Organizations Filed Purposes:
INNOVATIVE POLICY LAB IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT PERFORMS ECONOMIC RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. THE LAB LEADS FACT-BASED POLICY RESEARCH ON SPECIFIC ISSUES AND ENCOURAGES THE DISCOVERY OF SOLUTIONS TO THOSE ISSUES.
THE NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR SUPPORTS TEAM-BASED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND SHOW POTENTIAL FOR DELIVERABLES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR PROJECT, "UNLOCKING THE POWER OF DATA AND SCIENCE TO EMPOWER AMERICAN WORKERS," WILL EMPOWER EVERYDAY AMERICANS WITH THE TOOLS TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER, AND TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF PUBLICLY-FUNDED LABOR TRAINING PROGRAMS. OUR PROJECT RELIES ON THE CONVERGENCE AND COMBINED STRENGTHS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, PUBLIC POLICY, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, AND APPLIED FINANCE. FIRST, WE WILL CREATE SCIENTIFICALLY-VALID RETURN ON INVESTMENT MEASURES FOR PUBLICLY-FUNDED LABOR TRAINING PROGRAMS. THIS INFORMATION WILL THEN BE AVAILABLE TO GOVERNMENT AND ALL WORKERS THROUGH A PUBLIC API AND WEB TOOL. THE TOOL, WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED AND USABLE BY 2022, WILL HELP GOVERNMENT UNDERSTAND THE RETURNS TO TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ALTERNATIVES TO HIGHER EDUCATION; EMPOWER WORKERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE; AND INCENTIVIZE TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ADD VALUE TO THEIR ENROLLEES' ABILITY TO FIND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Jason Ghassemi | DIRECTOR "PAST" | 0.25 | $0 |
Eric Chyn | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
Erin Hastings | SECRETARY, TREASURER | 20 | $0 |
Justine Hastings | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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