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Eighteen arts organizations founded by, with and for communities of color are selected for national arts initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation

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05/26/2022

Arts organizations are part of a new five-year, $100 million initiative to learn together about the relationship between community orientation, resilience and relevance

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The Wallace Foundation Publishes New Report - How Can State Policy Support Local School Districts Develop Principal Pipelines?

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10/06/2021

States can pull a number of policy levers to help school districts develop, support and maintain a large corps of effective school principals.

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Wallace Foundation Releases New Report: How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research

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02/17/2021

This groundbreaking synthesis of research on school principals finds that effective principals have positive impacts on student achievement and attendance.

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The Wallace Foundation Names Thomas P. Lenehan as Chief Investment Officer

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11/02/2020

Lenehan will succeed Rob D. Nagel, who will retire at the beginning of next year.

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The Wallace Foundation Names Melkeya McDuffie as Chief Human Resources Officer

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10/13/2020

As Wallace’s chief Human Resources Officer, McDuffie will lead efforts to build an inclusive culture, develop staff, and sustain and strengthen the foundation’s commitment to equity.

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The Wallace Foundation and SMU DataArts Release Report - "The Alchemy of High-Performing Arts Organizations"

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08/13/2020

“The Alchemy of High-Performing Arts Organizations” identifies strategies employed by visual and performing arts organizations that successfully achieved organizational health prior to COVID-19

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The Wallace Foundation Names Bronwyn Bevan as New Director of Research

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07/31/2019

Bronwyn Bevan has been selected as The Wallace Foundation’s new Director of Research, effective August 19, 2019, the foundation announced today. Currently a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington Seattle, College of Education,...

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Committee for Children Launches Out-of-School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace Foundation

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03/26/2019

Committee for Children (CFC) announced today that it is creating a new social-emotional learning (SEL) program for after-school care, summer camps, and other learning environments beyond the classroom, through support provided by The Wallace...

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With Support from the Wallace Foundation Ailey's 60th Anniversary New York City Center Season Opens Wednesday 11/28

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11/21/2018

As a centerpiece to its yearlong Ailey Ascending 60th Anniversary celebration and a kickoff to its five-week holiday season, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will host a star-studded gala benefit on Wednesday, November 28th.

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Wallace Foundation Names New Director of Arts, Bahia Ramos

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08/16/2018

Bahia Ramos has been selected as The Wallace Foundation’s new Director of Arts, the foundation announced today. Ramos, who will oversee one of the foundation’s key grantmaking areas, will join Wallace on September 6, 2018. She succeeds Daniel...

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New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report

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03/13/2018

The piece examines why principals matter and cites, among other sources, work over the years by The Wallace Foundation.

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The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs

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03/06/2018

The resource, “ Summer Learning Recruitment Guide, ” is available online and in print and is based on the experiences of five large urban districts and their community partners that recruited thousands of children for voluntary summer learning...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation President Will Miller explains the “unified approach” that underlies the foundation’s initiatives and describes how a focus on continuous improvement fits into this.

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The Wallace Foundation Announces Promotions of Five Staff Members to Senior Program Officer

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12/18/2017

The Wallace Foundation is pleased to announce the promotions of five of its staff members to Senior Program Officer.

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Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

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12/05/2017

Schools looking to implement social-emotional learning programs have several funding options available to them through the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a new report, which identifies 60 evidenced-based programs that fit ESSA requirements.

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Boys and Girls Clubs Do Have to Change to Run Quality Arts Programs, Wallace Study Finds

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11/29/2017

A Wallace Foundation report released in October, “Raising the Barre and Stretching the Canvas: Implementing High-Quality Arts Programming in a National Youth Serving Organization,” examined how large multipurpose youth organizations can best...

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Wallace Foundation Case Study Examines Arts Programming at Boys and Girls Clubs

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10/06/2017

The study explores the efforts of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), a federation of more than 4,000 clubhouses around the country, in the first three years of Wallace’s Youth Arts Initiative.

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation

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10/03/2017

The Wallace Foundation’s latest report, “Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs: Pathways, Partnerships and Fidelity,” is the latest entry in what the Wallace Foundation itself calls the “field of scale-up studies.”

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Wallace Foundation: New Report Sheds Light on How Effective Nonprofits Expand Their Reach Through Partnerships

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09/19/2017

In successfully scaling up social programs through partnerships, 45 diverse nonprofits faced three key choices: their partner, their approach to spreading their work, and their call on the balance between fidelity and flexibility at the expansion...

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