To conduct a review of literature and a landscape of evaluation and measurement opportunities in K-12 education related to community engagement and empowerment, grassroots advocacy and catalytic change
To support continued development of a multi-faceted project to strengthen the community of education journalists and improve the quality of education coverage to better inform the public
To support programming work to increase opportunities for Black youth and build awareness of promising practices to increase social and economic mobility
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research, Inc.
To launch the Cooney Learning Lab, which will allow education product developers to co-design new products directly with youth, helping ensure these products meet their needs and ultimately improve their learning outcomes
2022
Education
$260,000
The Aspen Institute, Inc.
To build a working group of conservative leaders ready to engage in coalitions committed to racial justice in education advocacy
To build coalitions, educate and raise awareness of the connection between racial justice and the foundation of a strong education
2022
Education
$50,000
Arriba Project, Inc.
To support their signature program, Equitable Opportunities Through Post-Secondary Access
2022
Education
$50,000
United States Department of Education
To support a prize competition to identify cost-effective, scalable interventions to accelerate student learning for the nation's lowest-performing students
To accelerate NSF's investment in education R&D in order to create new knowledge and applied solutions that can dramatically improve student learning outcomes, in particular for historically marginalized populations
To help a cohort of six WFF grantee organizations meaningfully solicit and apply the input of users (e.g., parents, educators, students) to their program and policy design
2022
Education
$499,736
Strategic Community Partners, Inc.
To support diligence and surface at least five communities that are driving community-driven change efforts in education
2022
Education
$126,750
Social Impact Fund
To support the 2022 A Day of Unreasonable Conversation project, which took place September 15, 2022, in Los Angeles
To conduct four focus groups and a nationally representative poll that will lead to a deeper, more actionable understanding of Generation Z interest in and commitment to a wide variety of issues related to education
