Resources from the Field

The views reflected in these publications are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Grantmakers for Education.

September 2020 | Balancing Purpose, Payout, and Permanence: Strategy Guide
National Center for Family Philanthropy and Council on Foundations

How much should we spend? This is an essential question for foundations, and one of the most complex, particularly in moments of change or turmoil.

September 2020 | Building a Better K-3 Literacy System
Education Commission of the States

This Policy Brief provides an overview of state strategies to promote literacy in kindergarten through third grade. It also includes current state examples that incorporate research-based approaches and policy takeaways for consideration.

September 2020 | Promising Practices Emerge from Expert Peer Review of District Reopening Plans
Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)

As school districts across the country braced themselves for the immensely complicated task of preparing reopening and recovery plans amid a global pandemic, practices have been identified as particularly strong and replicable.

September 2020 | Tomorrow Today: Letters from a Future in the Making
Remake Learning; The Grable Foundation

Through a series of letters from the future, this booklet envisions a tomorrow where learning is a lifelong pursuit, caring is a shared value, equity is how we measure success, innovation is driving us forward, and our connections to each other are keeping us whole.

September 2020 | Tracking the Field: Funder Approaches to Trauma and Resilience
Grantmakers in Health

Health funders have identified trauma as an emerging issue of significant interest for continued learning and networking.

September 2020 | Transforming Positive Youth Development: A Case for Youth Organizing
Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing

This study of the unique contribution organizing plays in a young person’s development is based on a two-year inquiry into 500 young people’s experiences using rigorous pre- and post-test methods to compare the developmental outcomes of young people engaged in organizing with those engaged in mor

August 2020 | Barriers to Bridges: Teacher Perspectives on Accelerating Learning, Leadership, and Innovation in the Pandemic
Teach Plus

This report examines the frontline experiences of educators during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides recommendations for education leaders and policymakers based on teachers’ guidance and input.

August 2020 | Black Funding Denied: Community Foundation Support for Black Communities
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

NCRP’s brief, “Black Funding Denied: Community Foundation Support for Black Communities” looks at the latest available grantmaking data (2016-2018) of 25 community foundations (CFs) – from Los Angeles to New Orleans to New York City to St. Paul.

August 2020 | Characteristics of Preschool Special Education Services and Educators
Mathematica

New research helps fill the information gap on services for preschool children with disabilities.

August 2020 | Equitable Transitions During Pandemic Disruptions
Education Commission of the States

This is a series of six Policy Briefs, commissioned by Education Commission of the States and authored by external organizations, that explore various facets of the transition from secondary to postsecondary education, which are now complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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