Resources

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.

Grant Makers Pour Dollars Into Improving How Kids Learn Amid Continued Covid Concerns

Teachers are learning to adapt to online instruction to keep students' attention.

Episode 79: Human-Centered Approaches to Education, Philanthropy, and Systems-Change