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Member Insights: Education Access Is Under Threat: Philanthropy Can Protect Education for All Children

Many of us in education philanthropy chose this field because we believe in the power of education to enable all children to thrive and reach their full potential. Today, that core value is threatened by attacks that would roll back civil rights in education and exclude certain groups of children from schooling. We are facing a fundamental question: Is education for everyone, or only for some?

Grantmakers for Education

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September 2026

Member Insights: Education Access Is Under Threat: Philanthropy Can Protect Education for All Children

Many of us in education philanthropy chose this field because we believe in the power of education to enable all children to thrive and reach their full potential. Today, that core value is threatened by attacks that would roll back civil rights in education and exclude certain groups of children from schooling. We are facing a fundamental question: Is education for everyone, or only for some?

Grantmakers for Education
September 2026

Examining Child Care in the Rural South: Perspectives for Policy and Practice

Child care is more than an early childhood issue; it is essential to strong families, thriving local economies, and resilient rural communities. Drawing on the voices of families, child care providers, educators, employers, and state leaders across 12 rural communities in Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri, this report examines the realities of child care in the rural South and offers community-informed recommendations to strengthen child care systems across the region. 

 

Southern Education Foundation
September 2026

2025-26 Federal Executive Actions

A continuously updated list of EducationCounsel’s resources specifically related to the Federal Administration’s executive actions.

EducationCounsel
September 2026

Springboards to Opportunity: The Middle-Skills Occupational Landscape in 55 US Metro Areas

Across the 55 largest US metro areas, institutions are producing roughly 30% of the credentials needed to fill middle-skills springboard occupations – the occupations that offer workers above-median earnings at the start of their careers and strong wage growth over time, compared with other middle-skills work. This tool shows where providers are awarding too few credentials to meet employer demand; how severe the shortages are; and where providers, employers, and policymakers can work together to address these shortfalls.

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
September 2026

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.

Grantmakers for Education
August 2026

Cultivating intellectual humility in America’s students

This initiative explores intellectual humility, or an awareness of our own fallibility and the opportunities and risks it creates. It focuses especially on adolescence, considering schools’ role in helping students develop intellectual humility and engage constructively in our society and democracy.

Brookings Institution

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