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Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape

This week’s Supreme Court decision clearing the way for dismantling the U.S. Department of Education marks a profound shift, placing even greater responsibility on states to uphold educational equity with fewer federal supports. As nearly half the states raise legal challenges over delayed federal funds, philanthropy must meet this moment—not with political posturing, but with urgency, clarity and action.

Grantmakers for Education

Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025

Grantmakers for Education

2025 Annual Conference & 30th Anniversary Sponsorship

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July 2022

How Student Debt Harms Black Borrowers’ Mental Health

This brief looks at why Black borrowers carry the heaviest debt burden, the mental health toll of having student debt, how the racial wage and wealth gaps are fueling the Black student debt crisis, and offers recommendations.

The Education Trust
July 2022

Latino College Completion: 2019-2020

While Latino enrollment decreased in 2020, we continue to see an increase in Latino college completion. This brief provides the most up-to-date overview of Latino college completion, including the top institutions where Latinos earn degrees, and progress towards the goal of Ensuring America’s Future

Excelencia in Education
July 2022

State Policies to Support Student-Centered Learning

The policy brief offers an analysis of policy trends, state case studies and key considerations for those interested in a personalized, competency-based system. It also explores the existing foundation of student-centered learning policies by providing information on every state’s policy in three categories.

Education Commission of the States/KnowledgeWorks
July 2022

Increasing Equity in College Student Experience: Findings from a National Collaborative

This report describes early findings and lessons learned from the Student Experience Project and presents future directions for university leaders seeking to systematically measure and improve student experience.

Student Experience Project
July 2022

Public education funding in the U.S. needs an overhaul

This report combines new data on funding for states and for districts by school district poverty level, and over time, with evidence documenting the positive impacts of increasing investment in education to make a case for overhauling the school finance system.

Economic Policy Institute
June 2022

Rethinking the Role of the Principal

This report offers actions to make the principal's role more impactful and sustainable, starting with alignment to a vision and research for school leadership to better serve students, schools and society.

Aspen Institute

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