ALI Launch Event

We hope you can join us on Monday February 13th from 9:30-11am EST at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC to learn more about ALI, hear from federal and state leaders about how to better connect education R&D to educators, students, families and communities, and understand what innovative solutions are needed to ensure all children are on a path to success and economic mobility. 

Please RSVP by Wednesday February 8th as space will be limited. A full agenda will be shared with registrants.

Confirmed Speakers Include: 

• Dr. James Moore III, Assistant Director of the STEM Education Directorate (EDU) at the U.S. National Science Foundation 

• Dr. Mark Schneider, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education

• Dr. Penny Schwinn, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education 

• Josh Edelman, Head of Network, Transcend Education

• Denise Forte, President and CEO, The Education Trust 

• Kimberly Smith, Chief Inclusive Innovation Officer and Co-Lead of the Center for Inclusive Innovation, Digital Promise

• Romy Drucker, K-12 Education Program Director, Walton Family Foundation 

• John Bailey, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative 

• Dan Correa, CEO of the Federation of American Scientists

• Michael L. Ledford, J.D., President of Lewis-Burke Associates LLC 

Recent NAEP results show the largest drop in reading scores since 1990 and first-ever decline in math scores. This decrease is the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also of a system that was already not working for many students. To change course, we must find transformative new approaches to K-12 education and invest in education R&D. 

The Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI) seeks to bring together education stakeholders - including non-profit organizations, philanthropy, and practitioners - to advocate for research-based innovations in education that leverage federal investments in education and workforce development. Our bipartisan alliance of partners has developed a comprehensive multi-part agenda including the goal of quadrupling federal investment in education R&D within the next five years. 

Please note that a working session will be held following the main program from 11am-12pm ET for those who are able to stay. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas, examples, and recommendations to inform ALI’s ongoing work on specific topics including (1) building more and stronger state and local R&D infrastructure, (2) better supporting and expanding the role of HBCUs & MSIs in education R&D, (3) increasing diversity and inclusiveness in education R&D, (4) communicating compellingly to Ed R&D Stakeholders and (5) leveraging ED R&D to improve American competitiveness.