The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 would create a new federal-state partnership that re-funds our neglected system of public colleges and job training.

Most states have very far to go in making their selective public institutions representative, and thus truly public.

A Policy and Messaging Guide for States to Make Higher Education Affordable Again

An overview of the bureaucratic barriers to becoming—and remaining—registered to vote.

Are States Complying with the Motor Voter Requirements of the National Voter Registration Act?

The causes of Detroit's bankruptcy and what the city's emergency manager can do to turn it around.

In January 2016, Oregon became the first state in the country to implement Automatic Voter Registration. It was a resounding success.

State Higher Education Funding After the Recession

Making our election system function for all of our citizens should be a bedrock commitment of our nation. The current disparities by class and race in voter registration—and thus, voter turnout—undermine an essential tenet of our democracy: of, by and for the people. In order to address the current