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AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning
As generative AI rapidly reshapes classrooms around the globe, educators and decisionmakers are grappling with a major concern: How can generative AI be used to help, not harm, teaching and learning? What is the role of technology in the classroom? This past January, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings released the report “A new direction for students in an...
Investing in the Teacher Pipeline: How Philanthropy Can Address the Teacher Shortage
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR), with support from the William Penn Foundation, invites you to the capstone session of our special four-part series, The Teacher Pipeline: Creating Enduring Pathways into Teaching. Grounded in CGLR’s big bet that professionalizing and strengthening the teacher workforce is essential for disrupting the generational cycle of poverty, this funder-to-funder conversation examines how philanthropy can...
Building Power for What Comes Next: Lessons from Grassroots Child Care Organizing Across the States
Join the Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF) for a conversation with grassroots leaders from across the country who are organizing, building power, and advancing child care and social justice in their communities in challenging times. Drawing from RCCF's upcoming Impact Report, this webinar will explore how grassroots organizations build trust and relationships with people in communities so they can unite...
2026 National Forum on Education Policy
At a pivotal moment in education policy, the Education Commission of the States was created to ensure that states could work together, sharing evidence, exchanging ideas and addressing complex challenges without sacrificing state leadership, diversity or judgement. That vision, established through the Compact for Education back in 1965, continues to be the north star for ECS’ work today. The 2026...
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