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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Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape

Read Grantmakers for Education and The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education's joint statement on Philanthropy’s Role in a Transitioning Education Landscape.
Trends in Education Philanthropy: Benchmarking 2025
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To Be Who We Are: Black Teachers on Creating Affirming School Cultures
Supporting Career and Technical Education in Peoria and Pittsburgh
Between 2015 and 2018, the AFT Innovation Fund supported innovative career and technical education (CTE) efforts in four communities: Miami, Peoria, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. This report focuses on the priorities, activities and outcomes achieved in two of those communities: Pittsburgh and Peoria.
Insights Gained from an Equity-Centered Strategic Learning Initiative
Learn how grantees and funders can work together in new ways to advance educational opportunity, discover through grantees’ own words how the initiative empowered them, and explore resources that can inform your own strategic learning efforts.
In Demand: The Real Teacher Shortages and How to Solve Them
Are there widespread teacher shortages in U.S. public education? Recent headlines suggest there are. But a closer look at school staffing trends in recent years yields a different story, one with important consequences for education policymakers.
If Not Now, When? The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy
The United States needs an all-one-system approach to youth policy. The publication, If Not Now, When? The Urgent Need for an All-One-System Approach to Youth Policy, suggests major changes in programs for youth from early childhood through early career.
How Can State Policy Support Local School Districts as They Develop Comprehensive and Aligned Principal Pipelines?
States can pull a number of policy levers to help school districts develop, support and maintain a large corps of effective school principals.
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