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Learn how education research and development (R&D) can drive innovative solutions in teaching and learning. Our publications and statements showcase our efforts to advance evidence-based approaches to help every student thrive, drawing insights from our diverse coalition of researchers, educators, and innovators.
Leveraging Education R&D to Support High-Quality Career-Connected Learning: Federal Policy Recommendations
This policy brief on career-connected learning, developed with coalition members and field experts, outlines federal recommendations to strengthen evidence-based CCL in American schools. The brief calls on Congress and the Administration to modernize R&D infrastructure, strengthen longitudinal data systems, and fund evidence-based career-connected learning programs that better connect classroom learning to workforce demand.
Leveraging Education R&D to Support High-Quality Career-Connected Learning: Federal Policy Recommendations
June 2026
This policy brief on career-connected learning, developed with coalition members and field experts, outlines federal recommendations to strengthen evidence-based…
ALI FY 2027 Appropriations Letter
April 2026
Read ALI’s FY2027 appropriations request letter to congressional appropriators. In the letter, ALI calls for sustained federal investment in…
Blueprint for the Federal Role in Advancing Early Learning Research & Development
April 2026
Drawing on the perspectives of 25 leaders across early learning, this blueprint provides targeted federal policy recommendations to advance…
ALI Response to Proposed Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions: Comprehensive Centers Program
April 2026
Despite decades of federal investment in generating education evidence, implementing evidence in the classroom remains a challenge. ALI views…
The Workforce Behind America’s Innovation Edge: Federal Policy Actions to Secure U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing And Emerging Technologies
March 2026
The Workforce Behind America’s Innovation Edge: Federal Policy Actions to Secure U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing and Emerging Technologies,…
ALI Response: NSF RFI on Workforce Training and Innovation
February 2026
Recommendations for supporting the research, development and scaling of education and workforce innovations.
ALI Response: HELP RFI on Informing Parents and Policymakers Through Academic Growth Indicators
February 2026
Recommendations to increase the capacity for education R&D and support evidence-based innovation to expand the workforce needed in a…
Blueprint in Action Memo: Knowledge Mobilization to Improve Student Outcomes
February 2026
This memo on knowledge mobilization supports the second function outlined in the blueprint: “Empower State and Local Leaders to…
Blueprint in Action Memo: Building the Federal R&D Infrastructure for the AI Age
February 2026
This memo supports the first function outlined in the blueprint: “Investing in research and innovation.”
ALI Letter of Support for Reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
February 2026
SBIR is essential to the U.S. innovation enterprise and is a powerful tool for the government to facilitate the…