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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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A Common Agenda: How Three Communities Overcame Societal Tumult to Create Educational Equity Agendas
This report tells a story about the power of community-led, community-driven change, detailing how three communities produced a shared education equity agenda. EdFunders Executive Director Nicole Rodriguez Leach contributed the foreword highlighting the learnings for education philanthropy.
Across the Aisle: Bridging the Education Divide
This survey captures insights from parents and voters on a variety of education issues ranging from career readiness, student mental health, childhood literacy, school choice, parental involvement in education, and more. Funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
The Economic Value of a Postsecondary Education: State Profiles
These state profiles show the economic benefit of additional postsecondary graduates in each state. This research bolsters advocacy efforts aimed at reducing the cost of college by quantifying the long-term gains to state economies of producing more postsecondary graduates.
Opportunities Denied: High-Achieving Black and Latino Students Lack Access to Advanced Math
This brief explores differences in patterns of math course enrollment for high school students.
After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements Through 2031
The report includes a national overview of job projections and their educational requirements across industries, occupational clusters, and detailed occupational groups. These latest projections demonstrate the central role postsecondary education plays in preparing the workforce of the future.
College Is a Net Positive for Black Students in Florida
This research brief examines 96,710 Black Florida high school students who took the SAT between 2004 and 2010. The findings show clear and compelling advantages associated with college attendance that not only benefit Black students, but the state of Florida as well.
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