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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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What Parents Want: How Policies Can Spur School-to-Family Connections and Build Trust
Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) at New America showcases how three schools in Pennsylvania successfully reimagined their approach to family engagement—and importantly—how their success can be shared with leaders in other districts.
Blueprint for the Future of Federal Education R&D
The Alliance for Learning Innovation, with Learning Systems Leadership Network and InnovateEDU, recently released Blueprint for the Future of the Federal Role in K12 Education R&D to share a call to action for a reimagined federal education R&D infrastructure. The blueprint includes a set of high-level design principles that should characterize federal education R&D infrastructure, the functions it must perform, and the conditions that must be in place for the infrastructure to deliver successful outcomes.
Creating Loving Systems Across Communities to Provide All Students an Opportunity to Thrive
The Loving Cities Index is a tool and framework that provides a comprehensive analysis of local systems of love and support. The Index framework draws from the wisdom of communities and a large body of evidence-based research to identify 25 indicators that represent the supports needed for students to have the opportunity to learn and achieve academic and economic success.
Power-Building in Action: How Community Organizing Is Transforming Child Care
This report spotlights how grassroots leaders in 19 states and Washington, DC are advancing racial, gender, and economic justice through child care organizing.
Portrait of Practice: Southern Arkansas University
This TPI-US working paper is on the necessity of expanding evidence-based literacy preparation for pre-service teachers. It highlights an authentic example of how a teacher preparation program improved the quality of literacy preparation for teachers, leading to better outcomes for students.
5 Ways to Create Fair School Funding Formulas
This series of briefs, EdTrust’s Policy Positions on School Funding, outlines five core policy positions that shape our beliefs about what state leaders should do to more adequately and fairly fund schools to meet the diverse needs of all students, fostering environments where every student can thrive.
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