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This summer, we’ve been closely tracking multiple bills introduced in the Senate aimed at advancing data and evidence in education. This is a promising moment of bipartisan alignment on an issue central to ALI’s work: whether the federal government has the infrastructure to find out what works in education and…

Learner Variability (LV) is the understanding that every learner has a unique learning profile of strengths and challenges. Research shows that personalized learning rooted in this understanding has a greater chance of success, but designing instruction that addresses LV through whole-child development remains a persistent challenge for busy educators managing…

Two weeks ago, ALI joined thousands of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in Washington, DC, for the JFF Horizons Summit. It was energizing to see so many people focused on career-connected learning (CCL), the range of programs and practices, from career exploration to work-based learning to industry credentials, that connect what…

The CAPS Network is a national nonprofit that partners with schools, educators, employers, and communities to help students discover who they are and where they belong through profession-based learning. Across more than 140 affiliate communities, students engage in authentic projects alongside industry professionals while educators continuously learn from one another…

SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril — these companies are defining a new era of defense contracting. These so-called “neoprimes” disrupted a calcified defense industry by bringing software expertise, speed, and a startup ethos to a field long dominated by slow-moving giants like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. But their rise wasn’t just a…

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is tasked with overseeing the state’s public school system. It manages academic standards, educator certification, and statewide learning initiatives. In recent years, the MDE has spearheaded a statewide push to strengthen its educator pipeline to address critical educator shortages and expand preschool access.