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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.
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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.
Learn By Doing: Strategies to Support Work Based Learning Pathways in Post-Secondary Education
Nationally, over 43 million adults have college experience but did not earn a credential. These completion rates have intensified concerns over a widening skills gap, prompting calls to redesign postsecondary education through lifelong learning models that integrate strong education-employer partnerships. This research is the product of a unique research fellowship facilitated through Grantmakers for Education and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE).
Bringing Students Back
This study profiles successful programs that re-engage students who left college before earning a degree or credential. Commonly known as students with some credit, no credential (SCNC), this student population has increased the urgency of the college completion crisis. This research is the product of a unique research fellowship facilitated through Grantmakers for Education and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE).
Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025
Our Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking report, based on the latest survey of education grantmakers, offers insights into where and how funders are working and their evolving priorities.
Fostering Student Belonging and Connectedness in College: A Scoping Review
This study researched what belonging interventions have been used in colleges and what impact they have had on academic success, emotional and social integration, and retention in the last ten years. This research is the product of a unique research fellowship facilitated through Grantmakers for Education and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE).
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