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Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

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06/22/2017

Improving school leadership by better selecting, training and evaluating principals can be an affordable option for school districts that aim to reduce turnover and improve schools, according to a new report by RAND Corporation.

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

The foundations weigh in on the challenges and strategies in reaching a diverse audiences and using art to build positive, relevant, and inspiring forces in the daily lives of diverse communities.

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

A new guide, Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, published by researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, aims to steer school districts through the thicket of social...

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Wallace Foundation Names Gigi Antoni New Director of Learning and Enrichment

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02/28/2017

Giselle “Gigi” Antoni, president and CEO of Big Thought in Dallas, a nonprofit organization that focuses on building partnerships that close the opportunity gap through creative out-of-school time programs, will join Wallace after May 1, said Will...

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The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries

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01/17/2017

Instead of diminishing the music, small-scale concerts offer the chance to bring it into our daily lives.

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Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals

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12/12/2016

Officials with the foundation say that the five-year program will support dramatic changes to the way principals are trained, specifically in creating partnerships with local colleges and universities to redesign teacher training.

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Wallace Foundation Supports Alvin Ailey Program to Inspire Young New Yorkers

Release Date:

12/01/2016

The Ailey organization is launching a Young New York program in conjunction with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's annual holiday season at New York City Center (November 30 - December 31).

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Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators

Release Date:

11/15/2016

The Dougherty County School System is a step closer to getting aspiring principals the educational support they need to be good leaders.

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Wallace Foundation Supports a Transgender Story Told Through Opera

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11/11/2016

As One, a chamber opera with only two singers, tells the story of Hannah, a transwoman, and her journey to self-understanding. The opera is meant to be both an experience, and a vehicle for meaningful conversation.

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31 Jan 2017

Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join us to learn how two different youth-focused funders—The Wallace Foundation and the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust—have helped out-of-school-time providers replicate their programming.

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Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?

Release Date:

11/01/2016

The funder recently launched a $47 million initiative to help universities improve their programs for developing principals. Before that was the funder's $85 million Principal Pipeline Initiative, which began in 2011.

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Wallace Foundation Study Shows Significant Progress In Building Stronger Principal Pipelines

Release Date:

10/31/2016

The study especially noted direct benefits to novice school principals by raising the quality of their training, hiring, evaluations, mentoring and other support during their crucial first years on the job.

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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

Release Date:

10/18/2016

The four-part video series, "A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story," begins with the tale of how the state of Illinois and its partners, including universities, districts and teachers' unions, accomplished this change.

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Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative

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10/13/2016

Universities to redesign programs in collaboration with their states and local school districts.

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Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth

Release Date:

09/30/2016

Voluntary summer-learning programs can help narrow academic achievement gaps between children from low-income families and those from high-income families, a report from the Wallace Foundation and the RAND Corporation finds.

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