Resources

This guide captures the wisdom of philanthropic leaders who have participated in multi-party advocacy collaboratives. It synthesizes information to dig deeper and understand the pain points and levers of success tied to funding advocacy and donor collaboratives.

This brief, researched and authored by Policy Studies Associates and leveraging interview and survey data from Public Profit, results from a collaborative effort intended to frame efforts to embrace, support and retain afterschool leaders of color.

This policy outline provides an overview of state financial aid access for students enrolled in prison postsecondary education programs or students with prior criminal convictions who are enrolled in postsecondary education outside of prison.

By 24 months, many toddlers living in poverty already show behavioral and cognitive delays which mirror achievement gaps as children move through our K-12 system. A new report titled “Investing in the Birth-to-Three Workforce: A New Vision to Strengthen the Foundation for All Learning” asserts that every child—regardless of race, income, or opportunity—should have consistent access to high-quality learning experiences from birth and provides a roadmap for policy reform at scale, including the development of residency programs and improved compensation for the infant/toddler workforce. “If we care about equity, we have to build a system that nurtures healthy brain development during the first three years of life,” said Shael Polakow-Suransky, President, Bank Street College of Education.