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2026 IgnitED Award Winners
The Grantmakers for Education IgnitED Awards celebrate outstanding leaders who drive bold ideas and innovative thinking in education and philanthropy. Learn more about the 2026 award winners here!
Investing in the Out-of-School Time Workforce: Recommendations for Grantmakers
Member Insights: Education Access Is Under Threat: Philanthropy Can Protect Education for All Children
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Program Integrity in the Child Care and Development Fund: Distinguishing Between and Addressing Fraud and Improper Payments
The White House and Congress have recently focused considerable attention on alleged fraud in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which funds child care subsidies for more than one million low-income working families. This blog post breaks down the distinction between fraud (intentional deception) and improper payments (usually unintentional errors). Understanding the difference between the two concepts as well as current policies is key to improving efforts to address both.
FAQs: Checking in on the Department of Education
In February 2025, Brookings scholars published an FAQ piece on the U.S. Department of Education, addressing the Trump administration’s potential impact on K-12 and higher education. One year later, they check in on the department to examine what has unfolded and what might lie ahead.
50-State Comparison: K-12 Governance
This resource provides a national overview of constitutional language across states and explores how constitutional and statutory language provides for appointments as well as powers and duties of key policymaking roles in K-12 education policy.
NAEd Sends Letter to DHS and ICE Addressing Educational Implications of Immigration Enforcement Actions
The National Academy of Education’s Board of Directors sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) urging them to enact practices to ensure that all students feel safe and secure attending school and all parents and guardians feel safe bringing their children to and from school.
Making the Grade: How Fair is School Funding in Your State?
Education Law Center released, Making the Grade: How Fair is School Funding in Your State?, their most recent annual report on school funding fairness evaluating each state's education funding system on three critical measures of fairness: Funding level, distribution and effort.
Federal Funding Streams for Children and Youth Services Database
This database catalogs the purposes and key characteristics of 304 federal funding streams that support children and youth, as well as policy and funding changes that may affect these funding streams.
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