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Education & Workforce
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Policy Memo
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.

01.19.22 | 32 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Bringing Opportunities to Incarcerated Persons and Prison-Tech Startups

The White House should expand military-civilian partnerships in trauma care to achieve a national goal of eliminating preventable deaths.

11.23.21 | 10 min read
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Education & Workforce
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Policy Memo
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.

10.25.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
Press release
FAS Welcomes Expanded Leadership in Science, Technology, Education, & Talent

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is excited to announce the expansion of its senior leadership team as the organization enters an ambitious new chapter of science and technology policymaking.  Erica Goldman and Sara Schapiro have recently joined the FAS leadership team to advance science policy as well as education, workforce, and […]

10.12.21 | 2 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
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.

08.06.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
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.

08.05.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
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.

07.29.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
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.

07.23.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
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.

07.09.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Building an Evergreen $1 Billion Fund for Science and Technology Career Advancement

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

06.22.21 | 17 min read
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Education & Workforce
Report
Unleashing international entrepreneurs to help the U.S. economy recover from the pandemic

In 2014, then-Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Jeh Johnson issued a memo (The 2014 memo) recommending “policies supporting U.S. high-skilled businesses and workers.” DHS offered a range of policies for updating the employment-based immigration system to encourage economic development. We propose that DHS issue a follow-up memo now focused specifically on international […]

05.20.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
“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.

05.18.21 | 12 min read
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