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.
This publication provides information on 11 benefits and conversation-starters about philanthropic advocacy and lobbying.
This report provides an in-depth look at the Carnegie Unit and its impact on education reform in K-12 and higher education.
With increased attention on the potential that community colleges have in providing opportunities for young people to continue their education and in reducing inequality, a new William T.
A new ethnographic study of Bright Prospect, a college access and attainment organization in Pomona, CA, identifies "6 Purposeful Practices" that have led to its tremendous high school and college graduation rates.
Drawing on experiences gained through CPER's national capacity building work, this report shares lessons about effective grantmaker strategies to build organization and field-wide capacity, focusing particularly on community organizing and advocacy organizations.
Powered by multi-year campaigns that involved organizing, advocacy, research, and alliance building, CPER grantees played a key role in securing more than 90 policy wins on the school, district, state and federal level between 2007 and 2014.
CPER’s history of impact illustrates the efficacy of community organizing for sustainable education reform. This report describes CPER’s grantmaking strategies and showcases impacts achieved in building communities, strengthening civic leadership, and achieving policy change.
When change goals are large and far-reaching, no single organization or foundation can achieve them. Rather, big changes are most often achieved by broad movements. This report explores effective grantmaker strategies to nurture collaboration between field advocates and allies in order to advan
Designed to help education stakeholders move from vision to action in transforming learning, a new paper from KnowledgeWorks, Innovating toward Vibrant Learning Ecosystems: Ten Pathways for Transforming Learning, details an innovation pathways framework identifying systemic levers of transformation that together promise to create a learning ecosystem that is vibrant for all learners and not just for those with means.
After four years of beta testing at 400 colleges and universities and working with many partners, the Lumina Foundation unveiled its Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP). The DQP is a learning-centered framework for what college graduates should know and be able to do to earn an associate, bachelor's or master's degree in any field of study.