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Member Insights: Young Leaders Are Speaking. Are You Listening?
We all know what it’s like to feel unheard at some point in our lives. Read the latest Member Insights from Katrina Mitchell, director of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Atlanta Civic Site and Grantmakers for Education board member.
From the Board: Upcoming Membership Dues Adjustment
A Special Message from Grantmakers for Education
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2025-26 Federal Executive Actions
A continuously updated list of EducationCounsel’s resources specifically related to the Federal Administration’s executive actions.
Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Public trust is the currency of the nonprofit sector. Without the public’s trust, everything nonprofits and philanthropies do to advance their missions becomes harder, if not impossible.
Coming Through in a Crisis: Child Care Organizers Find New Ways Forward
In 2025, child care organizers faced mounting challenges. Homes and child care programs were caught up in climate disasters. Immigrant communities faced new attacks. Safety-net supports eroded. Through it all, Raising Child Care Fund (RCCF) grantee partners strengthened relationships, mobilized mutual aid, defended public investments, and created opportunities for parents, providers, and early educators to organize and act together.
Turning Classroom Observations into Coaching for Infant-Toddler Educators
Improving the quality of infant-toddler education.
An evidence-based observational measure helps programs assess and strengthen caregiver-child interactions for children from birth to age 3.
Economic Vitality and Education in the South, Part II: Projections for a Post-Pandemic South
The Southern Education Foundation has released Economic Vitality and Education in the South, Part II: Projections for a Post-Pandemic South (EVES II). The report examines what may become a defining line in American education: the COVID-19 pandemic and the era that followed.
Unlocking Opportunity: Progress on Moving More Students Toward Good Jobs
Released in partnership with the Community College Research Center (CCRC), Unlocking Opportunity: Progress on Moving More Students Toward Good Jobs highlights early outcomes from the first 10 colleges in the Unlocking Opportunity network. The report demonstrates that community colleges can rapidly increase enrollment in high-value workforce and transfer pathways while reducing enrollment in or improving programs with weaker labor market and bachelor's degree outcomes.
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