Commentary - The Century Foundation

AFRIN, SYRIA - AUGUST 08: A graduating recruit plants a flag during battle simulation training on August 08, 2024 in Afrin, Syria. Two hundred recruits of the Samarkand Brigade, apart of the Turkish-backed, Syrian National Army graduated after more than a month of intensive training. The graduation day included a simulation of real life raids and battle situations , including the detonation of mines, heavy machine gun use, assault raid tactics and military vehicle training. (Photo by Ghaith Alsayed/Getty Images)

Commentary Century International

Syria’s Civil War Has Roared Back. How Far Can the Rebels Go?

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Commentary National Newcomer Network

How School Districts Can Take Action to Protect Their Immigrant Students

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Commentary Health Care

New Poll Shows Americans Want Trump to Focus on Health Care Costs, Not Extreme Campaign Promises

aBAALBEK, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 4: People drive past damage to the ancient western gate of Baalbek Citadel and the Gouraud Barracks area of the city that was damaged in the past week by Israeli airstrikes on November 4, 2024 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Israel has increasingly targeted Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek and the surrounding Bekaa valley, considered a bastion of Hezbollah support. Earlier this week, Israel ordered residents of Baalbek and neighboring towns to evacuate before a new wave of strikes. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)BAALBEK, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 4: <> on November 4, 2024 in Baalbek, Lebanon. Israel has increasingly targeted Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek and the surrounding Bekaa valley, considered a bastion of Hezbollah support. Earlier this week, Israel ordered residents of Baalbek and neighboring towns to evacuate before a new wave of strikes. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)

Commentary Century International

Trump’s Would-Be Lebanon Whisperer

Commentary Higher Education

Capping Prices or Rewarding Outcomes: Two Different Ideas for Reining In Unaffordable Graduate Student Debt

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Commentary Higher Education

Trump’s Election Poses New Risks to Higher Education

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 05: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena on November 05, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trump campaigned for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania before arriving for his last rally minutes after midnight in Michigan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Commentary Century International

How Trump Can Make Things Worse in the Middle East

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Commentary PK-12 Education

Mixing Early Head Start and Private-Pay Tuition at a Wisconsin Early Childhood Program

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Commentary PK-12 Education

How a Colorado Early Learning Center Serves a Diverse Group of Families

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Commentary Higher Education

Despite Challenges, Long-Run FAFSA Trends Show Promise