American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences
To track and assess the impact of COVID-19 on student learning, including examining how the approximately $190 billion in COVID-19 relief funding was used.
To manage a new grant program focused on solutions that better connect families and learners to innovative education options and learning experiences that offer greater value and flexibility.
To launch a new initiative that will commission and curate research from the nation's leading school finance experts so that advocates and policymakers are better equipped to shape policy.
To support, build and elevate a diverse network of regional and national activists and messengers.
2023
Education
$700,000
Cambiar Education
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.
To support the development of Catalytic Communities Exchange, which will match grantees and partners in up to 10 identified communities to capacity-building and technical assistance providers poised to meet identified needs.
2023
Education
$508,750
CICP Foundation, Inc.
To support CICP Foundation; On behalf of Ascend Indiana, launch and sustain new regional youth apprenticeships across Indiana and grow a statewide community of practice to advance systems change in support of equitable pathway options for youth.
To create new technology and provide planning support for a multi-year initiative to help modernize K-12 education data systems in regions across the country.
2023
Education
$717,024
Learning Policy Institute
To work with states to reimagine their science assessments, teaching and learning, and state accountability systems.
To support the launch of a new organization focused on ensuring that all students experience assessments that measure their abilities fairly and accurately.
To support locally focused, parent-led advocacy efforts and coalition building at the state and national levels and increase its communications capacity and effectiveness.
To fund two interrelated strategic activities tied to its Opportunity Youth Forum & Fund (OYF) and their work across over 40 urban, rural and Tribal communities spanning the nation.
To increase the number of Denver youth participating in high-quality career pathways, improve data sharing and transparency, and support the enabling environment for permeable career pathways.
