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Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape
This week’s Supreme Court decision clearing the way for dismantling the U.S. Department of Education marks a profound shift, placing even greater responsibility on states to uphold educational equity with fewer federal supports. As nearly half the states raise legal challenges over delayed federal funds, philanthropy must meet this moment—not with political posturing, but with urgency, clarity and action.
Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025
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Funding Neuroscience in Action to Tackle Learning Differences: Notes from Grantmakers for Education 2019
Are You Ready to Assess Social and Emotional Learning and Development?
How can you assess conditions for learning and development, as well as social and emotional competencies? The Stop, Think, Act: Ready to Assess toolkit helps educators, practitioners, and policymakers decide if and when they are ready to take those steps.
Helping youth develop social and emotional competencies can put them on the road to success—not only in school but also in their lives. It is crucial to have strong conditions for learning to enable social and emotional learning (SEL) and development.
The second edition of Stop, Think, Act: Ready to Assess:
Highlights the importance of implementation readiness and the conditions that foster SEL and development;
Includes assessments of learning conditions in and out of school; and
Updates the list of available social and emotional competency assessments.
Credentials as a Tool for Equity and Regional Economic Growth: A Funders' Primer
Degree affordability. Work pressures. Parenting. Debt. Long-term ROI versus short-term ROI.
Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2018-19
Grantmakers for Education’s Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2018-19 report offers insights on the current and evolving priorities of the education funding community. It can help funders to understand their role in supporting education innovation and identify future priorities that hold the greatest promise for benefiting America’s learners.
Taking Action on Racial Equity: How Grantmakers Are Becoming Change-makers
A Decade in the Making: Early Math Education Initiative Seeks Broad Impact
Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking - Case Study No.18
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