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“When we’re talking about elite schools and, certainly, free medical schools, I don’t think that’s what’s going to be driving the policy process,” said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a think tank with operations in three cities including Boston that advocates for a diverse

Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, argues: “We cannot rely on states to fund education on their own or even allow for collective bargaining in many states. So I think that the federal government has to step in and provide some real financial leverage in order to raise the number of

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

In disasters, vulnerable communities face an environmental apartheid, absorbing the disproportionate burden of the impact. In recovery, they face discrimination.

Advocates and policymakers are frequently asked how they plan to pay for progressive policy investments. This memo provides guidance on how to respond.

Current federal policy falls well short of the robust agenda we need to lift up working families of all races, but we know how to change that.

An outline of Demos' approach to engaging across climate and equity issues, their respective fields, and partners working in the fields.

A system of “justice” cannot operate with true legitimacy this way.

Several policy organizations have urged that institutions be held more accountable for the success of their students who get Pell Grants. [...] Many who do enroll end up worse off than they started out, struggling to repay loans they took out to pay for educations they never finished; Pell

But the poll released this week suggests the debate is going on separately from how Americans experience student debt, said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a left-leaning think tank. And indeed, there are many reasons why voters may be feeling anxious over student debt.