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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Smarter Zoning for Fair Housing

Summary Exclusionary zoning is damaging equity and inhibiting growth and opportunity in many parts of America. Though the Supreme Court struck down expressly racial zoning in 1917, many local governments…

01.19.22 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Creating an AI Testbed for Government

Summary The United States should establish a testbed for government-procured artificial intelligence (AI) models used to provide services to U.S. citizens. At present, the United States lacks a uniform method…

01.19.22 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Improving Graduate-Student Mentorship by Investing in Traineeship Grants

Summary Graduate students are more likely to persist in their academic decisions if engaged in positive mentoring experiences. Graduate students also cite positive mentoring experiences as the most important factor…

01.19.22 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Creating a Public System of National Laboratory Schools

Summary The computational revolution enables and requires an ambitious reimagining of public high-school and community-college designs, curricula, and educator-training programs. In light of a much-changed — and much-changing — society, we as…

01.19.22 | 32 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Improving Outcomes for Incarcerated People by Reducing Unjust Communication Costs

Summary Providing incarcerated people opportunities to communicate with support networks on the outside improves reentry outcomes. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit in-person interaction and use of electronic communication…

12.09.21 | 2 min read
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