Resources

Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2026 State of the State Addresses

What Are Governors Prioritizing Right Now?

From childcare to career pathways, governors across the country have touted substantial commitments to students, families, educators and communities throughout their states and territories this year.

Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits

This document tracks the potential impacts of Executive Orders on the work of charitable nonprofits, and is updated frequently.

Host a Graduate Student Research Fellow This Summer

Applications are now open for organizations interested in hosting a graduate student researcher through the 2026 SREE-Grantmakers for Education Summer Fellowship Program. Apply by April 30, 2026.

The Engagement Advantage: Findings from a Mixed-Methods Study of Family-School Partnerships

In partnership with TNTP, Learning Heroes launched The Engagement Advantage to examine how family-school partnerships relate to student attendance and academic outcomes. The first stage of this mixed-methods study found that schools with stronger pre-pandemic family engagement experienced significantly lower chronic absenteeism and higher academic performance post-pandemic — with family engagement showing a stronger relationship to absenteeism than poverty.

Green Schoolyards Action Agenda: A National Roadmap for Nature-Rich School Grounds

Hundreds of individuals and organizations across the green schoolyards movement have set out to create a national roadmap toward a bold and shared vision that by 2050, all U.S. school grounds will be green schoolyards.

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.