To recruit and train community leaders who will increase awareness of and support for education reform issues as part of a broader social and racial justice agenda nationally and in their communities.
To engage in field-building activities and provide customized support for district and state leaders who are grappling with tightening education budgets.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
To support the annual Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE), the signature education policy event of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity (CCEO).
To support subgrants to successful hybrid and virtual learning programs and to further research about high-quality hybrid learning models that successfully blend in-person and virtual instruction.
To produce and share stories on rural communities working to remedy broken social trust in their community and model the power of community connections in supporting youth development.
To provide support for extensive programming for evaluators and field building efforts through Expanding The Bench, provides opportunities for community and relationship building and learning among the entire evaluation ecosystem.
To support research and policy analysis related to career pathways and workforce systems in Illinois.
2023
Education
$200,000
Downtown Community Television Center, Inc.
To source ideas for a video series about Gen Z priorities and aspirations for K-12 education.
2023
Education
$35,000
ILO Group LLC
To create an operational plan to roll-out a multi-state "grow your own'' talent effort for middle management and top leadership positions in districts, states and legislative/Governor's offices.
