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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
Philanthropy Pulse Check: April 2026
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ArtScan
A clearinghouse of the latest state policies supporting arts education from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Toward a Better Measure: Recommendations for State Policy and Education Leaders on Measuring Student Need
This DQC report looks at finding more precise and nuanced measures than free- and reduced-price lunch eligibility to provide a clearer picture of student need.
Imagining Liberatory Education Futures
This forecast describes possible futures for anti-oppressive, liberatory education systems, following a long line of imagining fresh approaches to teaching and learning and liberatory futures. These approaches include, but are not limited to, freedom dreaming, futures thinking, visioning and liberatory design.
The Future of Co-Creation
This co-creation framework was developed by youth and adults at Teach for America and is used to help onboard decision-makers.
Planning for Postsecondary Competency-Based Learning
This field guide provides colleges, higher education systems, and state education agencies with a start-to-finish process to guide their own competency-based education (CBE) planning efforts.
How Can Educators Prepare for Teaching Controversial Issues? Cross-National Lessons
A few key strategies related to the selection and framing of issues, pedagogical choices, and classroom atmosphere can pave the way for successfully teaching controversial issues in fraught times. Prepared with the support of the Spencer Foundation
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