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 pilot grantee's Strategic Growth Institute in Texas and provide strategic planning support to single site or small network in order to catalyze a new pipeline of operators ready to grow and scale in focus cities
To support four projects that provide research and insights to improve and advance education policy and reform issues for the field at large, as well as help inform the K-12 program's strategy.