April 24, 2024 Helping America Talk You might think of a democratic society as one that is involved in a grand conversation, a public conversation, about where that society might be headed and how it might...
April 24, 2024 Shaping Our Towns & Cities We often think of the development of our communities as something that just happens, organically, and just the way things are. Conversely, we may also think of urban planning as...
April 24, 2024 The Future of Family The Future of Family discussion guide focuses on the changing nature and role of the family in American life and the implications for our long-term public policies. The discussion guides...
April 24, 2024 The Future of Higher Education As citizens and members of a society, it's important to consider how the objectives of higher education may challenge our existing beliefs, particularly around the creation of knowledge and the...
April 24, 2024 The Future of the Arts & Society On a 1998 visit to the White House, Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel described how jazz helped him imagine freedom in the darkest days of communist oppression. “Music,” the poet-president...
April 24, 2024 The Future of K-12 Education This discussion guide invites us to explore the nature of K-12 education and learning by asking a number of key, foundational questions. How might education help individuals gain useful life...
April 24, 2024 The Future of Childhood Looking back, it's easy to assume that children have always enjoyed the protected status that they at least officially seem to have within modern American society. But both the historical...
April 24, 2024 The Future of Employment Most people today need a job to afford to live. Yet many Americans find themselves unemployed, underemployed, partially employed, self-employed, or otherwise struggling to find the work they want or...