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Member Insights: Education Access Is Under Threat: Philanthropy Can Protect Education for All Children
Many of us in education philanthropy chose this field because we believe in the power of education to enable all children to thrive and reach their full potential. Today, that core value is threatened by attacks that would roll back civil rights in education and exclude certain groups of children from schooling. We are facing a fundamental question: Is education for everyone, or only for some?
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Tracking Lawsuits Challenging the Trump Administration’s K-12 Education Agenda
Since January 2025, the Trump administration has issued executive actions reshaping federal education policy, including efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and withhold funding from institutions supporting DEI or transgender rights. Rachel M. Perera and colleagues at UC Law San Francisco's Center for Racial and Economic Justice maintain a regularly updated litigation tracker and policy brief monitoring these actions and the legal challenges against them.
A Playbook for State Policymakers and Place-Based Partnerships
As a part of our 2025-27 Chair's Initiative under the leadership of ECS Chair and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, we are pleased to share our Playbook for State Policymakers and Place-Based Partnerships.
No matter their entry point, this playbook is designed to help state policymakers create durable, community-driven place-based partnerships that improve learner outcomes across the pre-K-to-workforce spectrum.
Assistant Principals: Growth and Implications for School Leadership
This report documents the proliferation of assistant principals in public schools–where they work, what they do, and what additional support they need.
Understanding Immigrant Eligibility for Child Care and Early Education Programs
CLASP's blog provides an updated overview of eligibility requirements for federally funded programs, including Head Start, for immigrant families.
Future Shock: The Crisis in Career Navigation
Policymakers have invested heavily to create new career pathways for the nation’s high school students. But many students lack the guidance they need to take advantage of these expanding opportunities. The problem is the subject of FutureEd’s latest report, Future Shock: The Crisis in Career Navigation, written by Senior Fellow Anne Kim.
Designing the Future of Learning: Three Spheres of Postsecondary Innovation
What if some of the most valuable learning in a person’s life never appears on a transcript? What if our education and workforce systems were better equipped to recognize the full range of skills, knowledge, and capabilities learners develop across work, life, and learning?
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