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Disconnected Systems for Disconnected Youth: Performance Partnership Pilots Could Help Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth is a federal program to improve services for opportunity youth by increasing flexibility for sites focused on systems change.

In 2014, Congress gave local governments permission to change how they operated to better prevent young adults from falling through cracks between aid programs.

📄 Here, our policy experts @morganpolk.bsky.social and @nancywithanl.bsky.social report on how the initiative is going ten years later.

State-Level Approaches to Youth Apprenticeship Webinar attendees will learn about the many varied youth apprenticeship definitions in 2025—which states have adopted them, what major trends have emerged, and how definitions can impact program struc...

🔔 STARTING SOON: Our policy expert @nancywithanl.bsky.social will discuss how different states define #YouthApprenticeship differently.

Join us to learn what's trending across states and how these varied definitions shape the way programs are structured and ensure quality as they scale.

There’s Nothing “Final” About McMahon’s Mission to Destroy the Department of Education The Trump administration lacks both the legal authority and the political power to actually close the Department of Education.

“There is nothing ‘final’ about McMahon’s mission. It is only a nihilistic act of civic vandalism, carried out by ideological zealots who don’t understand what they are trying in vain to destroy.”

Read @kevincarey1.bsky.social: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Defending the Department of Education This page collects research, analysis, and commentary related to the Department of Education and a push by the Trump administration to shutter it.

As the Senate prepares to confirm Linda McMahon's appointment to destroy the U.S. Department of Education, bookmark @educationwork.newamerica.org's collection of analysis, commentary, and fact sheets about the Department's crucial role in American education.

www.newamerica.org/education-po...

How Colorado Is Breaking Down Apprenticeship Funding Barriers The state is making apprenticeship funding more flexible and navigable for practitioners.

Why is Colorado’s #apprenticeship ecosystem one "for other states to watch" in 2025?

Here, our policy expert @nancywithanl.bsky.social explains how The Centennial State is making these opportunities more accessible by maximizing existing resources.

🔗 www.newamerica.org/education-po...

collage of education and work-related images, including the U.S. Capitol building, an apprentice, a recent graduate, and a group of young students

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Welcome to our Bluesky page! Here, you'll find out about our efforts and initiatives to inform important policies related to educating students and preparing workers for a future without limits.

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A tween prodigy who spent decades trying, 29-year-old Madison Keys breaks through for a long awaited major triumph, doing it with guts and gusto.

6-3, 2-6, 7-5 over two-time defending #AusOpen champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Gonna be a huuuugely popular winner in the locker room.

Great news from the Department of Education: They're protecting more Social Security benefits from being seized to repay defaulted student loans—a win for older borrowers! sites.ed.gov/ous/files/20...

Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: Memory and History on Screen Join us for a conversation on Say Nothing, a story of the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland—now a series streaming on Hulu.

Really looking forward to this conversation with the great @clintsmithiii.bsky.social about translating SAY NOTHING to the screen. It's this Monday and fully virtual, so please join. You can register @newamerica.org via the link below. And if you haven't watched the series yet all 9 eps are on Hulu!

What Does “Youth Apprenticeship” Mean? The Answer, According to Each State 30 states and DC have defined youth apprenticeship — but definitions vary widely, even on basic apprenticeship components.

31 states have a definition of youth apprenticeship -- but no two look exactly alike. This is very confusing!!! I (tried to) unpack the complications and major trends in this 50-state scan for @newamerica.bsky.social:
www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Need to get the one and only @tiacaldwell.bsky.social in this starter pack 😉

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The Institute of Education Sciences is out with a report an experimental sites program that allowed the use of Pell grants for very short programs 8-10 weeks.

A couple of takeaways include...
#EduSky
#FaChat
#HigherEdPolicy
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