Developing ideas that advance equity, access, and excellence in education.
02/10/2021
At 5pm ET, ACCT Director of Government Relations Katie Brown will lead a dynamic discussion with Ivy Love, Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Education & Labor at New America Ed and Katie Spiker, Director of Government Affairs at National Skills Coalition on the potential for a federal infrastructure package and the important role community colleges play in building a skilled workforce. đź’ŞYou don't want to miss this!
Full- or Part-time position. Days and hours flexible. Prefer if you can work in our office by the White House, but negotiable.
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New America’s Education Policy Program (EPP) seeks applicants who have a strong interest in communications, public policy, web content, and analytics for our paid Spring 2020 communications internship.
The communications intern will assist our communications manager and associate in extracting key information from our research, composing communications plans, media pitches, as well as website content, social media collateral, and analytics reports from our website and digital assets. Candidates should demonstrate strong analytical and writing skills in their applications and an interest in (or desire to learn about) public policy issues relevant to New America and Education Policy.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter, detail-oriented, has excellent writing and verbal skills, and has some experience or interest in public policy, social media, website or social listening analytics, media relations and PR, or journalism.
Apply here: https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/imPbrpfJQ6/Spring-2020-Digital-Communications-Intern
Looking for a Spring 2020 Intern (paid) for Education Policy Communications and Digital Media. Days/hours flexible either full- or part-time. Prefer if you can at least mostly work in our DC office by the White House, but also flexible.
Details here: [https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/iPbrpfJQ6/Spring-2020-Digital-Communications-Intern](https://newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/imPbrpfJQ6/Spring-2020-Digital-Communications-Intern)
09/10/2019
Bored at work, but want to feel smart and productive? See if you can guess what your fellow countrymen think about college in this Buzzfeed quiz while learning what the truth is. Win win!
Answer These 8 Questions To See If You Can Guess What Your Neighbors Think Of College. Do you think you know everything about what your neighbors think about college? Take a guess. You may be surprised by the answer.
09/10/2019
Think that Republicans and Democrats are super different on their views of higher ed? Spoiler alert: They're not.
Poll released today finds that voters from both parties agree on a lot of aspects of the importance of college and what government should do about it. It's worth questioning the partisan hype! Check out the findings yourself: newamerica.org/varying-degrees
Did you or anyone you know struggle with the college financial aid process? So did we.
Watch and read about how students and professionals alike express how challenging it is to navigate the financial aid offer process. Here's the summary written by Rachel Fishman: https://lnkd.in/gu4FJqK
09/04/2019
Who says your career can’t start in high school? As the school year begins, Siemens CEO Barbara Humpton is thinking about how we can open doors to training opportunities like apprenticeships even before students graduate. Read her post talking about our Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) efforts here:
How apprenticeship can help high school students achieve higher education and find their passion | Siemens USA Newsroom In recent posts I’ve shared some puzzling economic data: While U.S. unemployment is historically low, job openings – at 7.3 million – recently hit a record high. What does this tell us?
05/02/2019
Danny Vasquez is a lead Early Childhood Education teacher who is currently sharing incredible (and funny!) stories about joining the workforce, including watching students try to match his hairstyle! Truly worth a listen when exploring the issue of building a diverse ECE workforce: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/events/exploring-diversity-early-care-education-workforce/
Five in-depth examples of strong professional development for pre-K teachers, plus recommendations for the field and policymakers. See our new report:
01/12/2018
Are you a scientist on the cusp of new discoveries in child development? Maybe you are a mid-career journalist seeking the next big story in early education? Could you be the television script writer or game developer who needs to better understand how children learn and develop? Or perhaps you are the early education policy professional invested in helping young children thrive? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are an ideal candidate for a new cutting-edge, interdisciplinary two-year fellowship called the Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX). Apply here:
LSX Fellowship: Call For Applications The LSX Fellowship brings together people in the learning sciences, journalism, entertainment, and policy with a focus on children birth through age 5.