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State education leaders are navigating a challenging moment: federal policy is shifting, budgets are under pressure, and AI is transforming classrooms faster than most agencies can respond. The question isn’t whether to act, but how to act wisely. That’s the premise behind the Virtual State Leader Learning Community, launched last…

The Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI) team is gearing up for SXSW EDU 2026, a gathering that brings together education leaders, innovators, and advocates from across the country. This will be ALI’s fourth year attending SXSW EDU, and we’re looking forward to the 2026 conference being the best one yet….

Learning Data Insights partnered with the Alliance for Learning Innovation to develop the Education R&D Funding Explorer, a tool designed to make federal education R&D funding data more transparent and actionable. The goal was to create a platform that could help policymakers and the public better understand how education R&D…

Today, we’re releasing the State Education R&D Playbook, an interactive resource developed by the Alliance for Learning Innovation, Education Reimagined, and Transcend, that builds on our brief Seizing the Opportunity for State Education R&D: Findings and Recommendations for Action. Informed by 100+ stakeholders across more than 20 states, it offers…

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program expired at the end of September due to a disagreement between Senator Ernst (R-IA) and Senator Markey (D-MA), the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. They disagree about the status of “SBIR mills” within the…

The Regional Educational Labs (RELs) were created as part of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Over the six decades since then, their mission and impact have been frequently questioned. Over the years, including in 2025, efforts have emerged to eliminate them stemming from a variety of challenges related…