Leanlab Education and Align R&D Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Education R&D
Leanlab Education and Align R&D announced a strategic partnership to advance education research and development in an era of rapid technological change.
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Perspectives, white papers, and research from the Align R&D team.
IES is Being Asked to Do Too Much
A former Institute of Education Sciences fellow argues the agency faces a challenge common to many schools: it is being asked to do too much with too few resources.
ReadWho Does IES Want to Be When It Grows Up?
IES shouldn't have to choose between being a scientist or an engineer. Its most impactful future lies in being both.
ReadAlign R&D on Redesigning the Institute of Education Sciences
Align R&D's co-founders submitted formal recommendations in response to a federal Request for Information on redesigning IES, emphasizing continuation of the ATS Initiative and addressing systemic barriers to implementation.
ReadIntroducing Align R&D
Announcing the soft launch of Align R&D, a new organization committed to aligning the education research and development ecosystem towards the priority needs of today and the emerging challenges of tomorrow.
ReadPressing Problems of Practice Facing US Education
Two Federation of American Scientists Impact Fellows identified 66 pressing problems of practice currently facing US education, spanning ten topic areas including high-quality instruction, educational technologies, assessment and data systems, teaching as a profession, and student health and wellbeing.
McEldoon, K. L., Resch, A. (2025, June). Pressing Problems of Practice Facing US Education. Federal Education R&D Policy Report, The Alliance for Learning Innovation. Washington, DC.
View PublicationWhat is Education Research & Development?
A Senior Fellow White Paper exploring the definition, scope, and landscape of education research and development, written for the Federation of American Scientists.
McEldoon, K. L., Resch, A. (2023, November). What is Education Research & Development? Senior Fellow White Paper, The Federation of American Scientists. Washington, DC.
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