The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted traditional forms of education and continues to create challenges for school systems and the students they serve. Education leaders and teachers have the unenviable responsibility of making difficult decisions well into the 2020-21 school year and beyond.
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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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January 2021
Learning During COVID-19: Initial Findings and 4 Considerations for Policymakers
January 2021
Glossary of K-12 Education Funding
This Policy Outline defines key K-12 education funding terms and outlines the various ways that states distribute financial support to K-12 school districts.
December 2020
The Effects of Expanding Pell Grant Eligibility for Short Occupational Training Programs: Results from the Experimental Sites Initiative
Each year, federal Pell Grants help millions of low-income students pay for postsecondary education. Expanding Pell Grant eligibility to encourage more short-term occupational training improved postsecondary enrollment and completion for low-income students, according to this study authored by Mathematica and Social Policy Research Associates for the Institute of Education Sciences. The findings are based on a study of two experimental expansions to Pell Grant eligibility piloted between 2012 and 2017 to help displaced workers in the recovery from the Great Recession.
December 2020
Fault Lines in Borrowing: Academic Outcomes of Students in Default
This paper examines factors influencing and influenced by loan defaults among students at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida. The findings demonstrate that loan defaults and their harsh penalties are strongly associated with poorer academic persistence and completion.
The paper offers recommended changes to the student debt system to alleviate unnecessary hardships currently placed on student borrowers.
December 2020
The 15 Characteristics that Matter Most: A Self-Reflection for Funders Pursuing Place-based Investing
Place-based investing (PBI) is a powerful philanthropic strategy to catalyze substantive social change in communities. In this brief, funders are introduced to the characteristics of their organizations that matter most to the success of place-based investments. The characteristics are evident in a funding organization’s internal structures, culture, and norms; their interplay can support or hinder place-based strategies and efforts to center communities.
The brief includes a four-stage discussion guide for funding teams and staff to reflect on the characteristics of their own organizations. The guide provides a sequence for internal conversations to uncover and begin to align organizational dynamics with effective place-based investments.
December 2020
America After 3PM
For years, afterschool programs have kept kids safe, inspired them to learn, and helped working families. America After 3PM—the largest survey on afterschool, spanning 16 years—found that unmet demand has skyrocketed. For every child in an afterschool program, 3 are waiting to get in.
Demand remains strong during the pandemic, as parents see programs providing critical supports.
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