Resources

Districts Advancing Racial Equity (DARE) Tool

The Districts Advancing Racial Equity (DARE) tool provides information about evidence-based, high-leverage aspects of schooling that school leaders can use to create systems that build on the strengths of and respond to the needs of students of color. DARE synthesizes what we know about district actions that can support racial equity and provides a guide for district leaders to investigate their systems, set equity-oriented goals, and track progress over time. It includes a framework for district leaders and staff to understand the complex ecosystem of policies and practices they design and enact. The tool also contains a set of qualitative and quantitative indicators to support data-informed decision-making and track progress toward greater racial equity.

Systems Change & Parent Power

We will never achieve the scale of change we want in education philanthropy unless we are willing to take on systems change, which requires changing mindsets, relationships and power to, in turn, change policies, practices and resource flows in education. And we’ll never succeed at systems change unless we are willing to wrestle with our biases towards parents and communities, support them in developing and exercising their innate power, and recognize that they need to drive the agenda.

This essay shares our work-in-progress journey on this, as well as the wisdom and guidance parent leaders in education have shared with us on how we work to earn a trusted, credible role with them.

Embracing The Next Stage Of Education Philanthropy

Racial Justice is the Most Urgent Priority for a Growing Number of K-12 Funders

Racial Justice Tops Priorities for Education Philanthropists

New Grantmakers for Education Survey Reveals Priority Shifts to Racial Justice and Remote Learning in Response to Crises.

Racial Justice Is the Top Priority for Education Grant Makers