To launch two cohorts of the Exploring New School Models program and to continue developing partnerships to support participants in launching new schools.
To help bridge gaps between education policymakers and researchers by publishing and disseminating timely, rigorous analyses of policy issues in a format that is useful and engaging for policymakers.
To support the University of Notre Dame's work on the School Quality Matrix 4.0 project for the next three years, specifically focusing on the Indianapolis urban area.
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 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.
To support community capacity-building in two Cohort one Catalytic Communities (Lexington, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee), communicate the power of the community-led transformation, and collaborate with evaluation partners to measure impact.
2023
Education
$74,592
904WARD, Inc.
To collect and analyze education data in Jacksonville, Florida, to understand current trends, challenges, bright spots and opportunities that have the most significant impact on student's academic and social performance.