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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

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05/23/2017

... segregation. Now, a Penn State researcher is looking at how student assignment policies may be impacting the ... of education and demography and co-director of the Center for Education and...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment

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06/17/2016

... community schools that used state grants to finance after- school programs, tutoring, and student health services over ... years. The city has not yet promised to pick up the tab for the schools when their $6...

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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

... streamed into the library of Palo Alto’s Gunn High School on a warm evening this spring to hear about a new ... coping skills through “social and emotional learning.” For starters, the audience wanted the...

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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

... country; we just do a terrible job of circulating them. For example, if you want to learn how to improve city ... are already doing it. Since 2011 the graduation rate at Chicago public schools has increased...

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38th Annual Meeting Program

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06/2017

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21 Oct 2021

Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

... James Jiminez , Executive Director, New Mexico Voices for Children Abby Levine , Director, Bolder Advocacy Ami ... Campaign Manager, Washington State Budget and Policy Center Designed for All...

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Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation

... This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their questioning, unearth assumptions that ... Contributors to the guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by clarifying goals, strategies, and ...

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Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself.

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05/05/2020

Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself. By: Nancy Rauch ... power. How is a regional foundation to tap so much force? For us it took time—almost two decades, starting with our .....

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Nonbinary ID Markers Can Change Lives; They Could Have Changed Mine

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07/13/2018

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Women & Girls

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

... of Research This groundbreaking synthesis of research on school principals finds that effective principals have ... four months of increased learning generated by a teacher at the 75th percentile, but across...

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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 Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs Many public school ... the Wallace Foundation, is the largest study ever...

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04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

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9:15am to 11:30am

... of our New York City kids do not graduate from high school . Thousands come in far behind and the system is not ... and have to graduate them four-six years later ready for college or living-wage jobs. The...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘Summer Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools

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04/18/2022

... Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools New York, NY – ... summer learning at public charter schools in New York City for approximately 25,000...

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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

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09/20/2021

Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits San ... States and Europe. The grants support critical programs for education access and advancement, with a focus on...

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