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Member Insights: Infusing Playful Learning into Everyday Places

Most kids spend just 20% of their waking hours in the classroom. How can communities harness some of the remaining 80% for meaningful and joyful opportunities to learn?

Grantmakers for Education

A Farewell from EdFunders' Chief Program Officer

Grantmakers for Education

Afterschool and Summer Workforce Solutions Database

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December 2023

The Economic Value of a Postsecondary Education: State Profiles

These state profiles show the economic benefit of additional postsecondary graduates in each state. This research bolsters advocacy efforts aimed at reducing the cost of college by quantifying the long-term gains to state economies of producing more postsecondary graduates. 

National College Attainment Network (NCAN)
December 2023

Opportunities Denied: High-Achieving Black and Latino Students Lack Access to Advanced Math

This brief explores differences in patterns of math course enrollment for high school students.

The Education Trust and Just Equations
December 2023

After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements Through 2031

The report includes a national overview of job projections and their educational requirements across industries, occupational clusters, and detailed occupational groups. These latest projections demonstrate the central role postsecondary education plays in preparing the workforce of the future.

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
December 2023

College Is a Net Positive for Black Students in Florida

This research brief examines 96,710 Black Florida high school students who took the SAT between 2004 and 2010. The findings show clear and compelling advantages associated with college attendance that not only benefit Black students, but the state of Florida as well.

Helios Education Foundation
November 2023

Portrait of a Thriving Youth

Drawing on 40 years of interdisciplinary research about the science of adolescence, the Portrait of a Thriving Youth describes what optimal development looks like during this important period of development.

University of Virginia Youth-Nex
November 2023

Why Rural Matters 2023: Centering Equity and Opportunity

Many rural communities are facing multiple crises in terms of educational loss and more. This report looks at how educational supports and resources for student well-being are being distributed, casting light on which of our rural children are most in need of additional support.

The National Rural Education Association

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