Association for Education Finance and Policy, Inc.
To support the Association for Education Finance and Policy's annual conference and expand its membership to include more policymakers, practitioners and scholars from underrepresented backgrounds
To continue providing technical assistance to Birmingham, Charleston and Washington, DC, as they develop plans to support the priorities and strategies outlined in the applications for the federal Good Jobs Challenge (GJC)
To increase thought leadership and awareness building with key audiences in Jacksonville, FL, to support the opening of its inaugural class of kindergarten and first grade students in August 2022
2022
Education
$25,000
Bellwether Education Partners, Inc.
To manage a new grant program focused on solutions that better connect families and learners to innovative education options and learning experiences that offer greater value and flexibility
To increase the supply of high-quality charter schools by recruiting and training leaders for the BES Fellowship and supporting them to launch new schools
2022
Education
$3,300,000
Black Voices for Black Justice Fund
To award grants to messengers focused on elevating the programs, policies and people improving academic and life outcomes for children
2022
Education
$300,000
Blue Grass Community Foundation, Inc.
To catalyze the creation of a community-led fund that will establish innovative education-to-workforce pathways that support the next generation of Lexington learners and position these learners to be better prepared to access in-demand, high-wage employment opportunities
To support their time and capacity in participating in the WFF Community-Driven Case Studies Project
2022
Education
$5,000
Brightbeam, Inc.
To support, build and elevate a diverse network of regional and national activists and messengers working to inform education policymakers and the public
2022
Education
$1,468,723
Brookings Institution
To support a suite of research studies examining the relationships between educational interventions and economic mobility