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Before leading the Alliance for Learning Innovation, I led the education, workforce, and talent policy portfolio at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and had the privilege of supporting FAS’s Education R&D Fellows — exceptionally talented individuals eager to apply their technical expertise to public service. That’s how I met…

America spends roughly $30 billion annually on K–12 education technology, yet student outcomes remain stubbornly poor. This is not due to a shortage of innovation; it is because the system rewards products that are well-marketed and familiar over those with evidence of improving learning. Bans on devices and growing skepticism…

Across the nation, policymakers and education leaders are embracing the “science of reading” to bring evidence-based literacy instruction to American classrooms. Millions of American children will now have a better opportunity to learn to read. It’s time to apply the same strategy to other persistent challenges in K-12 education, including…

Far too often, the youngest learners, their families, and early child educators are left out of the education R&D system. R&D investment in early childhood is critical and urgent. Given the well-established evidence that early investments yield higher returns than those made later in life, focusing federal R&D dollars on…

In the 25 years since its creation, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has helped build a field where research is now more rigorous than ever before. But that work is not done. As the Trump Administration “reimagines” the future of IES and, hopefully, rebuilds it, IES must pay more…

Every year, more than 20,000 education innovators, investors, and practitioners descend on San Diego for the ASU+GSV Summit, one of the premier gatherings of education thought leaders and changemakers. ALI is heading in with a full agenda: convening leaders, leading sessions that showcase R&D in action, and connecting with partners…