The Workforce Behind America’s Innovation Edge: Federal Policy Actions to Secure U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing And Emerging Technologies

In November 2025, ALI submitted a letter providing input on the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing. In the letter, ALI  recommends that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), on behalf of the Subcommittee on Advanced Manufacturing of the National Science and Technology Council, support the scaling of education innovations aligned with advanced manufacturing workforce and industry-driven needs through strategic public-private partnerships and federal cross-agency coordination and leadership.

In this letter, ALI encourages the Department of Education to prioritize research and evidence-building in career pathways and workforce readiness, urging investments that identify and scale effective practices, strengthen data use across agencies, and advance innovation to better prepare students for the workforce.

A spring 2025 national poll of registered voters finds the public overwhelmingly supports federal investments in education research and development (R&D). Regardless of political affiliation, voters agree that the federal government has a vital role to play in enabling robust education R&D. Voters cite a variety of reasons for their support, most notably that federally-funded […]

This page provides an overview of Centers for Transformative Education Research and Translation (CTERTs). If funded, these Centers would support multidisciplinary research and translation centers to scale up effective pre-K-12 STEM education innovations.

ALI submitted a response to an RFI on the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan in May 2025.

This report outlines strategies for addressing the U.S. talent shortage in critical industries such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence through the education, workforce, and national security sectors.