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[EJ Dionne @EJDionne]

Leading into today’s hugely consequential #Makerfield by-election in Britain, I examined the year’s key European elections, including the defeat of Victor Orban in Hungary, and the lessons they offer the US & other democracies.
#FixGov @brookingsgov https://t.co/OQ4uI30B4M

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

New research from Jon Valant, Ariell Bertrand, Rachel M. Perera, and Nicolas Zerbino examines how COVID, culture-war conflicts, and political tensions have impacted America's school boards—and how board members themselves feel about serving during this pivotal moment. https://t.co/B1tFf09AwN

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

School board members skew older, whiter, wealthier, and more educated than the U.S. adult population — half are 55+, 29% earn over $200K, and 52% hold graduate degrees. They're also disproportionately female and unlikely to identify as LGBTQ+. https://t.co/J8GBRjPiCS

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

From 1776 to today, two grievances from the Declaration of Independence—taxation without consent and trade restrictions—still shape American policy. @kdtenpas and guests trace the line from the founders to Trump-era tariff and tax policy.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/AeP8ow2MaE

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

School boards are America's most accessible democratic institutions, where neighbors elect neighbors to govern their children's education. A new @BrookingsEd initiative examines how pandemic-era conflict and culture wars have transformed them. https://t.co/RVkKcHb9IS

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

The Iran war was unpopular before it started, and public opposition has only deepened since. By May, 58% of Americans opposed the conflict—up from 48% at the outset—with two-thirds saying the administration had failed to explain its goals. https://t.co/TWygBh9Xk2

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Despite the MAGA movement's longstanding non-interventionist leanings, 83% of MAGA Republicans supported the Iran war. The data point to a movement defined less by ideology than by personal loyalty to President Trump. https://t.co/fAfNJCwzTJ

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

The affordability crisis facing middle-income students is not simply a funding shortfall; it is a design failure in how aid formulas assess and respond to financial need, writes @PhillyGVPres. https://t.co/EE7JYAyrAt

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Latino and Black voters who shifted toward Trump in 2024 over economic concerns are now among the most likely to reconsider their support ahead of the midterms. https://t.co/oP2iFqQf8i

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

*New* The global AI divide is widening faster than most governments and leaders are prepared for. Here’s what it will take to bridge it.

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping productivity, governance, and innovation at unprecedented speed. Yet its benefits are increasingly concentrated in a small number of countries and firms, raising urgent questions about inequality in the digital age and the future structure of the global economy.

In a new Brookings analysis, How to Bridge the Global AI Divide, I explore why this divide is emerging, why it matters for global development and stability, and what it will take to bridge it before it becomes entrenched. The concern is not only technological, it also cuts across geopolitics, geoeconomics, and development, and is increasingly tied to shifting global power dynamics.

Read here:
https://t.co/p08qY0QBne

Do you see AI as a force for convergence, or the beginning of a deeper global divergence?

#ArtificialIntelligence #GlobalDevelopment #DigitalTransformation #AI #Innovation #GlobalGovernance #Africa @BrookingsInst @BrookingsGov @BrookingsGlobal @Thunderbird

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

The 2020s have been rough for America's school boards, marked by pandemic politics, culture-war conflicts, and falling student achievement. On June 8, we'll host a webinar to accompany the release of two new reports on the state of school boards.

RSVP: https://t.co/2sh6ABqC3Q

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Ken Paxton's decisive primary win confirms the Texas GOP has fully realigned with its MAGA base, but his fundraising weakness and lingering legal troubles may hand Democrats an unexpected opening in the general, writes @BillGalston. https://t.co/XAXhZ4RF4o 

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

The very tactics that help Trump install loyalists in primaries may ultimately cost Republicans in November, where the voter pool is far broader than the MAGA base. https://t.co/A9XbBZKQsA

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

Getting low-income students to college isn't just about financial aid—it's about navigating the paperwork. Research on Tennessee's Advise TN finds that hands-on technical advising increased college enrollment by 4 percentage points statewide. https://t.co/yQJDIdoUtC

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

The Department of Defense now accounts for 98.9% of federal AI spending, effectively making every other agency a rounding error. @KevDesouza and co-authors break down where the money is going. https://t.co/cjH0wvFCOT

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

Tuition-free doesn't mean cost-free, and that gap is where many free college programs lose students.

In a new report, @katharinemeyer and Isabel McMullen dig into the design choices and tradeoffs that shape whether free college delivers on its promise. https://t.co/0h9jbrl639

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Mail voting fraud is negligible—roughly four cases per 10 million votes. Samara Angel and @JonDKatz examine why Trump's mail voting order is likely to fail in court and the harm it could cause vulnerable voters. https://t.co/yp6ASXewgw

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

If @SenBillCassidy and @RepThomasMassie survive Trump-backed primary challenges in Louisiana and Kentucky, more congressional Republicans may feel emboldened to break with the president, argues @ekamarck. https://t.co/brtMHNUqMP

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

Before the Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions, nine elite institutions enrolled Black students at rates of 10% or higher. Today, only two do, representing the steepest losses of any underrepresented group. https://t.co/b3HgM20NFY

[Brookings Governance @BrookingsGov]

Representatives of color in Congress depend heavily on majority-minority districts—75% of them were elected from one. The Supreme Court's Callais decision puts that pipeline at serious risk. https://t.co/JcpbmcMVxv