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.

March 2021 | Building Power in the Midst of a National Crisis
Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

The pandemic exposed to the nation what early childhood stakeholders already knew: child care sits at the nexus of racial, gender, and economic injustice.

March 2021 | Education Data 101: A Briefing Book for Policymakers
Data Quality Campaign

With information on everything from student growth data to state longitudinal data systems to teacher data literacy, DQC's resource brings policymakers up to speed on the major data topics they need to know about:

March 2021 | From Outreach to Enrollment: Strategies to Engage Adults in Education Beyond High School
Mathematica and Lumina Foundation

Family-focused engagement and recruitment events, online tools, and partnerships with trusted community members are key strategies higher education administrators can use to engage and recruit adults in higher education, according to a new Mathematica brief.

March 2021 | Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2021 State of the State Addresses
Education Commission of the States

This Special Report captures analysis of 42 governors’ State of the State addresses and the education-related proposals mentioned within. In 2021, governors unsurprisingly focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for students, teachers and education more broadly.

March 2021 | Missing Out: Arkansas' Teacher Shortage and How to Fix It
TNTP

Teachers inspire, build perspective, and ultimately prepare their students for success in life. And research shows that teacher quality is the most important in-school factor affecting student achievement. Unfortunately, Arkansas has faced a massive shortage of certified teachers for decades.

March 2021 | Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)

This report finds that foundation funding designated for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities only accounts for 0.20 percent of all U.S. grantmaking. This mirrors findings from our 1992 report --  from three decades ago.

March 2021 | State Funding for Student Mental Health
Education Commission of the States

This policy brief explores and describes common sources of funding that states use to support K-12 school-based mental health programming. It includes a 50-state scan that displays how each state funds student mental health services.

March 2021 | The Acceleration Imperative: A Plan to Address Elementary Students’ Unfinished Learning in the Wake of Covid-19
The Fordham Institute

In school districts and charter school networks nationwide, instructional leaders are developing plans to address the enormous challenges faced by their students, families, teachers, and staff over the past year, with their eyes on the moment when everyone can safely be back in classrooms full time.

March 2021 | Tough Test: The Nation's Troubled Early Learning Assessment Landscape
FutureEd

At a time when the nation is investing significantly more resources into early learning, policymakers have scant information on whether these investments are paying off because of a dearth of dependable information about how much students are learning and developing from preschool through grade 2.

March 2021 | Turnaround for Children Toolbox
Turnaround for Children

The Turnaround for Children Toolbox is an online hub for science-grounded ideas and resources that empower educators—including teachers, school and district leaders, student support staff, and many others—to embed an equitable whole-child purpose into our education system.

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