Grantmakers for Education

Resource from the Field

January 2020

The Afterschool Leadership Landscape: Supporting and Strengthening Racial Equity

This brief, researched and authored by Policy Studies Associates and leveraging interview and survey data from Public Profit, results from a collaborative effort intended to frame efforts to embrace, support and retain afterschool leaders of color.

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National Afterschool Association

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January 2020

State Financial Aid Barriers for Students Impacted by the Justice System

This policy outline provides an overview of state financial aid access for students enrolled in prison postsecondary education programs or students with prior criminal convictions who are enrolled in postsecondary education outside of prison.

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Education Commission of the States

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January 2020

Investing in the Birth-to-Three Workforce: A New Vision to Strengthen the Foundation for All Learning

By 24 months, many toddlers living in poverty already show behavioral and cognitive delays which mirror achievement gaps as children move through our K-12 system. A new report titled “Investing in the Birth-to-Three Workforce: A New Vision to Strengthen the Foundation for All Learning” asserts that every child—regardless of race, income, or opportunity—should have consistent access to high-quality learning experiences from birth and provides a roadmap for policy reform at scale, including the development of residency programs and improved compensation for the infant/toddler workforce. “If we care about equity, we have to build a system that nurtures healthy brain development during the first three years of life,” said Shael Polakow-Suransky, President, Bank Street College of Education.

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Bank Street College

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January 2020

Supporting the Mental Health Well-Being of High School Students

This report describes how students perceive access to mental health services in school. The report—the second in a series on student safety—offers recommendations for policymakers to address issues students identified regarding access to and awareness of mental health services, particularly for students in rural areas and students of color.

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ACT Center for Equity in Learning

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January 2020

Inequities in Advanced Coursework

In this new brief, the Education Trust looks at ways Black and Latino students are locked out of advanced coursework opportunities, diagnoses the particular types of barriers our school systems put in their way, and offers actionable solutions for state, district, and school leaders.

In some instances, the problem is that Black and Latino students attend a school without any advanced courses; in others, they attend a school that enrolls too few students in advanced coursework overall, or one with inequitable course assignment, meaning Black and Latino students in particular are being denied access to courses. Also, within a particular state, the problems are often different for Black students than Latino students.

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The Education Trust

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January 2020

Illustrating the Promise of Community Schools

With the launch of the New York City Community Schools Initiative (NYC-CS) in 2014, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) has increased its focus on the implementation of a holistic strategy of education reform to address the social consequences of poverty as a means to improving student outcomes. In this study, the authors assessed the impact of the NYC-CS through the 2017–2018 school year.

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Rand Corporation

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