Brightbeam Inc.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Dec. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
The American education system has long-standing issues largely embedded in socio-economic and racial inequities. For our most vulnerable communities across the nation, education does not allow them the same opportunities as their wealthier counterparts. Research continuously shows that when families are well equipped with the information and support to advocate for their children’s education and build better relationships with decision-makers, student achievement improves. Launched in 2014 as an umbrella organization housed by Education Post, Brightbeam is a nonprofit network of education influencers demanding better education and a brighter future for every child. With support from the Corporation, Brightbeam will continue to expand its reach and equip its network of education activists and influencers with the knowledge, tools, and messaging they need to build constituencies and create demand for change.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Dec. 10, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
The American education system has long-standing issues largely embedded in socio-economic and racial inequities. For our most vulnerable communities across the nation, education does not allow them the same opportunities as their wealthier counterparts. Research continuously shows that when families are well equipped with the information and support to advocate for their children’s education and build better relationships with decision makers, student achievement improves. Launched in 2014 as an umbrella organization housed by Education Post, Brightbeam is a nonprofit network of education activists demanding a better education and a brighter future for every child. With support from the Corporation, Brightbeam will continue their work to embolden families and educators to lead change within their communities by equipping them with the necessary information, data, and resources to make the best possible arguments in support of their children’s education.
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Project Title
For support of work around communications and public dialogue on education
Date
Dec. 06, 2018
Duration
12 months
Description
Media and communications are important vehicles for guiding public debate around education and mobilizing stakeholders in support of change. Coverage of education reform however has largely been top-down, and there is a need to build public demand by elevating trusted voices such as those of parents, teachers, and students. Since 2014, Education Post, a project of Results in Education Foundation, has built a team of communications experts that support local writers in key cities with policy changes underway. Through these writers who offer new narratives to the national conversation, Education Post fosters informed public dialogue. They have published over 1200 unique authors on their site to date and reach about 20,000 readers daily. With support from the Corporation, Education Post will expand its blogs by developing new sites in the Midwest and the South, and leveraging its current network to cover topics of income inequality and the role of education in social mobility.