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Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape

Read Grantmakers for Education and The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education's joint statement on Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape.

Grantmakers for Education

Kids Are Philanthropists, Too: "The Future of Education"

The Giving Square

Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025

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May 2024

2024 ArtScan Update

Review a summary of state policies related to K-12 arts education, explore arts education policies in specific states and compare policies across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity. 

Education Commission of the States
May 2024

None of the Above: A New Vision for State Standardized Testing

This report presents a blueprint for resolving the testing stalemate, one that proposes a new role for state tests as part of a testing model promoting high standards, greater transparency for policymakers and parents, and a strong focus on teaching and learning.

FutureEd
May 2024

School Was in This Summer, but Less Than Half of Eligible Students Enrolled

This report from RAND Corporation, funded by The Wallace Foundation, looks at findings from the Fall 2023 American School District Panel Survey to see how districts approach their summer learning programs and how many students who are eligible actually enroll.

The Wallace Foundation
May 2024

Re-envisioning CCDF: Toward an Anti-Racist Child Care System that Serves Families & Educators

This brief, published with the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, offers a new, anti-racist vision for transforming the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) into a program that actively pushes back against structural racism and advances racial equity and economic prosperity for all families.

National Women's Law Center
May 2024

Golden Opportunities: Measuring Return on Investment in California Higher Education for Low- and Moderate-Income Learners

This report examines how long it takes learners and families in the low- to moderate-income category to recoup their educational costs after attending an institution of higher education in California.

College Futures Foundation
May 2024

The State of Higher Education 2024

The State of Higher Education study annually surveys of thousands of U.S. adults without a college degree to measure their attitudes toward education beyond high school, interest in pursuing a degree or credential, the barriers they face to enrolling or completion, and the experiences currently enrolled students report having in their programs.

Lumina Foundation and Gallup

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