE SCHOLARSHIP AND DATA TO INFORM POLICY.

TECHNOLOGY POLICY PROGRAMSOPEN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE: THE OPEN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES THROUGH GROUNDED RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND POLICY REFORM. NEW AMERICA CREATES REFORM TO SUPPORT OPEN SOURCE INNOVATIONS AND FOSTER OPEN TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES, RESEARCHERS, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS, NEW AMERICA PROMOTES AFFORDABLE, UNIVERSAL, AND UBIQUITOUS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.THE WIRELESS FUTURE PROJECT DEVELOPS AND ADVOCATES POLICY PROPOSALS TO PROMOTE UNIVERSAL, AFFORDABLE, AND UBIQUITOUS BROADBAND AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO CRITICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES.THE RANKING DIGITAL RIGHTS PROJECT EVALUATES AND RANKS THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNET, MOBILE, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES' COMMITMENTS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES AFFECTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PRIVACY.INCUBATED IN 2015 AS A PROGRAM WITHIN NEW AMERICA, TECHCONGRESS EVOLVED INTO A STAND-ALONE NONPROFIT IN THE FALL OF 2021. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 NEW AMERICA ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TECHCONGRESS FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION WHEREBY NEW AMERICA TRANSFERRED THE NET ASSETS OF THE TECHCONGRESS PROGRAM TO TECHCONGRESS FOUNDATION. THE TOTAL NET ASSETS TRANSFERRED WERE $1,243,591.PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: THE PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CONNECTS TECHNOLOGISTS TO PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THEM. PIT UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS TO HELP ADVANCE THE FIELD OF PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY TO BRING POSITIVE IMPACT TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE. WE FOCUS ON THE UNIVERSITY ECOSYSTEM SINCE THIS IS WHERE TALENT, SKILLS, AND IDEAS ARE BORN. THROUGH OUR NETWORK, CHALLENGE, AND CONTENT, WE EMPOWER PIT STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PRACTITIONERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.FUTURE TENSE: FUTURE TENSE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NEW AMERICA, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND SLATE MAGAZINE TO EXPLORE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECTS ON SOCIETY AND PUBLIC POLICY. CENTRAL TO THE PARTNERSHIP IS A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT TAKE IN-DEPTH, PROVOCATIVE LOOKS AT ISSUES THAT, WHILE LITTLE UNDERSTOOD TODAY, WILL DRAMATICALLY RESHAPE THE POLICY DEBATES OF THE COMING DECADE. DIGITAL IMPACT AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE: THE DIGITAL IMPACT AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE (DIGI) DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS THAT TRANSFORM THE WAY INSTITUTIONS DELIVER VALUE FOR CITIZENS. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH PARTNERS IN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CREATE MODULAR, INTEROPERABLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS BUILT ON OPEN SOURCE CODE THAT ADDRESS KEY CHALLENGES FACING THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THESE PLATFORMS PROVIDE "80 PERCENT"SOLUTIONS, WITH GOVERNMENTS ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE THE LAST 20 PERCENT OF EACH PLATFORM TO MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE PROGRAM HOPES TO SCALE THE USE OF OPEN SOURCE PLATFORMS TO JURISDICTIONS WITH AT LEAST 100 MILLION PEOPLE.RESPONSIBLE ASSET ALLOCATOR INITIATIVE: THE RESPONSIBLE ASSET ALLOCATOR INITIATIVE AT NEW AMERICA IS FOCUSED ON MOBILIZING CAPITAL FROM THE WORLD'S LARGEST INSTITUTIONS TOWARD RESPONSIBLE INVESTING AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

INTERNATIONAL POLICY PROGRAMSINTERNATIONAL SECURITY: THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THE TOUGHEST SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING AMERICAN POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. ITS RESEARCH HAS ADDRESSED HOMEGROWN AMERICAN TERRORISM, THE DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE OF ISIS' NETWORKS IN THE WEST, THE UNITED STATES' DRONE WARS ABROAD THE COLLAPSE OF THE AMERICAN MONOPOLY ON ARMED DRONES AND THE PROLIFERATION OF DRONES AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE PROFOUND CHANGES IN WARFARE WROUGHT BY NEW TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETAL CHANGES. THE PROGRAM ALSO EXAMINES REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA.THE DIGICHINA PROJECT, PRIMARILY THROUGH TRANSLATING AND ANALYZING CHINESE-LANGUAGE SOURCES, WORKS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE CHINESE STATE AND SOCIETY DEPLOY AND USE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES POLICY DEVELOPMENTS. FUTURE FRONTLINES: FUTURE FRONTLINES USE OPEN SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS, DATA MINING TECHNIQUES, AND JOURNALISTIC METHODS TO EXPLOREHOW THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IS RESHAPING GLOBAL CONFLICT, COMPETITION AND INFLUENCE. FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY TO FLIGHT AND SHIPPING DATA TO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, THE PROGRAM CONNECTS THE DOTS TO FERRET OUT FACTS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE HIDDEN OR EVEN PURPOSELY OBSCURED FOR STRATEGIC REASONS. USING DATA THAT IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, THEPROGRAM'S AIM IS TO DISCERN CONNECTIONS, PATTERNS AND TRENDS THAT EXPLAIN HOW COMPETITION FOR ATTENTION AND INFLUENCE IN CYBERSPACE PLAYS OUT ONLINE AND IN THE REAL WORLD.RESOURCE SECURITY PROGRAM:NEW AMERICA'S RESOURCE SECURITY PROGRAM WORKS ON THE INTERSECTION OF SECURITY, PROSPERITY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES, OR "NATURAL SECURITY." NEW AMERICA IS LOOKING AT THE SHIFTING PATTERNS OF NATURAL SECURITY, FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO GEOPOLITICS, AND WITH ITS PHASE ZERO PROJECT, SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE CAN PREDICT GLOBAL CONFLICT.