Our Work

National Deepfake Deterrence,

Prevention, and Response       

in K-12 Network                           

The National Deepfake Deterrence, Prevention, and Response in K-12 Network, an Opportunity Labs initiative, brings together senior state policy makers coming together to understand — from subject matter experts — comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to deter, prevent, and respond to the misuse of deepfake technology, particularly nonconsensual, sexually explicit images, in K-12.

Procurement  Benchmarks          

for AI in K-12 Education                

A framework to help districts and schools leverage procurement to shift incentives towards the development of AI technology focused on child wellbeing and learning. 

National Survey of                                  

School Social Workers                          

on Generative Artificial Intelligence  

School Social Workers play a crucial role in advancing a school's mission of fostering an environment conducive to learning and the development of student competence and confidence. Given School Social Workers’ unique skills, role, and proximity to students, staff, and families, Opportunity Labs conducted a nationwide survey of school social workers to understand their views on the effects of emerging technologies, specifically generative AI, on student wellbeing.

An Evidence-based Research Agenda for Impact. Decades of research have unequivocally demonstrated that when children and adolescents are given the opportunity to thrive, their lives undergo a remarkable transformation, and their paths towards adulthood become considerably brighter. And yet there is no clear agreement on the essential components for thriving. This report enters the discourse at this juncture, compelled to push the conversation further.

For Youth to Thrive

Healthy Schools Ten-Year Roadmap

A bold, evidence-based collection of opportunities to accelerate transformational change. The Roadmap was developed by National Healthy Schools Collaborative, a collective impact group of well-established, nationally recognized organizations working in health and education. Opportunity Labs facilitated the creation of the roadmap.

A comprehensive set of tools designed to strengthen educators' ability to use evidence from across disciplines to accelerate whole student recovery from Covid-19.

Ed Evidence

Return to School Roadmap

Created early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the roadmap is comprised of the essential actions designed to spur thinking, planning and prioritization and likely to have the most significant impact with limited time and resources.

Roadmap 2 Recovery

A follow-up to the Return to School Roadmap, this version of the roadmap is designed to spur thinking, planning, and implementation of evidence-based interventions to continue to navigate the pandemic and to begin to plan
for recovery.