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Member Insights: Investing in the Deep South
"If you’ve never been on a bus filled with education grantmakers from across the country... let me be the first to tell you: it’s an experience you won’t soon forget." Sara Sneed, president and CEO of The NEA Foundation, shares a journey through history, community and possibility in the Deep South.
What’s It Like to Lead Grantmakers for Education in Tumultuous Times?
Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmakers for Education
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Funder Brief on Eco-Anxiety: How Time Outside Helps Youth Navigate Climate Emotions
This brief brings together emerging research and practical insights to explore how time outside and nature-based programming can support youth mental wellbeing and help young people process climate emotions, build resilience, and develop a sense of agency and action.
Unlocking Opportunity: Eight Strategies for Community Colleges to Improve Post-Completion Outcomes
Aspen and CCRC have just released Unlocking Opportunity: Eight Strategies for Community Colleges to Improve Post-Completion Outcomes. Designed for college presidents, senior teams, and other institutional leaders working to strengthen post-graduate outcomes, the guide is built on the eight strategies that the initial 10 Unlocking Opportunity colleges have used to increase the number of students on pathways aligned to post-graduate success by more than 20,000.
Executive Actions Impacting the Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
United Philanthropy Forum developed this resource page to inform our network of philanthropy-infrastructure organizations about executive actions impacting the sector and the communities we work in and with. This page also serves as a call to action and mobilization for Forum members, foundation leaders, and the broader sector.
2025 Federal Executive Actions
A continuously updated list of EducationCounsel’s resources specifically related to the Federal Administration’s executive actions.
How Large and Small Districts Develop their Principals: Selected Findings from the Spring 2025 American School District Panel Survey
A survey of 207 school districts found large districts are more likely to hire principals from within the district and offer school leaders professional development.
The State of State Longitudinal Data Systems
Findings from a survey of state education leaders in 27 states that reveals many statewide longitudinal data systems face an uncertain future without additional, sustained investment.
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