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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.
Staying Connected: A Note to Our Members
Philanthropy Pulse Check: February 2026
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Reexamining the Carolina abecedarian project using an antiracist perspective: Implications for early care and education research
This review from the Brady Education Foundation's staff examines research on early childhood efforts and finds that the research provides strong evidence concerning the effects of early care and education (ECE); a review using antiracist framework reveals limitations not yet widely considered; the color-blind approach and deficit model limit ability to inform practice and policy; the study's strengths and weaknesses have implications for future ECE research; and embracing race and strength-based perspectives can further developmental science.
Ep. 268 A Theory For Change: The Future Of Smart
Drew Perkins talks with Ulcca Joshi Hansen, Chief program Officer at Grantmakers for Education, about her new book, The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive, and how she thinks about a structural and sustainable human-centered liberatory approach to better meet the needs of students and the modern world.
Rethinking Education
Episode 150: Rethinking Education (ft. author & educator Ulcca Joshi Hansen)
The Future of Smart with Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Author, educator, researcher, and advocate Dr. Ulcca Joshi Hansen joins Tim today to discuss her new book, The Future of Smart.
The Phoenix Project: Building an Equitable Educational System Beyond the Pandemic
Measuring Forward: Emerging Trends in K-12 Assessment Innovation
A significant movement is underway across the nation to design K-12 assessment systems that better equip stakeholders to provide an equitable and excellent education to each child.
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