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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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Dr. Wynn Rosser, New Commissioner of Higher Education
Former Grantmakers for Education Board Chairperson Dr. Wynn Rosser has been selected as the new Texas commissioner of higher education.
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.
From Some-College-No-Degree to Success: Postsecondary Pathways for the 40 Million
What is driving the troubling trend of students stopping out, and what can be done to move these learners toward success? This report focuses on the barriers for this population and the actions policy makers as well as institutional leaders can take to better serve them in their postsecondary journeys. Funded in part by Ascendium Education Group.
Design-Based Budgeting: A New Alternative to Weighted Student Funding Formulas
Many district leaders are re-considering their funding systems in the context of tighter budgets, greater student needs, the push for fiscal sustainability. Learn about ERS' design-based budgeting approach, which keeps leader's eyes focused on the school models they want to create.
Early Care and Education Governance Models
This Policy Outline and 50-State Comparison offer key data on how states oversee early childhood education programs as well as the level of alignment between programs and advisory entities in the state.
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