To support the production of reported articles, videos and more to bring increased attention to broader strategies for advancing opportunities for students, families and communities
To support a new network of politically moderate advocates and influencers who will coalesce around a policy agenda that prioritizes a student-centered approach to economic mobility
To explore how communities and states can create ecosystems where learning does not just happen at school and develop a strategy to raise, organize and direct the kind of significant funding that will be necessary to fund new ways of organizing, supporting and credentialing learning
To increase support for policies that improve teacher pension systems, with the specific goal of minimizing the effect that pension debt has on education budgets
To support a cohort of at least three school districts to create and use new resources that will ensure they are purchasing digital assessments that meet the needs of teachers and students
2022
Education
$353,274
Kids First Chicago for Education
To accelerate and expand the influence of its parent-led model for educational change
To organize and host a national convening to highlight and share promising practices and common pain points with implementing new competency-based and student-centered assessment systems
To develop the framework, network, and materials necessary to launch a fall 2022 Texas marketing campaign to better connect youth with careers that will connect their core purpose, talents and passions
2022
Education
$336,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.
To conduct research, build coalitions and provide thought leadership on K-12 education in America with a specific focus on the expansion of education opportunity, innovation and state leadership
Massachusetts Charter Public School Association, Inc.
To provide technical and governance support to charter schools, help advance charter policy initiatives and create a more favorable narrative for charter schools in Massachusetts