New Practice Lab
The New Practice Lab is a team of moms, dads, siblings, aunties, sons, and daughters. We’re also trained as designers, researchers, policy experts, data scientists, and technologists working to build a tighter link between policymakers and the families they serve.
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We focus on improving economic outcomes for American families with young children, working in the policy areas that dramatically impact their lives: paid family and medical leave, early childhood care and education, and tax policy.
Our work starts with listening to families to help government leaders across the country better understand the realities they face and move from pain points to real fixes that build trust in institutions.
Part policy research group, part technology product developers, part pro bono consultancy, we help government partners across the country improve and build the systems, technologies, and policies required to support young children and their families.
Featured
Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy
Families Know What They Need. We Just Need to Ask Them.
Beyond Outreach: Making Tax Credits Easier to Claim
Happy 2026! Our Team Is Starting the Year by Listening to Parents.
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Tara Dawson McGuinness
Founder & Executive Director, New Practice Lab
Amira Choueiki Boland
Chief of Staff, New Practice Lab
Ayushi Roy
Chief Program Officer, New Practice Lab