Education and learning
For more than 50 years, SRI Education has been a leader in helping strategic partners find out what works, for whom, how, and why. We collaborate with federal, state, foundation, nonprofit, and commercial partners to improve teaching, education policies, and student learning.
Our goal: to reduce barriers and optimize outcomes for students of all ages; abilities; and racial, cultural, linguistic, and geographic backgrounds.
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The SRI Education Newsletter | Spring 2026
This newsletter includes the latest findings from SRI Education project teams and a broad range of resources designed to support positive outcomes across early learning, K–12, and postsecondary education.
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Safe and Accessible Data Interactions in Education (SADIE)
SADIE is a middleware framework designed to make AI-powered data science education tools safer, more accessible, and developmentally appropriate for students.
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How AI can improve student data literacy
SRI education and AI experts collaborate to help students thrive in a data-driven world.
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From Developmental Concerns to Identification: How Early Childhood Education and Care Shapes Support
SRI investigated how early care settings shape the recognition of developmental concerns and coordination of services.
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Raising young children alongside companion AIs: Are we ready for the consequences?
SRI’s Todd Grindal makes the case for putting child development science at the center of AI design.
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Podcast: Improving access to early care and education through coordinated eligibility and enrollment
States and localities are leveraging a unique strategy to build more robust, interconnected systems to support children and families.
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SRI joins an ambitious NIH effort to improve autism care
The institute’s work on the Autism Data Science Initiative aims to advance our understanding of what positive autism care outcomes look like and how they can be achieved.
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SRI research helps improve reading comprehension instruction
The74 highlights SRI’s vital work helping urban school districts unlock the full value of “science of reading” approaches.
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Developing and Validating a Practitioner Toolkit to Scale and Sustain Collaborative Data Inquiry
This is the first impact study of Data Wise, which supports educators in using collaborative data inquiry to drive continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
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The SRI Education Newsletter | Winter 2025
This newsletter includes a diverse range of new publications, web-based tools, and interactive resources designed to support practitioners, policymakers, funders, innovators, children, and families.
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Collaborative Innovations: Bridging Gaps and Promoting AI Literacy Through Engagement and Dissemination in Education (CIGALE)
SRI’s CIGALE project was designed to advance K–12 AI literacy by supporting educators, researchers, and practitioners in understanding and integrating AI into education.
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Understanding Nebraska’s $55m Literacy Investment
SRI and the Nebraska Department of Education have partnered to evaluate Nebraska’s $55 million Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant, designed to strengthen literacy instruction from birth through grade 12.