To launch two cohorts of the Exploring New School Models program and to continue developing partnerships to support participants in launching new schools.
To support the incubation of 36 diverse entrepreneurs to develop prototypes and to pilot and launch break-the-mold ventures that address a significant barrier to student success or access to high-quality schools at scale.
Indianapolis Private Industry Council, Inc. dba EmployIndy
To increase the number of youth participating in learning models.
2023
Education
$900,000
Pahara Institute
To diversify the educator workforce by supporting diverse sector leaders in the Pahara Fellowship, designing and launching an organizational impact pilot, and facilitating an evaluation collaborative.
To help bridge gaps between education policymakers and researchers by publishing and disseminating timely, rigorous analyses of policy issues in a format that is useful and engaging for policymakers.
To support the University of Notre Dame's work on the School Quality Matrix 4.0 project for the next three years, specifically focusing on the Indianapolis urban area.
To increase awareness of and build nonpartisan support for the policies and innovations that will lead to dramatic student achievement gains in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
To support the launch of new, innovative schools, grants for early-stage ventures that will help encourage more diverse representation in education leadership, a Teacher Diversity Request for Proposals, and greater communications capacity.