New America
For Analysis And Communications About Federal And State College- And Career-readiness Policies
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/12/2012
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The New America Foundation will research, identify, and promote policies that advance deeper learning and improve student success in K-12 and higher education. Its work starts with the recognition that the Common Core standards are a critical step toward giving all students access to deeper learning. From this foundation, New America will conduct research, policy analysis, and strategic communication in three areas: (1) new measures of career readiness that ensure schools give students multiple paths to success; (2) new state and federal accountability policies that create strong incentives for implementing the Common Core at the state, local, and classroom levels; and (3) policies for strengthening the alignment between postsecondary academic standards and the Common Core. New America’s research and findings will be communicated through multiple outlets including live events, electronic and print media, and social media.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.newamerica.org
Address
740 15th Street NW, Unit 900, Washington, DC, 20005, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Better Life Lab’s entertainment-focused narrative and culture change initiative
The entertainment-focused narrative and culture change practice at New America’s Better Life Lab seeks to influence TV and film storytelling by sharing data and research that encourage creatives to tell stories about abortion, pregnancy, and parenting in the context of people’s full lives. (Strategy: U.S. Reproductive Equity)
for bridging open education and equity in pre-K-12 learning and teaching
New America is a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to renewing, reimagining, and realizing the promise of America in an era of rapid technological and social change. New America’s Education Policy program builds on existing efforts to elevate the importance of equity and inclusion and the role of high-quality open educational resources and practices in ensuring academic excellence and well-being for all students. This will be accomplished through research and policy analysis, case making, community building, and the development of open tools and prototypes that can be piloted in districts and communities. (Substrategy: Sustainable Systems)
