innovating in
Education and work
Innovating in the workplace and in our schools
For decades, our interdisciplinary teams have worked to optimize outcomes for learners of all ages and backgrounds, and we’ve delivered innovations that have redefined the workplace and created a more productive world.
We’re now at a point in time, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, when the very nature of education and work is rapidly changing, and major shifts are expected to continue. Technologies like artificial intelligence/machine learning, including large language models, are fundamentally challenging traditional notions of how we learn, what it means to be an educated person, how work is done, and what we need to know to be successful employees and citizens.
Our researchers are exploring how these tools can support student learning and development in equitable, supportive, and healthy ways. They are also looking into these tools’ potential to transform how we work across a range of industries, including design and manufacturing; computer software development; legal work; office work; medicine and healthcare; military logistics; and research. Contact us to learn more.
Innovating in
Real-world impact
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Office of Special Education Programs funds SRI’s Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems
U.S. Department of Education supports efforts to enhance state data systems and improve outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families through the Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSY).
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Extreme weather events take a toll on critical educational services
SRI examined how severe weather causes closures of early childhood education program sites while overburdening others, prompting a call to recognize the importance of these critical services and increase support.
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SRI selected as DARPA’s Regional Commercial Accelerator
DARPA looks to harness SRI’s expertise to speed up tech transition — out of the lab into the real world — and scale DARPA-funded technologies for U.S. national and economic security outcomes.