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.

May 2020 | Fostering Connectedness in the Pandemic Era: Policy Recommendations to Support Social, Emotional, and Academic Development
The Aspen Institute

These recommendations were developed by the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program, informed by a diverse group of education leaders that included students, families, advocates, district leaders, state chiefs, researchers, think tanks, funders, and policymakers convened on April 29, 2020.

May 2020 | Parents 2020: COVID-19 Closures - A Redefining Moment for Students, Parents, and Schools
Learning Heroes

In April 2020, Learning Heroes fielded PARENTS 2020, a nationally representative survey of parents and guardians (sample size of 3600+), designed to better understand how families are supporting their children’s academic development during school closures due to COVID-19.

May 2020 | Policy Influence: What Foundations are Doing and Why
The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Based on survey responses from 214 foundation leaders and in-depth interviews with CEOs and staff at 43 foundations, as well as survey responses from 419 nonprofit leaders on CEP’s Grantee Voice panel, Policy Influence: What Foundations Are Doing and Why shares what we learned.

May 2020 | Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table
The Bridgespan Group

This research, from Echoing Green and Bridgespan, lays bare the racial disparity in today’s funding environment and argues that population-level impact cannot happen without funding more leaders of color.

May 2020 | Recognizing the Role of Afterschool and Summer Programs and Systems in Reopening and Rebuilding
American Institutes for Research

This resource describes the role that afterschool and summer programs and systems can play and offers strategies for afterschool and summer programs and school leaders to work together in support of youth, families, and the community.

May 2020 | Supporting a Strong, Stable Principal Workforce: What Matters and What Can Be Done
Learning Policy Institute

The importance of school principals, reasons they leave, and policy implications for principal retention and effectiveness are explained in this report, the third in a series conducted by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

April 2020 | 50-State Comparison: Secondary Career and Technical Education
Education Commission of the States

This resource provides a national comparison of state policies and activities related to secondary career and technical education (CTE). This 50-State Comparison does not include CTE information at the postsecondary level.

April 2020 | Hispanic-Serving Institutions Data: 2018-2019
Excelencia in Education

This analysis provides a primer on where Latinx and Hispanic students have enrolled for higher education. Resources include a fact sheet, emergine HSIs, HSIs with graduate programs and a sharable infographic.

April 2020 | Leading With Race to Reimagine Youth Justice
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

This report explores the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Deep-End Initiative, which is helping juvenile justice jurisdictions safely and significantly reduce youth confinement — especially for young people of color.

April 2020 | Leveraging Findings from OST Research and Practice to Lessen COVID-19 Learning Gaps
BellXcel

This report leverages findings from OST research and practice about exactly what happens when kids are not in school and identifies best practices to effectively respond to the COVID-19–related school closures.

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