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The Engagement Advantage: Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study of Family-School Partnerships
In partnership with TNTP, Learning Heroes launched The Engagement Advantage to examine how family-school partnerships relate to student attendance and academic outcomes. The first stage of this mixed-methods study found that schools with stronger pre-pandemic family engagement experienced significantly lower chronic absenteeism and higher academic performance post-pandemic — with family engagement showing a stronger relationship to absenteeism than poverty.
Philanthropy Pulse Check: February 2026
In our February newsletter, we asked, “From your perspective, how important is cross-sector and cross-system collaboration from advancing education innovation and impact?”
Policy Changes Affecting Education and Philanthropy: Resources and Events
Find EdFunders and partner resources and events here that support education philanthropy's strategy around and management of changes from the federal administration and ongoing policy updates.
Rethinking Underemployment: Are College Graduates Using Their Degrees?
As recent college graduates face a bumpy landing in the job market, concerns about underemployment—a phenomenon in which workers possess more education or skills than their jobs require—are growing. Published estimates of underemployment among those with bachelor’s degrees range from 25 percent to 52 percent, highlighting just how difficult it is for researchers and policymakers to gauge the scope of the problem. While underemployment among college graduates is concerning, how pervasive is it?
FAQs: Checking in on the Department of Education
In February 2025, Brookings scholars published an FAQ piece on the U.S. Department of Education, addressing the Trump administration’s potential impact on K-12 and higher education. One year later, they check in on the department to examine what has unfolded and what might lie ahead.
New Research: Digital Jobs in a Changing Labor Market
A roadmap to today’s digital jobs landscape—labor market trends, credentials, employer insights, and regional examples to expand equitable, skills-based pathways into digital jobs.
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