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Member Insights: Investing in the Deep South
"If you’ve never been on a bus filled with education grantmakers from across the country... let me be the first to tell you: it’s an experience you won’t soon forget." Sara Sneed, president and CEO of The NEA Foundation, shares a journey through history, community and possibility in the Deep South.
What’s It Like to Lead Grantmakers for Education in Tumultuous Times?
Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025
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Race-Conscious Affirmative Action: What’s Next
This report finds that selective colleges barred from considering race and ethnicity in their admissions decisions will be extremely unlikely to enroll student bodies that come close to mirroring the demographic diversity of the high school class.
Using Data to Facilitate Systems Change
Equal Measure’s evaluation brief for the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions’ Opportunity Youth Forum explores trends and practices in using data to improve systems and outcomes for opportunity youth.
The Connected Arts Learning Framework: An Expanded View of the Purposes and Possibilities for Arts Learning
This report offers a framework for arts learning that connects the arts to children’s community, civic, and future professional life.
Open for Business: The Economics of Everyday Entrepreneurs in Unconventional Education
VELA conducted a community survey to increase understanding of business practices and models. The findings are valuable for entrepreneurs, learners, funders, ...anyone interested in the future of education.
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education
This collection of campus research to inform student success was funded by Ascendium Education Group, Nakupuna Foundation and The Kresge Foundation.
Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2023 State of the State Addresses
This analysis, in collaboration with the National Governors Association, analyzes and identifies education policy trends in governors’ State of the State addresses to help you understand trending education issues across states.
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