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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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Early Childhood Administrators Value Data for Decisionmaking
DQC’s 2024 national poll of early childhood administrators surveyed early childhood administrators to find out how they are collecting, using and reporting data.
Designing Equitable Through-Year Assessments
This resource highlights crucial technical considerations for advocates and state administrators. It also provides state-level policymakers, administrators and advocates with detailed guidance on prioritizing equity when designing, developing, implementing and evaluating new or existing through-year assessment initiatives.
Unlocking Opportunity: The Post-Graduation Success and Equity Network Progress Report
The network's central goal is to ensure that more students complete programs that lead directly to jobs that pay a sustaining wage or to transfer and completion of a bachelor’s degree. This progress report outlines work at network colleges in the 2023-2024 academic year, including collective, quantitative goals for the network's impact on students and reforms to date at each institution.
How Community Partnerships Strengthen Summer Learning in Rural Districts
This report explores ways rural districts leverage community partnerships to strengthen summer learning programs. Developed in partnership with NYU Metro Center’s Policy, Research and Evaluation, FHI 360 and The Wallace Foundation.
Sustaining High-Quality Instructional Coaching in a Challenging Budget Environment
To sustain effective instructional coaching in challenging financial climates, education leaders must adopt a return on investment (ROI) approach. By doing so, leaders can maintain and enhance impact, ensuring long-term benefits for teaching and learning despite financial pressures.
Miles To Go: The State of Education for Black Students in America
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the persistent inequities in our education system. The findings of the report are both illuminating and concerning.
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