Shaping the Future of Learning Through Research & Innovation

The Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI) is a bipartisan coalition building a more innovative and evidence-based education system.

An Alliance Strengthening Education R&D

ALI brings together school leaders, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to build a robust education R&D ecosystem that helps schools implement proven solutions and prepare students for future success.

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Our Impact

Success Stories

Discover how education R&D is changing lives—from Mississippi’s literacy breakthrough to Georgia’s innovative music-based coding program.

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Projects & Initiatives

ALI and our partners are building a more robust R&D ecosystem capable of solving education’s most pressing challenges.

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Analysis

Our research and analyses shape conversations and drive the decisions that enable education R&D to work for all students, everywhere.

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Policy Work

We help state and national leaders understand how strong, well-funded R&D opens doors for students while protecting our national interests.

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Our Blog

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Inclusive R&D in Action: Bridging Learner Variability Research and Educator Practice with AI Learner Variability (LV) is the understanding that every learner has a unique learning profile of strengths and challenges. Research shows that personalized learning rooted in this understanding has a greater chance of success, but designing instruction that addresses LV through whole-child development remains a persistent challenge for busy educators managing… Aug 04, 2026
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Research Round-up: Where the Career-Connected Learning Evidence Base Is Heading Jul 28, 2026
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Seeing Who Learners Can Become: A Blueprint for Education R&D That Starts with Students Jul 21, 2026
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How a Little-Known Procurement Tool Could Modernize IES Jul 09, 2026
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Publications & Statements

Blueprint for the Future of the Federal Role in K-12 Education R&D

In early 2025, the Alliance for Learning Innovation, along with InnovateEDU and the Learning Systems Leadership Network, convened the Future of Education R&D Taskforce in response to sweeping federal changes impacting Ed R&D.

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Voters Say the Federal Government Should Invest in Education R&D

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 […]

Education R&D
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