SPRING is built by students who have experience working and studying at leading institutions
Students from top universities and high schools working together
Major research and advocacy projects completed in 2023, totaling over 100,000 words
Where fellows came from to work on legislative advocacy affecting 30+ countries
Total views on our research content in 2023, reaching millions globally
Speech given to highlight the need for youth inclusion in global policy
Where fellows come from to work on legislative advocacy affecting all 50 states
From AI to climate change, we're at the forefront of today's most pressing challenges. Our network of young leaders partners with governments and international organizations to shape policies that define our future.
partner institutions, from UN agencies to leading research labs and think tanks.
national governments have collaborated with us to deliver a youth insight into policy.
top research labs around the country disseminate their research with SPRING.
universities with students and faculty who engage in our research network.
That's why SPRING is committed to solving the world's most consequential policy problems.
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Our fellows advocate for youth inclusion in global policy decisions, speaking at international forums including the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, and COP29. We believe that young voices are essential in shaping the policies that will affect their future.
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Over the past year, political sentiment has pushed states to regulate social media use for children in the United State. We analyze 300 bills introduced by US state legislatures in 2024. We find that while Democratic- and Republican-controlled legislatures both introduced legislation related to social media, Republican-controlled state legislatures were more likely to enact such regulation.
Queer inmates are disproportionately represented in prisons. In a 2011 survey, around 16% of transgender respondents and 47% of Black transgender respondents experienced incarceration, despite making up only 2.7% of the population nationally. In total, 124,000 of those incarcerated in US prisons & jails identify as LGBTQ and 6,000 identify as transgender.
Although the world is far from Skynet and robots rivaling the human mind, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to reach new heights in 2024. With the normalization of photo processing, many companies have an eye on video production and entirely new applications. As companies like Apple join the fray, the AI industry is booming. Unsurprisingly, the rapid progress is cause for concern as the United States, India, Mexico, and other democracies prepare for their 2024 elections. Moreover, policy motions only add to the unpredictability of AI’s future. Eve...
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