A growing body of research underscores the importance of teacher diversity for student outcomes. At a time when our student population is increasingly more diverse and schools need more Black educators, the representation gap between teachers and students of color remains wide.
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The Future of Smart: Episode 28
Dr. Temple Lovelace, executive director of Assessment for Good, and Dr. Susan Lyons, co-founder and executive director of Women in Measurement, join The Future of Smart podcast to talk about thinking differently about measurement and systems of learning and education.
Afterschool and Summer Workforce Solutions Database
New Data on Racial Justice Grants Should Alarm—and Motivate—Education Philanthropy
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November 2021
A Policymaker’s Guide to Virtual Schools
This policy guide is a foundational reference for anyone digging into state policy concerning virtual school oversight, quality and more.
October 2021
To Be Who We Are: Black Teachers on Creating Affirming School Cultures
October 2021
Supporting Career and Technical Education in Peoria and Pittsburgh
Between 2015 and 2018, the AFT Innovation Fund supported innovative career and technical education (CTE) efforts in four communities: Miami, Peoria, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. This report focuses on the priorities, activities and outcomes achieved in two of those communities: Pittsburgh and Peoria.
October 2021
Insights Gained from an Equity-Centered Strategic Learning Initiative
Learn how grantees and funders can work together in new ways to advance educational opportunity, discover through grantees’ own words how the initiative empowered them, and explore resources that can inform your own strategic learning efforts.
October 2021
In Demand: The Real Teacher Shortages and How to Solve Them
Are there widespread teacher shortages in U.S. public education? Recent headlines suggest there are. But a closer look at school staffing trends in recent years yields a different story, one with important consequences for education policymakers.
October 2021
If Not Now, When? The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy
The United States needs an all-one-system approach to youth policy. The publication, If Not Now, When? The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy, suggests major changes in programs for youth from early childhood through early career.
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