To conduct policy analysis and publicly share education and information to build awareness and support for a stronger policy environment for charter schools in New York City.
To conduct an early-stage evaluation of the foundation's Catalytic Communities initiative informing both evolution of strategy as well as community support and engagement.
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.
To launch the second round of the Post-Secondary Innovation and Equity Fund to build the capacity of proximate entrepreneurs who will reshape the education-to-employment system.
To continue its work to advance quality and equity for students in Illinois by pairing strong research and partnerships with key education and policy leaders.
To build out its engagement strategy with schools and other educational organizations in Washington, D.C., and to finalize the design of its multi-district partnership strategy.
Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University
To support the Center on Reinventing Public Education, housed within Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, to execute multi-year research and thought leadership projects and to design and run a new innovative grants program.