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REPORT

Ringing the Bell for K-12 Teacher Tenure Reform

A report by Patrick McGuinn provides an overview of state teacher tenure reform in the United States and highlights recommendations for policymakers going forward.

Peyton Manning

Post-Superbowl Strategies

The Colts-Saints matchup should be an exciting championship game, but the labor negotiations to follow will be educational for all Americans, writes David Madland.

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President Obama

A Better Formula for Education

Raegen Miller and Cynthia Brown on a fairer formula for disbursing funds to high-poverty schools.

Report: Bitter Pill, Better Formula

Column: Creating an Equity Fund

Interactive: How Title I, Part A Apportions Funding

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Coming of Age in a Post-9/11 World

Young Muslim-American leaders discuss their challenges and opportunities as part of CAP’s Young Muslim American Voices project.

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East Asia | February 9, 2010

Stop Already with the China Hysteria

Nina Hachigian explains why the Obama administration’s dealings with Beijing are principled and consistent, and why critics need to look first at our domestic challenges.
Markets & Regulation | February 9, 2010

Make the Market Work for Health Care

cigna logo Eliminating the antitrust exemption is an important first step to allowing the lodestar of competition to guide health insurance markets, writes David Balto.
Energy & Environment | February 9, 2010

Progress from the Copenhagen Accord

President Obama with leaders at Copenhagen Andrew Light explains why commitments under the Copenhagen Accord so far put us on a path to achieve global climate safety.
Labor Market | February 9, 2010

A Better Way to Help the Unemployed

Heather Boushey outlines a plan for Congress to extend benefits and fix the unemployment insurance system.
Energy & Environment | February 8, 2010

On the Road to Better Biofuels

jatropha plants The Environmental Protection Agency’s new standard gives farmers and green industries needed guidance alongside necessary scientific review, writes Jake Caldwell

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NFL Contracts and American Workers

David Madland David Madland discusses the NFL player-owner dispute: what it means for football, how NFL contracts compare to workers' contracts, and what we can learn from the negotiations.

PUBLICATIONS

Re-imagining Community Colleges in the 21st Century

community college students Brian Pusser and John Levin outline a student-centered approach to higher education.

The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict

woman and kid at the doorstep The poor, the professionals, and the missing middle need policies that allow them to achieve the American Dream, write Heather Boushey and Joan C. Williams in this report.

  • How Ideology Trumped Science: Scott H. Evertz discusses how the Obama administration can reform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

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