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.

November 2018 | Advancing Racial Equity Through Capacity Building: The Kresge Foundation’s Talent and Leadership Development Efforts
GrantCraft

This case study is one of five in a GrantCraft series on foundations working with consultants to build grantee-capacity. This case study looks at the Kresge Foundation's FUEL (Fostering Urban Equitable Leadership) program for their grantees.

November 2018 | Culturally Responsive Education (CRE): CRE Stories
Media Sutra

This 9 part docu-series and related resources highlight stories from students, parents, educators, and other school and thought leaders about culturally responsive education and its lack in current education systems.

November 2018 | Forecast 5.0 – The Future of Learning: Navigating the Future of Learning
KnowledgeWorks

In their 5th comprehensive forecast, KnowledgeWorks identifies 5 societal drivers of change and predicts what they could mean for the future of learning.

November 2018 | Motivation and Engagement in Student Assignments: The Role of Choice and Relevancy
The Education Trust

This brief dives into the role that choice and relevancy play in fostering motivation and engagement among students when faced with difficult assignments in school.

November 2018 | New Orleans Public Schools: An Unrealized Democratic Ideal
The Data Center

This report looks at the public school system in New Orleans. It's history is a case study in ideals of democracy and social equality never fully realized, and one of many examples of an education system perpetuating and exacerbating racial and socioeconomic inequities.

November 2018 | Our Separate & Unequal Public Colleges: How Public Colleges Reinforce White Racial Privilege and Marginalize Black and Latino Students
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

This report thoroughly details how our public higher education system is increasing gaps in access and attainment for Black and Latino students, via admissions practices and unequal, growing funding disparities.

November 2018 | Review of Evidence: Arts Education Research through the Lens of the Every Student Succeeds Act
The Wallace Foundation

This report explores 88 studies on arts education activities that meet ESSA requirements to receive funding for arts programming in schools.

November 2018 | Understanding & Sharing What Works: The State of Foundation Practice
Center for Effective Philanthropy

CEP surveyed and interviewed staff at private and community foundations to learn how foundations know if they are meeting their goals and how they decide to communicate goals and outcomes to the public.

October 2018 | Supporting Social, Emotional, & Academic Development:Research Implications for Educators
UChicago Consortium on School Research

This report is an in-depth look at the research-backed skills and practices that are crucial for teachers and school leadership to employ for successful outcomes among students.

October 2018 | Case Study: Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Implementing Regional Environmental Literacy Policy
Blue Sky Funders Forum

Blue Sky outlines the work to advance students' environmental literacy by The Chesapeake Bay Program Education Workgroup - "state departments of education and natural resource agencies, federal agencies, and nonprofits from around the region."

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