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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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Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2024 State of the State Addresses
Forty-two governors have signaled their policy priorities through their State of the State addresses so far this year. We identified education-related trends in in our report in collaboration with the National Governors Association.
Navigating the Past to Shape the Future of English Learner Education
This report explores the history of English learner education in California for lessons on creating equitable and inclusive public schools.
Connections and Communities: Reframing How We Talk About Opportunity Youth
This resource shares how to activate more productive mindsets about young people using the Connections and Communities narrative.
Afterschool and Summer Workforce Solutions Database
Use this searchable database to learn about local, state and national practices that are contributing to a thriving out-of-school time workforce. Strategies address issues such as recruitment, retention, compensation, career pathways, staff wellbeing, leaders of color and more.
New Data on Racial Justice Grants Should Alarm—and Motivate—Education Philanthropy
This piece by Nicole Rodriguez Leach and John H. Jackson discusses how after myriad funder press releases and pledges, both racial equity and racial justice grantmaking dropped significantly between 2018 and 2021.
When schools tap parental love
A survey last year by Grantmakers for Education found that 60% of education funders support efforts to help families become more involved in their children’s education.
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