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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Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025

Our Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking report, based on the latest survey of education grantmakers, offers insights into where and how funders are working and their evolving priorities.
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How Are Children’s Issues Portrayed in the News? A Media Content Analysis
What is the role of the news media in influencing public thinking about children’s issues? And how can recognizing these media frames help us build engagement and increase support for the actions necessary to ensure the wellbeing of children?
Forging Youth-Centered Futures
The Tomorrow campaign’s organizers asked KnowledgeWorks and SLB Radio Productions to gather youth perspectives. This brief presents those perspectives.
Driving Change: How School Transportation Innovation Gives Families Power to Choose
Access to school transportation can often impact whether or not a student can attend a great school. Issues like driver shortages, long bus ride times, student safety, and cost affect whether or not schools can offer transportation that meets families needs’ and ensures they can access their best fit school.
Changing the Narrative: The Push for New Equity Measures in Education
A wide range of organizations are working to gauge students’ needs and public schools’ performance in ways that go far beyond disparities in test scores and graduation rates. These new metrics—ranging from the availability of advanced coursework to students’ proximity to parks, trails, transit, and grocery stores—challenge traditional definitions of a good school and stand to reframe the national debate on accountability in education.
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.
To Be Who We Are: Black Teachers on Creating Affirming School Cultures
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