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.

October 2014 | Toward a Grand Vision: Early Implementation of California's Local Control Funding Formula
Humphrey & Koppich with support from Stuart Foundation

This study looks at early implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). With support from the Stuart Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation, a team of 12 researchers, led by Julia Koppich and Dan Humphrey, took a close look at 10 diverse districts across California.

September 2014 | Opportunities Abound for Developing Environmental Literacy Through the Next Generation Science Standards
Ten Strands

Adoption of the Next Generation Science Standardstriggered lead California into the forefront of science education for the 21st Century.

January 2013 | Advocacy Capacity Tool (ACT!)
Alliance for Justice

With the Advocacy Capacity Tool (ACT!), nonprofits can benchmark their advocacy skills, identify specific gaps and opportunities in their advocacy strategies, and effic

September 2012 | Forecast 3.0: Recombinant Education: Regenerating the Learning Ecosystem
Knowledge Works

This forecast report from Knowledge Works previews five disruptions that will reshape learning over the next decade. Responding to them with creativity rather than fear will be critical to preparing all learners for an uncertain future.

| Beyond Brochures: Practicing “Soul Care” in the Recruitment of Teachers of Color
San Francisco Teacher Residency

The W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation supported this report, which looks at the seven persistent barriers that people of color face on the path to becoming teachers.

| Changing the Narrative About Native Americans: A Guide for Allies

Reclaiming Native Truth created this guide, based on their extensive research, for non-native allies to join in changing the dominant narrative about Native Americans.

| Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Shares Grantee Perception Report
The Foundation Center

Great Lakes launched a revamped grantmaking strategy aimed at boosting scholarships for low-income students and students of color.

| The New Forgotten Half and Research Directions to Support Them
William T. Grant Foundation

Using data from the nationally representative Educational Longitudinal Survey (ELS), this report analyzes the circumstances of youth who drop out of community college before attaining a credential.

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