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Research Brief Series: Twenty Years of Education Funding in the U.S.
Explore this series of research briefs that share information on giving patterns in education over the past twenty years among foundations and grantmakers. The briefs cover funding by education levels, regional funding, and funding by topical areas.
Renewing Public Education’s Purpose
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Renewing Public Education’s Purpose
In this series of diverse essays on the purpose of public education, the authors write from different vantage points, but each takes seriously a core question: In a time of widespread change, what is public education for, and how can it evolve to meet its promise? Cosponsored by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Stuart Foundation.
2025-26 Federal Executive Actions
A continuously updated list of EducationCounsel’s resources specifically related to the Federal Administration’s executive actions.
Getting State ‘Free College’ Right: Design Choices That Matter
In a new report, Katharine Meyer and Isabel McMullen examine what separates free college programs that deliver results from those that fall short, finding that the answer lies less in the promise and more in the fine print. Programs tend to work best when they are simple to access, paired with advising, and designed to lower what students actually pay, not just tuition. That often means moving beyond “last dollar” aid, which leaves students covering living costs, toward approaches that let Pell Grants stretch further.
Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits
This document tracks the potential impacts of Executive Orders on the work of charitable nonprofits, and is updated frequently.
The Golden Ticket: How Raising Postsecondary Attainment Rates to 70 Percent for All Demographic Groups Would Unlock Decades of Prosperity
This research, supported by College Futures Foundation, finds that achieving a 70 percent postsecondary attainment rate across all demographic groups in California would result in $4.4 trillion in net monetary gains for the state and its residents over the next 50 years. Achieving this goal would require historic public investment, but the anticipated impact is greater than the size of the entire state economy today.
Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement (NSI) Initiative
The use of network-based continuous improvement (CI) in education has grown substantially in recent years.
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