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Research Brief Series: Twenty Years of Education Funding in the U.S.
Explore this series of research briefs that share information on giving patterns in education over the past twenty years among foundations and grantmakers. The briefs cover funding by education levels, regional funding, and funding by topical areas.
Renewing Public Education’s Purpose
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Imperfect Attendance: Toward a fairer measure of student absenteeism
The need to understand how schools can improve student attendance has never been greater. This study breaks new ground by examining high schools’ contributions to attendance after accounting for individual students’ prior absenteeism and other observable characteristics—that is, their “attendance value-added.”
Leaning In: The New Power of Parents in Public Education
This report examines the rise of the new generation of activist parent organizations in public education, the people behind the movement, and its consequences for education policy and policymakers. Includes a legislative tracker to follow the parents’ rights bills moving through state legislatures.
Attainment for All: Postsecondary Pathways - Centering Equity in Wraparound Student Services
This second of three briefs examines the importance of wraparound services that provide equitable support to postsecondary students.
Evidence Brief – Ideal Learning Environments for Young Children
This brief shares key principles for equitable learning environments that begin with a fundamental commitment to equity, and align closely with developmental research, practice and implementation. Also find more than 200 cited research articles supporting the urgency of investing early in young children.
Unlocking the "How": Designing Family Engagement Strategies that Lead to School Success
This report offers a set of concrete recommendations for building a family engagement strategy that directly impacts student learning and well-being.
Evaluation of the Minnesota Department of Correction's Career Navigators Program
The Minnesota Department of Corrections recognized a key gap in its education strategic plan — the lack of career navigators — and conceived of the concept of its Career Navigators program to address this gap. Funded by the Ascendium Education Group in partnership with RTI International.
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