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Member Insights: Investing in the Deep South

"If you’ve never been on a bus filled with education grantmakers from across the country... let me be the first to tell you: it’s an experience you won’t soon forget." Sara Sneed, president and CEO of The NEA Foundation, shares a journey through history, community and possibility in the Deep South.

Grantmakers for Education

What’s It Like to Lead Grantmakers for Education in Tumultuous Times?

Inside Philanthropy

Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmakers for Education

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December 2021

Three lessons for boosting postsecondary education and wages in Black-majority cities

This report focuses on seven cities: Detroit; Nashville, Tenn.; Tulsa, Okla.; Richmond, Va.; Philadelphia; Mobile, Ala.; and St. Louis. In each, we provided qualitative research, historical context, and disaggregated statistics in order to gain a clear vision of what is needed to help Black students and workers thrive.

Brookings Institution
December 2021

Design Principles for Community-Based Settings: Putting the Science of Learning and Development Into Action

The COVID-19, the economic recession, and increased racial reckoning cry out for a redesign and reimagining of all the systems that support our children and families and educate and prepare our youth.

The Forum for Youth Investment
December 2021

Exploring Early Implementation of Pennsylvania’s Innovative Teacher and Principal Residency Grants

An REL Mid-Atlantic partnership examined the early efforts of programs that provide year-long clinical experiences and intensive supports to aspiring teachers and principals at institutions of higher education, looking to address staffing shortages and limited diversity.

IES REL Program
December 2021

Youth Policy: How Can We Smooth the Rocky Pathway to Adulthood?

Youth Policy: How Can We Smooth the Rocky Pathway to Adulthood? examines the United States’ fragmented and inadequate approach to youth policy against the backdrop of these economic pressures and recommends changes necessary to move toward a more comprehensive and holistic approach.

Georgetown University CEW
December 2021

Reinvigorating K-12 Science Education

The 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress in Science offers timely insights into the challenges states faced while implementing new academic standards that focus on scientific inquiry, engineering and technology.

Education Commission of the States
November 2021

Navigating the College-to-Career Pathway: The 10 Rules of Moving from Youth Dependency to Adult Economic Independence

Having a college credential has become both more valuable in the labor market and more expensive, with much of the burden falling directly on students and their families. Meanwhile, the postsecondary landscape has become increasingly complex. College tends to be a good investment, but it involves significant risk based on program of study, level of educational attainment, and occupation.

To differentiate among the myriad options on the postsecondary pathway, students and their families should be guided by these 10 rules of the college and career game. This research paper was published in partnership with the Postsecondary Value Commission.

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

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