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Education & Workforce Policy

Education & Workforce

Creating Equitable Outcomes from Government Services through Radical Participation

The Biden-Harris Administration should issue an executive order to embed Radical Participatory Design (RPD) into the design and development of all government policies, products, and services, and to require all federally-funded research to use Radical Participatory Research (RPR).

Education & Workforce
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness
Science Policy

Accelerating Bioindustry Through Research, Innovation, and Translation

Streamlined funding of open and cross-disciplinary research, prize and challenge mechanisms, and market shaping through innovative procurement have all proven highly effective in the face of market failures and applied technology gaps like those seen in our bioindustry.

Education & Workforce

Establishing White House Initiative for STEM Educational Equity and Excellence at the U.S. Department of Education

We are missing out on the brilliance of many young people, especially girls and children of color, because they are not afforded STEM opportunities they deserve. STEM E3 can close the equity gap.

Education & Workforce

Strengthening and diversifying the biomedical research workforce through a National Institutes of Health and Department of Education collaboration

Addressing health inequities and serving our nation’s diverse population requires an equally diverse biomedical workforce.

Education & Workforce

Digital Ethics for All: Implementing a National Digital Framework for K–12 Education

In our growing age of tech and social media, tech-ethics are increasingly relevant. A National Digital Ethics Framework can equip students to navigate a digitally transforming world responsibly and successfully.

Education & Workforce

The STEMpathy Task Force: Creating a Generation of Culturally Competent STEM Professionals

STEM subjects are powerful levers for change, but formal STEM-ed lacks opportunities to practice cultural competency. Anjika Pai and Sophia Swartz propose a task force committed to building values of inclusion and public service into the U.S. STEM workforce.

Education & Workforce

Establishing Village Corps: A National Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program at AmeriCorps

Establishing a new ECE-focused branch of AmeriCorps is an innovative solution that builds on existing programmatic infrastructure to use talent and funds efficiently and equitably.

Education & Workforce

Creating a Judicial Innovation Fellowship to Strengthen America’s Court Infrastructure and Improve Access to Justice

Congress should create a Judicial Innovation Fellowship that brings experienced technologists into courts to improve access to justice.

Education & Workforce
National Security

A Digital Military Talent Initiative for Noncitizen Technologists

A new Digital Military Talent Initiative could help address the military’s digital-talent gap.

Education & Workforce

Supporting Market Accountability, Workplace Equity, and Fair Competition by Reining in Non-Disclosure Agreements

Limiting NDA abuse will promote market accountability, workplace equity, and fair competition.

Education & Workforce
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness

Creating a Public System of National Laboratory Schools

The U.S. should establish a system of National Laboratory Schools in parallel to its existing system of FFRDCs.

Education & Workforce
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness

Improving Graduate-Student Mentorship by Investing in Traineeship Grants

The federal government should build on the success of the NIH’s training-grant program to support STEMM graduate students & U.S. R&D.

Education & Workforce

Investing in Apprenticeships to Fill Labor-Market Talent and Opportunity Gaps

Strengthening the U.S. apprenticeship system will close labor gaps in industries and roles of critical national importance.

Education & Workforce

Technical Talent Strategies to Build Capacity, Accelerate Priorities, and Drive Change

This is a historic opportunity, driven by critical need, to bolster and reinvigorate the federal talent pipeline.

Education & Workforce

Making the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Work for the New Economy

Rethinking the Trade Adjustment Assistance program’s upskilling and training component from the ground up.

Education & Workforce

Incorporating Health and Safety Data in CareerOneStop Websites to Optimize Career-change Guidance

To enable transitioning workers, the DOL should update its career guidance tools to include data on health and safety risks.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Using AI and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality to Deliver Tailored and Effective Jobs Training

To address continuous labor market transformation and automation, all Americans need to have access to agile and effective jobs training.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Improving Data Infrastructure to Meet Student and Learner Information Needs

A renewed commitment to modernizing the SLDS data infrastructure and to the students these systems serve is needed.

Education & Workforce

Doubling the R&D Capacity of the Department of Education

The time is now to transform the research arm of the Education Department into an innovative, novel space to improve education outcomes.

Education & Workforce

Building an Evergreen $1 Billion Fund for Science and Technology Career Advancement

Use H-1B fees to to launch innovative programs that advance U.S. economic competitiveness and diversify the STEM talent pipeline.

Education & Workforce
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness

Competitiveness Through Immigration

Intensifying competition for skilled workers abroad and barriers to immigration at home are deterring potential talent from coming to the U.S.

Education & Workforce

“Quorkforce”: Developing a National Quantum Workforce

Due to the rapid growth in the field of quantum computing, both the public and private sectors are struggling to find skilled employees.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Demystifing Tech Careers: Industry-Driven Transparency for Expanding Access to the New Economy

A Transparent Tech Training Alliance could expand access to early tech careers to low-wage workers and help small and mid-sized enterprises.

Education & Workforce

A National Commitment to Post-Graduate Education in Information Technology

The Administration should address pressing IT talent shortages while empowering Americans to participate in the IT economy.

Education & Workforce

A Proposal to Amplify Youth Voices in STEM

A robust STEM ecosystem is imperative to our country’s national security, international leadership, and economic recovery from COVID-19.

Education & Workforce

Creating an Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-L) for the Department of Labor

The Federal Government should annually invest $100 million for 5 years to launch an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Labor (ARPA-L).

Education & Workforce

Expanding the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program to Preserve American Innovation

Sustained investment in the industries of the future is crucial to national security, American healthcare, and a green economy.

Education & Workforce
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness

Forging 1,000 Venture Scientists to Transform the Innovation Economy

The Administration should establish the Venture Science Doctorate (VSD) to train graduates to combine research and entrepreneurship.

Education & Workforce

An Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in American Life (IDEAL) Commission

An Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in American Life (IDEAL) Commission would make an important contribution to finding more effective remedies to some of our country’s most lasting, difficult wounds.

Education & Workforce
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness
Science Policy

The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity

A strong Invention Ecosystem can power our path to economic recovery, sustained growth and societal resilience.

Education & Workforce

Investing in Community Learning Ecosystems

Building back better in a post-pandemic US will require federal investments in “learning ecosystems” that connect entire communities.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Improving Learning through Data Standards for Educational Technologies

Open-data standards would provide research capabilities that can be used to precisely identify gaps and create targeted interventions.

Education & Workforce
Energy, Environment & Climate

The Energy Transition Workforce Initiative

The energy transition underway in the United States presents a unique set of opportunities to put Americans back to work.

Education & Workforce

Banning Noncompete Agreements to Create Competitive Job Markets

The Federal Government should foster competitive job markets by banning noncompete agreements.

Education & Workforce

Recruiting and Retaining Highly Effective Teachers of Color

The Biden-Harris Administration should pursue opportunities to recruit and retain highly effective K-12 educators of color.

Education & Workforce

Building Thriving Local Economies by Leveraging the Maker Movement to Close the Skills Gap

The next administration should scale four existing and effective solutions that build local skills and vibrant, self-sufficient economies.

Education & Workforce

Creating a Digital Work Projects Administration

To address the massive unemployment caused by the pandemic, the next administration should establish a Digital Work Projects Administration.

Education & Workforce
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness

Embedding Evidence and Evaluation in Economic Recovery Legislation

The next administration and Congress should embed evaluation and evidence-building into stimulus legislation for efficient recovery.

Education & Workforce

Ensuring the Next Generation of STEM Talent through K–12 Research Programming

The next administration should establish a national, federally-funded initiative to develop a robust and diverse pipeline of STEM talent.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Protecting Children’s Privacy at Home, at School, and Everywhere in Between

The next administration should better protect children’s privacy by supporting privacy laws and providing resources to federal agencies.

Education & Workforce

Transforming Workforce Training Through Federal Leadership in XR Technology

The Federal Government should partner with industry to identify and implement “shovel-ready” applications of XR technology.

Education & Workforce

Securing the Nation’s Educational Technology

The Department of Education should lead a coordinated approach to grow a secure educational technology market.

Education & Workforce

Digital Citizenship: A National Imperative to Protect and Reinvigorate our Democracy

The U.S. Government should set a national vision to strategically invest in building digital citizenship.

Education & Workforce

Using Online Tutoring to Address COVID-19 Learning Loss and Create Jobs

Create a plan for a digital platform to connect teachers with college students and recent graduates to serve as tutors for K-12 students.

Education & Workforce

A Focus on Teacher Effectiveness, Shortages, and Cultural Proficiency

Use ESSA to close the gap in access to effective educators, diversify the workforce, and train educators on culturally proficient practices.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Supporting Equitable Access to Education by Closing the Homework Gap

The next administration should maximize the use of all available policy tools to close the homework gap and keep it closed.

Education & Workforce

Responding to the COVID-19 Unemployment Crisis and Meeting the Future of Work Challenge

To address the current unemployment crisis, modernize unemployment insurance nationwide and establish a U.S. Future of Work Commission.

Education & Workforce

Ending Violence in Schools

Steps to end corporal punishment in all schools across the United States.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Reform Education’s General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and Grants Administration Processes

Increase the impact of education investments by strengthening data analytics, evaluation, and evidence capacity in formula grant programs.

Education & Workforce

Strengthening the U.S. STEM Talent Pipeline Through a National Youth Innovation Showcase

The next administration should strengthen the U.S. STEM talent pipeline through instituting a National Youth Innovation Showcase.

Education & Workforce
Technology Policy

Making Computer Science Education Universal for All Students

A new National Computer Science Initiative can bring CS education to all students across the United States.

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