Not only did [McCourt’s Policy Innovation Lab] give me the opportunity to apply my ongoing learning, but it allowed me to grow in ways that the classroom could not. As I started my policy career, I made it a priority to ensure that my work stayed grounded in and guided by the needs of the people it aimed to serve. Of all the things the PIL taught me – project management, white paper development, client partnerships – learning how to responsibly incorporate lived experiences into my research was perhaps the most noteworthy, and it is a practice I continue to bring into my work years later. [The Policy Innovation Lab] charged us to become more than visitors in this city and to take pride in our newfound knowledge, partnerships, and energy to see the inequities at our doorsteps and rise to the occasion.
Policy Innovation Lab
Rooted in a commitment to Washington DC, the Policy Innovation Lab is a special initiative of the McCourt School of Public Policy that offers hands-on experiences to help students develop the skills to create policy that serves and responds to the needs of communities.
“Putting People in Policy”
About the Policy Innovation Lab
The Policy Innovation Lab develops relationships and strategic partnerships with local organizations and community members in Wards 7 and 8 — DC’s most marginalized and structurally oppressed communities. Our McCourt-student teams are dedicated to projects addressing topics such as equitable economic development, racial equity in the workforce, food insecurity, educational opportunity, violence prevention and affordable housing.
Our Mission
The Policy Innovation Lab envisions a world where policy responds to the needs of communities and each individual has equal opportunity to learn, grow, and lead a fulfilling life.
Our Partners
The Policy Innovation Lab has been fortunate to work with community partners to provide timely policy research to build the capacity for progress in Washington, DC.
Policy Innovation Lab News
Student Experience
Proposals for Improving DC Social Policies to be Presented by Georgetown Students
WHAT: Students from the Policy Innovation Lab at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy will present ideas to improve some of the District of Columbia’s signature social…
April 26, 2023
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Policy Innovation Lab hosts launch event for Counties for Guaranteed Income
The Policy Innovation Lab hosted the launch of Counties for Guaranteed Income on Feb 12, 2023 featuring Former Sacramento Mayor Michael Tubbs and President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Toni Preckwinkle. The coalition seeks to promote the efforts of elected officials across the a who have led pilot programs providing cash assistance to bolster individual and household budgets. One of the PIL’s economic justice teams is focused on researching, evaluating, and monitoring Bread for the City’s cash assistance programs in DC.
February 22, 2023
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February 8, 2023