Education Policy Program

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President's 2013 Education Budget Request

FEBP released an issue brief that details the president's fourth budget request and analyzes spending requests for preK-12 and higher education programs.

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Federal Education Budget Project

The Federal Education Budget Project website now provides data on every institution of higher education in the country, including an easy-to-read account of federal financial aid trends, student demographics, and student and school outcomes at each institution.
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Student Loan Interest Rates

FEBP released an issue brief that details the history of federal student loan interest rates, examines the popular argument that current rates are unfavorable for borrowers, and disputes the claim that student loans earn revenue for the government.

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Early Education Initiative

The Early Education Initiative analyzes, develops, and advances federal and state policy solutions that improve access, quality, and alignment in early education for children from birth through elementary school, with a focus on pre-k – 3rd grade.

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Ed Money Watch Blog

The Ed Money Watch blog provides analysis, reporting, and commentary on education finance, with a focus on the budget process, fiscal policies, and their real world impact.

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Events

Putting Quality First
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:30pm | Washington
New America NYC: Baby Brains and Video Games
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 6:30pm | New York City
(NYC) Watching Teachers Work
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 9:00am | New York
Funding Public Higher Education Post-Stimulus
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 12:15pm | Washington
Local Innovations in Child Care and Early Learning
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 12:00pm | Washington
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Articles and Op-Eds

What Mitt Romney Should Be Saying to Women Voters This Mother's Day
May 11 | Christian Science Monitor
David Gray
Preparing Teachers for the Early Grades
May 03 | Educational Leadership Magazine
Laura Bornfreund
Can Your Preschooler Learn Anything From an iPad App?
May 02 | Slate
Lisa Guernsey
What the U.S. Can Learn from European Children’s TV
March 14 | TIME Magazine
Lisa Guernsey
Pushing Past Mediocrity in the Classroom
January 29 | The Los Angeles Times
Lisa Guernsey
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Education Policy Blogs

Early Ed Watch
A blog by the Early Education Initiative.

Ed Money Watch
A blog by the Federal Education Budget Project.

Higher Ed Watch
A blog by the Education Policy Program.

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Report Highlights FEBP Stimulus Research

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The Hoover Institution at Stanford University recently published an essay called "Lessons of the Stimulus" which features FEBP research on education programs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The essay examines the bureaucratic challenges federal agencies and states faced in distributing stimulus funds. Click here to read the full essay.

Education Policy Program Staff

Laura Bornfreund
Laura Bornfreund
Senior Policy Analyst, Early Education Initiative

Laura Bornfreund is a senior policy analyst for New America's Early...

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Jennifer Cohen
Senior Policy Analyst, Education Policy Program

Jennifer Cohen is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Education Policy Program...

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Jason Delisle
Director, Federal Education Budget Project, New America...

As director of the Federal Education Budget Project at the New America...

David Gray
David Gray
Director, Workforce and Family Program

Dr. David Gray has directed the New America Foundation's Workforce and...

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Dani Greene
Policy Analyst, Federal Education Budget Project

Dani Greene is a policy analyst with the Federal Education Budget Project at...

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Lisa Guernsey
Director, Early Education Initiative

As director of the Early Education Initiative, Ms. Guernsey focuses on how...

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Alex Holt
Research Associate

Alex Holt is a research associate with the Education Policy Program at New...

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Clare McCann
Program Associate, Education Policy Program

Clare McCann is a program associate with the Education Policy Program at the...

MaryEllen McGuire
MaryEllen McGuire
Executive Director, Postsecondary National Policy Institute (...

MaryEllen McGuire is the executive director of New America's Postsecondary...

Maggie Severns
Maggie Severns
Policy Analyst, Education Policy Program

Maggie Severns is a policy analyst for New America’s Education Policy...

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