Top 5 Ways for Public Schools to Better Support Talented Students of Color
Students of color continue to be underrepresented in rigorous and selective academic programs, and schools must work to ensure that talented students of color are adequately supported and challenged. Read more →
Negotiation Plus: A Framework for Value-Based Drug Pricing Negotiation
CAP’s drug pricing framework would empower Medicare and private payers to negotiate effectively for drug prices, backed by binding arbitration.
Preventing Problems at the Polls: Wisconsin
Wisconsin voters could face obstacles at the polls due to new laws making it tougher to vote and abolishing the state’s nonpartisan election administration agency. Here are some things to watch out for.
Race and Ethnicity
Where Are the Gifted and Talented Black Students?
Social and institutional barriers are keeping African American students from the ranks of gifted and talented programs.
Foreign Policy and Security
Turkey After the July Coup Attempt
President Erdoğan’s response to the coup in Turkey has been almost as disturbing as the coup itself.
Guns and Crime
Violent Words, Violent Crimes
Report
Anti-government extremism, tensions over control of public lands, and easy access to guns collide in Nevada, with devastating consequences.
Energy and Environment
The Costs of Climate Inaction
Issue Brief
Over the past decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has spent billions of taxpayer dollars to repair damage from extreme weather, a price tag that could increase with climate change.
Education
Counsel or Criminalize?
Issue Brief
Public schools have not adapted to address students’ mental, social, and emotional barriers to learning, and children of color are disproportionately affected.
Women
The Cost of Work-Family Policy Inaction
Report
The lack of work-family policies in the United States costs working families billions of dollars in lost wages every year.
Economy
Tax Simplification That Works for Everyone
Report
Three big steps can make the U.S. tax code simpler, while improving tax fairness and the nation’s long-term fiscal health.
Immigration
The Economic Impacts of Removing Unauthorized Immigrant Workers
Report
The United States as a whole, as well as each state, stands to suffer widespread economic losses under a policy that removes unauthorized immigrants.
Immigration
Removing Unauthorized Workers Harms States and Industries Across the Country
Interactive
This interactive map shows the economic losses each state would suffer if unauthorized immigrants were removed from the country.
Energy and Environment
3 Reasons to Support the Clean Power Plan, and 1 Reason to Do Even More
The Clean Power Plan will expedite the deployment of renewables and cut carbon emissions and other pollutants that harm human health.
Immigration
Renewing the United States’ Global Commitment to Refugee Resettlement
On the eve of the U.N. and Obama administration summits on the global refugee challenge, the United States should redouble its commitment to refugee resettlement.
Early Childhood
Home Visiting 101
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains how evidence-based home visiting programs improve outcomes for at-risk children and families from the start.
