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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.

Grantmakers for Education

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Philanthropy Pulse Check: March 2026

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April 2025

Member Insights: Whose Future Are We Saving For?

In this unprecedented era, education funders are left to question our role in the future of education. Should we double down? Should we stay the course? Should we save for the future?

Grantmakers for Education
April 2025

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2025 State of the State Addresses

In a critical year for state education policy, Education Commission of the States tracked, analyzed and identified education policy trends in 49 governors’ State of the State addresses to help you understand trending education issues across states, with accompanying state examples.

Education Commission of the States
March 2025

Addressing Educational Inequities in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic Commissioned Paper Series

As part of the Addressing Educational Inequities in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic project, this commissioned paper series addresses the urgent need to identify and implement strategies that support academic learning, student well-being and family and community engagement in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Academy of Education (NAEd)
March 2025

See All the Lawsuits Filed Over Trump’s Education Policies

Education Week has identified lawsuits that challenge either Trump administration education policies or broader policies from the administration that affect education. The chart details each of those lawsuits and their status as they make their way through the courts.

Education Week
March 2025

NAEd, AERA, and Other Education Research Associations Issue Joint Letter to Congress

Read the joint letter released by several education research associations on March 25, 2025, calling on Congress to safeguard federal education data, statistics and research.

National Academy of Education (NAEd)
March 2025

Challenging Times: How U.S. Nonprofit Leaders are Experiencing the Political Context

This research snapshot examines how nonprofits are experiencing the rapid shifts in policy and the current U.S. political climate under a new presidential administration.

The Center for Effective Philanthropy

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