By Emmi Navarro Do you ever close your eyes to take a quick nap and wake up 6 hours later? This year was a little bit like that — an intense dream that ended more quickly than expected, for better or worse. …

By Sudria Twyman Tess Marie Mata of Uvalde, TX loved the Houston Astros and playing softball. The 10-year-old was saving money for a family trip to Disney World. Tess would have been a fifth grader this fall. Bennie Hargrove of Albuquerque, NM enjoyed playing basketball and boxing. The teen was…

It would be economically fraught, legally dubious, and politically harmful. — By Lanae Erickson If you spend any time on Twitter, you know that loud and increasingly aggressive voices have called for President Joe Biden to #CancelStudentDebt pretty much every minute of the day since he took office. From Senators to celebrities, the slogan has been all the rage, even donning…

By Nicholas Montoni, Ph.D. The federal government is the primary driver of our energy innovation ecosystem, providing more than $8 billion in public investment for energy RD&D, as of fiscal year 2021. This investment mobilizes the expertise of America’s scientists and workers, creating new industries, driving down energy costs, and…

by: Emmi Navarro, Education Events & Partnerships Coordinator 2021 has flown by, which may prove that time flies even when you’re not having fun. While we all have a lot to be grateful for on Team Edu, and there are have been many moments worth celebrating this year, year two…

By Meco Shoulders and Zach Moller Whether it’s a mom-and-pop shop in the deep south or a tech startup in Silicon Valley, 99.9% of all businesses in the United States are small. And a lot of small adds up. Before the pandemic those companies were responsible for nearly half of…

By David de la Fuente Last week, Virginia Republicans held their nominating conventions to select their choices for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General in Virginia’s off-year elections. Virginia is essentially the only state left in the country that allows state parties to nominate exclusively through convention — forgoing any…

By Nathan Kasai Americans across the political spectrum are focused on much of our country’s policing methods and standards and advocating for reforms. Across the country, 21 states took first steps through their own legislation or executive action last year. At the federal level, the House of Representatives has passed…

By Tosin Akintola 2020 is winding down, the weather’s getting frosty, we can smell a vaccine in the air, and our out of office messages are set. This year will certainly go down as one of the most unprecedented in modern history. It began with devastating wildfires in Australia, the…