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Project Title
For support of the Resilient Scholars Program, an evidence-based socio-emotional learning model for high school students
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
A central element of transforming the student experience is to integrate social and emotional development into academic learning. While the literature indicates a relationship between socio-emotional learning (SEL) and key student outcomes, SEL is too often treated as an add-on rather than as a central component of the learning experience. The Urban Assembly (UA) is a school support network that operates two dozen secondary schools in New York City and partners with schools and districts across the country. To prepare students to succeed in college and career, UA prioritizes the social and emotional development of its students through an evidence-based program they developed within their network of schools called the Resilient Scholars Program (RSP). Created with Corporation support, RSP integrates SEL into all aspects of the student experience through an advisory-based model. Continued support will enable UA to expand implementation of RSP through district partnerships in strategic locations, develop additional tools and resources for educators, and advance the national dialogue around SEL through convenings and dissemination.
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For advancing EdRedesign’s talent development and research priorities
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
The pandemic has put into stark relief the fallibility of our public systems, with those most marginalized, bearing the brunt of interrupted learning, housing instability, and food insecurity to name a few. In the pursuit of equity and social justice, and to furtherance of design equitable systems, EdRedesign supports the field to build cross-sector, community-wide systems of support and opportunity over children from birth to adulthood. With support from the Corporation, EdRedesign will (1) launch a Fellowship over Cross-Sector Leadership to develop community leaders and their teams who can manage complex, cross-sector initiatives that yield positive outcomes over children and youth at scale (2) create data-focused proof points, practical resources and toolkits, and case studies that highlight key lessons, challenges, and strategies over the field.
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For support of the Public Intellectuals Program
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
As U.S.-China relations become increasingly complex, experts who can provide nuanced and precise analysis of China are more important than ever. The National Committee on United States-China Relations’ (NCUSCR) Public Intellectuals Program (PIP) was designed for emerging China specialists to deepen and broaden their knowledge of China beyond their academic disciplines and to equip them with the tools needed to share that knowledge with non-academic audiences. Renewed support will fund workshops and meetings with public and private sector leaders, media training, and study trips to Greater China (the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) for PIP fellows.
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For international dialogue and outreach on security challenges in Northeast Asia
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
The growing salience of Northeast Asia to regional and global security calls for continued dialogue between American and Asian experts and policymakers. The National Committee on American Foreign Policy’s (National Committee) Forum on Asia-Pacific Security (FAPS) has a proven ability to convene high-level dialogues both remotely and in-person with American, Chinese, Japanese, and (until recently) Russian experts, officials, former officials, and scholars, as well as, when circumstances permit, their North Korean counterparts. While never a substitute for official diplomacy, Track II and Track 1.5 (involving officials in their private capacities) convenings have played an important, informal coordinating role between the United States and key actors in Northeast Asia and have kept unofficial channels of communication open when official talks have been constrained or nonexistent. In selecting dialogue participants, the FAPS team incorporates a range of political views, ethnicities, research backgrounds, and levels of policy experience, as well as seeks gender balance. The project also involves private policymaker briefings, public events, and regular written outputs on its findings.
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For a web-based repository of translated open-source material on China
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
A vast trove of open-source material on China—policy speeches, journal articles, think tank and government reports, etc.—is underutilized by many scholars and analysts because, for those lacking Chinese language skills, it remains untranslated into English. Available translations have been haphazard, resulting in some documents receiving inordinate attention simply because they have been translated. To help address this shortcoming, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) Interpret: China project seeks to expand its online interactive platform utilizing previously untranslated primary source material to promote more nuanced and objective discussions on China. During the project’s next phase, Interpret: China will continue to build its library of translated material, revamp the website to improve functionality, and increase the frequency of workshops, public events, and online symposia to explore these new resources.
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For the web-based ChinaPower project
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
China’s growing role in shaping economic, political, social, and security developments in Asia and beyond has profound implications for global peace and stability. ChinaPower, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is an award-winning website launched with Corporation support that unpacks the complexity of China’s rise through innovative data visualizations paired with expert analysis. In addition to continually updating its data set on the foundational aspects of Chinese power across five categories—military, economics, technology, social, and international image—the project’s next phase will produce in-depth features on cutting-edge topics with additional analytical tools, including satellite imagery. The website and its accompanying podcast are go-to resources for academics, policy experts, and journalists in the United States and abroad.
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For U.S.-China dialogues on the global economic order
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The United States and China are the two largest economies in the world and any viable solutions to global economic problems must involve efforts by both countries. However, due to COVID-19 and rising bilateral tensions, official and unofficial dialogue between them has been minimal in recent years. Despite these obstacles, the Global Economic Order (GEO) project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies engages American and Chinese experts and officials in Track II/1.5 discussions on key issues in the global economy. These include complex challenges such as the impact of climate change, the future of the international trading system, and the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to generating recommendations for policy officials in both countries, the project also serves to build mutual trust and enhance communication between U.S. and Chinese expert and policy communities.
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For support of a forum on Indo-Pacific peace and security cooperation
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The growing U.S.-China rivalry has spurred zero-sum thinking in capitals across the Indo-Pacific, threatening peace and stability in the region. Creating an affirmative agenda rooted in common interests among the region’s most powerful nations is an important step in managing tensions driven by mistrust. Toward this end, the Mansfield-China Institute of International Studies Forum will build on its existing work on climate and energy cooperation among the United States, China, and Japan to examine the issues of rising sea levels and air pollution. In a series of trilateral unofficial dialogues, policy and subject experts from each country will identify areas of common ground to advance inter-governmental cooperation and help mitigate rising geopolitical challenges.
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For the China Visibility Initiative at ChinaFile
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Chinese government restrictions on foreigners’ ability to conduct field research and shrinking opportunities for U.S.-China information exchange have damaged researchers’ capacity to access and disseminate knowledge about China. The China Visibility Initiative, a product of the Asia Society’s online publication ChinaFile, seeks to provide new tools for the field of China studies. By utilizing previously underexploited online data resources, particularly Chinese government procurement documents, the China Visibility Initiative will analyze how Chinese officials understand and implement policy across the country. With Corporation support, ChinaFile will use their growing cache of 15 million procurement notices to conduct original research and collaborate with media and academic partners to deepen policymakers, researchers, journalists, and the public’s understanding of China.
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For support of the Asia Policy Program and China Policy Bootcamp
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
As focus on China intensifies in U.S. national security and foreign policy communities, more policymakers and researchers are asked to analyze and craft U.S. policy toward China without the benefit of years of specialized language training or immersive field experience. The China security policy bootcamp and the Asia Policy Program (APP) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) provide policy-relevant programming on Asia and China to help develop a cohort of China-literate professionals. Renewed Corporation support will fund the APP as a hub to connect UT Austin students and academics with cutting-edge research on China and East Asia as well as two versions of the China policy bootcamp for national- and state-level policymakers in Washington and Austin.
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Project Title
For an Asia-U.S. Dialogue
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The relationship between the United States and China continues to deteriorate, fueled by widening perception gaps, conflicting narratives, and a lack of substantive dialogue. The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) will engage experts from the United States, China, and the wider Asia-Pacific region in Track II dialogues and rigorous analysis to assess how to build more constructive Sino-American ties and how the behaviors of third-country stakeholders can help shape this strategic competition. By approaching the U.S.-China relationship from a regional perspective, APLN will aim to evaluate the steps necessary for de-escalating tensions and building trust on some of the most contentious issues. APLN will use the dialogues to devise practical policy recommendations to share with decision-makers and policy communities in the United States, China, and the Asia-Pacific.
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For regional dialogue on critical mineral supply chain issues
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
In response to growing U.S.-China competition in the Indo-Pacific, the United States has renewed focus on cooperation with allies and partners in the region, including Australia, India, and Japan (the Quad). A core challenge facing Quad nations is how to coordinate to de-risk their economic relationship with China. One issue of focus is critical minerals, which undergird much of the modern technology sector. China currently dominates critical mineral refining and manufacturing, motivating the Quad to find ways to reduce their reliance on China’s portion of the global supply chain and their vulnerability to potential disruptions. The Chicago Council will bring together experts across the industry, investment, and policy worlds to discuss how to improve coordination among Quad nations to secure critical mineral supply chains.
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For core support of its immigration program
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Historically, increased immigration has yielded positive economic and social benefits to the United States, the global community, and—most importantly—to immigrants themselves. Legal immigration fills critical labor gaps experienced by American businesses, reunites separated families, provides refuge to those fleeing crises and oppression, and introduces Americans to new cultures and ideas. Founded in 2015, the Niskanen Center is a nonpartisan, centrist think tank and policy advocacy organization that uses a rigorous, evidence-based approach to engaging policymakers across the political spectrum around policy issues. The center’s immigration program is committed to protecting vulnerable immigrant populations, relieving labor shortages, and energizing the economy by expanding immigration pathways. With Corporation support, the Niskanen Center’s immigration program will educate policymakers about the current state of immigration in the United States and advocate for pro-immigrant policy solutions that are innovative, practical, and politically viable.
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For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Despite the varied and complex nature of local conflict dynamics, international organizations, and global powers continue to play an inordinately large role in these processes. This has long been the case in Africa, where a new “Great Game” among external forces is complicating already daunting challenges. Understanding the crucial importance of African expertise and leadership for peacebuilding on the continent, the Social Science Research Council continues to advance a pipeline of African scholars producing rigorous and relevant research on conflict-affected countries and neighboring region and disseminating these insights to policy and academic networks in the region and globally through the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Scientists (Next Gen) projects.
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For continued project support of the workforce collaborative framework
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
JobsFirstNYC (JobsFirst) was created in 2006 as a neutral intermediary to address the workforce needs of out-of-school, out-of-work young adults in New York City. Their mission is to develop and advance new solutions that transform systems supporting young adults and their communities in the pursuit of economic mobility. Most recently, with Corporation support, JobsFirstNYC has been deeply focused on a collaborative systems approach to prepare rising generations for the post-pandemic economy. Despite some bright spots, the systems designed to support young adults are fragmented, antiquated, and ill-equipped to answer this urgent call for change and lack a cohesive strategy. Previous support from the Corporation led to the development of a collaborative framework. JobsFirst will utilize grant funds to expand and implement a related policy agenda that promotes effective economic mobility solutions for young adults in NYC. The framework will be utilized to expand engagement field-wide and advance collaborative systems change around standardizing career readiness across NYC schools.
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For a project to the Center for Public Research and Leadership to develop a practitioner toolkit based on the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to support curriculum implementation efforts
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
9 months
Description
Districts and school systems across the country are turning to high-quality instructional materials to improve educational outcomes. However, teachers still need support in implementing these materials to improve student outcomes. The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University conducts high-impact research and development projects with state agencies and school districts, while also developing resources to expand access to high-quality education for all students. Through this renewal grant, CPRL will field test and finalize the Curriculum Implementation Change Framework, a toolkit for practitioners to address change management during curriculum implementation. This will build the capacity of district and school leaders and inform professional learning interventions.
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For project support for student debt relief consumer education and outreach
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Young Invincibles (YI), a national, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization, is focused onfour key policy areas across their federal and state policy work: healthcare,higher education, workforce, and civic engagement. The COVID pandemic elevated student debt as an urgent economic consideration. 45 million Americans have student loan debt, and those between the ages of 25-to-34 are the most affected. More than 9 million student loan borrowers are likely eligible formeaningful debt relief under proposed or existing government plans. They willnecessitate accurate, trustworthy, consumer-friendly resources and outreach tohave the information and support to cancel or reduce their debt. WithCorporation support, YI staff will lead these efforts via peer-to-peereducation, community and coalition coordination, and strategic digital communications.
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For the development and launch of a strategic learning plan
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
Washington DC is renowned for its proximity to power and the potential for long-term career mobility. Yet, the wealth gap in Washington DC is jarring – the average net worth of a white family in DC is $285,000 compared to $3,500 for the average black family. CityWorksDC aims to create an equitable education-to-employment pipeline by providing students from marginalized communities with the social capital, credentials, and paid career-based training necessary to achieve socio-economic mobility. CityWorksDC plays a crucial role in the DC ecosystem by hosting citywide youth apprenticeship programs that provide real work experience and leading strategic initiatives that aim to convene influential stakeholders citywide. Support from the Corporation would enable CityWorksDC to create systems-level change citywide to ensure that students from disadvantaged backgrounds have the same access to career mobility as their more affluent counterparts.
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For developing and disseminating a national school data dashboard
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated and exacerbated longstanding disparities in educational opportunities available to students across the country. In order to address these inequities, practitioners and policymakers need access to comprehensive data about the gaps in the system and the opportunities to improve. With Corporation support, MarGrady Research developed a data dashboard to track segregation in states and school districts across the country and began to use the dashboard to analyze segregation in select districts. Continued Corporation support will enable MarGrady Research to refine and disseminate the dashboard as well as complete case studies to inform policymakers, system leaders, and researchers.
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For continued support of the Canopy project and sustaining collective knowledge about innovative learning environments
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Years of education innovation have resulted in exemplary school models, but many of those schools do not become known beyond the communities they serve and there is no mechanism for systematically elevating best practices and lessons learned. The Canopy project, launched with support from the Corporation, Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Barr Foundation in 2018, addresses this gap by publishing an open-source database of innovative schools and producing research on those schools’ practices. The project is co-led by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Transcend, organizations with complementary expertise in research and practice. Over the last five years, the Canopy project has surfaced 725 unique schools from 153 nominating organizations, 310 of which are featured on the Canopy website, and published reports to inform the field during a time when there is significant demand for reimagined learning experiences. Continued support will enable the Canopy project to maintain and refine the core data collection process, leverage findings into accessible products for education decision-makers, and document evidence of impact of innovative schools.
Project Title
For a strategic plan for Bank Street of Education
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
6 months
Description
Bank Street College of Education has been a leader in progressive education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom practice, and a national advocate for children and their families since 1916. For over one-hundred years, Bank Street’s child-centered approach to education has helped public schools and districts to support students’ social-emotional health while pursuing rich and vigorous learning environments. Bank Street now endeavors to scale the support they offer to districts by intentionally partnering with school districts nationwide that do not have access to high-quality schools of education partners. By doing so, Bank Street will improve the quality of pre-service and in-service teacher training, ultimately improving the quality of education that students receive. Support from the Corporation will allow Bank Street to engage in a strategic planning process to leverage existing strengths and relationships, and identify and pursue the additional capacity needed to establish Bank Street as a core teacher-education partner in these new markets.
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For project support of the Fostering a Culture of Belonging course, to certify up to 1,000 postsecondary faculty and staff nationwide
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) mission’s is ‘student success and equity through quality instruction’. Founded in 2014 with higher education leaders and partnering institutions, ACUE awards the only nationally recognized credential in effective college instruction endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). ACUE’s effective teaching certifications, held by over 25,000 professors and staff nationwide at hundreds of institutions, are widely recognized as the marker of excellence in college instruction. ACUE’s two-dozen-plus longitudinal and peer-accepted research studies show closed achievement and equity gaps among students taught by ACUE Certified faculty. Continued Corporation support will allow ACUE to certify up to 1,000 postsecondary faculty and staff nationwide in its signature DEI micro-credential, “Fostering a Culture of Belonging” (FCB), benefiting 125,000 postsecondary students annually, given typical teaching loads.
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For continued project support of the Midwest Communities of Practice
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
ConnectED is committed to ending cycles of poverty by positioning students, teachers, and school districts to meet the future by co-designing college and career pathways rooted in the local context of each community with the aim to help students build academic momentum and social capital to succeed in college, career, and civic life. Over the past 16 years, ConnectED has partnered with more than 50 communities across the United States. Continued Corporation support will allow ConnectED to extend its outreach in the Midwest Communities of Practice via convenings with national district partners to strengthen instructional practices and program quality.
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For continued project support of The Power of Systems, focused on a transformation agenda for public higher education systems
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Formed in 1979, the National Association of System Heads (NASH) is the association of the chief executives of forty-three-college and university systems of public higher education in the United States, which educate approximately three-quarters of the nation’s students in public, four-year higher education, and a significant proportion of students seeking two-year degrees. Through NASH’s leadership, higher education system leaders have adopted a transformation agenda for public higher education systems named The Power of Systems to work collaboratively in improvement cycles to deliver an impact on student success at scale, with particular emphases on the redress of inequities and the promotion of economic and social mobility for all. Support from the Corporation will allow NASH to support staff capacity as well as continue its strategic expansion of outreach and impact through messaging and dissemination.
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For project support for aligning high school, workforce training & the labor market
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Shared Lane Consulting Services was founded in 2021 with a mission to promote diversity and equity of access to digitally enabled careers. Its work supports schools and organizations developing youth career pathways by building curriculum and teacher training around IT career opportunities within the high-demand tech-enabled economic sectors. Shared Lane continues to build the Technology Career Exploration Program (TCEP) that prepares motivated and curious adults who are unemployed or underemployed for successful careers as tech professionals and creates onramps for businesses that need their talents. Funding will enhance TCEP via a pilot project that removes tactical barriers high school students face when enrolling in workforce training and iterate on resources for high school counselors to assist in opening up pathways for youth who are most under-represented in high-demand careers.
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For project support of a cohort learning program evaluating the feasibility of an innovative college model within a cohort of higher-ed institutions
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Come to Believe Foundation (CTB) is a nonprofit organization formed to provide higher education institutions with an innovative, results-oriented, affordable two-year college model that is accessible to students who are underrepresented at selective universities. CTB’s model is designed to ensure that students complete their degrees with little to no debt and are prepared for either a 4-year higher education institution or the workforce. Continued Corporation support will allow CTB to enter into its next phase of growth with a focus on developing a learning agenda about the model as well as launching it in colleges beyond New York State.
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As a final grant for building public understanding of pathways to economic opportunity
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Education Strategy Group (ESG) is a mission-driven consulting firm that works with America’s education, business, and civic leaders to expand economic opportunity and mobility by increasing educational attainment. Although many national efforts focus on supporting career pathways that begin in high school and articulate to postsecondary programs that culminate in credentials with labor market value, too few key education stakeholders understand the importance of these opportunities in the economy. Understanding this is especially important given the significant workforce shifts resulting from the pandemic. With past Corporation support, Education Strategy Group (ESG) produced a set of tools and strategies for engaging stakeholders about the changing economic environment and the role that education and training beyond high school play in opening doors to the workforce. With continued support from the Corporation, ESG will share learnings and lessons from planned community workshops as well as update and build new resources for the communications toolkit as needed.
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For project support and replication of the Freshman Year for Free program providing wraparound services and supports to under-resourced high schools to improve college enrollment and completion
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
During the pandemic, college enrollment sharply declined, disproportionately affecting under-resourced school graduates. Beginning in 2020, the Modern States Education Alliance responded by creating a new, model New York City-focused program providing wraparound services directly within City high schools, built upon its well-known Freshman Year for Free effort’s unparalleled online, digital public library of great courses. The program supports learners in passing College Board-sponsored exams, earning them free course credits at nearly 3,000 colleges and universities throughout the nation. It successfully served over 600 students from twenty-three participating high schools in its first year, with a test-passing rate of over 80 percent exceeding the national rate. To date, over 2,500 students have signed up and completed over 1,500 college-level courses. With continued Corporation support, Modern States hopes to reach out to more high schools as they work towards 100 percent participation in NYC as well as expand the program to other cities.
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For a project to enhance reporting on nuclear security issues
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Early career journalists entered their profession when little attention was paid to nuclear weapons-related issues and without the formative experiences of the Cold War. With fewer opportunities or imperatives to learn the technical, historical, or political issues associated with nuclear weapons, this cohort of journalists is at a disadvantage when it comes to analyzing nuclear issues. With this project, Atomic Reporters will provide training and fellowships to early career journalists to help them better understand and focus increased attention on these issues. The project will bring together twenty five young journalists in a workshop in the University of New Mexico’s department of communications and journalism with fields trips to the Trinity test site and possibly the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The project will also include a networking component to connect journalists with experts in nuclear weapons issues.
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As a one-time only grant for reporting on nuclear security issues
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
The technical and geopolitical complexity of nuclear security issues requires deeper reporting and expanded coverage, both of which are often beyond the resources and expertise of news organizations. With support from the Corporation, Associated Press will increase its expertise and capacity to report on these issues, measure and track consumers of the resulting stories, and educate other news organizations on how to cover these critical topics, including helping local media to customize stories for their own communities.
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As a one-time only grant for a project on nuclear threats and nuclear signaling
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
In a conflict, a state with nuclear weapons may threaten to use those weapons to signal commitment to a goal or to manipulate risk in an attempt to get the adversary to back down. Such nuclear signaling has been used by Russia in the war in Ukraine but it has also been a feature of numerous conflicts between India and Pakistan. Using these cases, this project will assess the effects of nuclear signaling and threat-making to develop policy recommendations to avoid their destabilizing roles and thus the risk of nuclear war. The case studies will be based on intensive research and include interviews with relevant policymakers and others involved in crisis management in each country. The resulting report and recommendations will be disseminated through policy briefings and available online.
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For Post-Doctoral Fellows at American University and Life and Peace Institute
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Peacebuilding is a complex process that requires regular evidence generation to adapt to rapidly changing contexts and ensure relevance. However, the integration of evidence faces several barriers, including a lack of incentives for academics, limited capacity among policymakers and practitioners, and a disconnect between academia and practice. This project aims to overcome these barriers through a research-policy-practice partnership between American University’s (AU) Research on International Policy Implementation Lab (RIPIL) and the Life & Peace Institute (LPI) focused on peacebuilding challenges in Africa. AU and LPI will develop a joint post-doctoral program that identifies innovative research questions important to peacebuilding stakeholders, involves policymakers and practitioners throughout the research process, and engages them with research findings.
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For support of the Systems Impact Research Accelerator
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
With the growing challenges society is facing, we must focus on building systems that can constantly adapt and transform in order to enable all children—particularly the most marginalized, who have been even further disadvantaged by the pandemic—to navigate an uncertain future and help shape it into a better one. To drive this level of systems change, we need to develop leaders who can operate at every level of the education system to ensure that necessary change comes to the whole ecosystem surrounding children. Teach For All’s Systems Impact Research Accelerator (SIRA) endeavors to research one model of this type of leadership, Collective Leadership. With support from the Corporation, TFA will complete case studies with up to eight partners describing how their work is achieving systemic impact and design additional research to further substantiate any claims or hypotheses in the case studies in need of additional evidence. Long term, TFA aims to generate evidence on how to develop collective leadership, develop methods to measure impact on a systems level and ways to accelerate impact, and lastly, influence and inform the global education discussion on the importance of collective leadership development.
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For support of a teacher shortage landscape analysis
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
6 months
Description
While teacher shortages and teacher pipeline issues have been well-researched, the field is lacking access to quality and actionable information about the exemplary innovative talents and staffing approaches schools are taking. It is not widely understood what successful new approaches look like, or what the policy conditions are that make these approaches possible or challenging. With support from the Corporation and in partnership with four additional national funders, Bellwether will conduct a landscape analysis to (1) distill existing research and conduct qualitative research with practitioners (teachers and school/system leaders) who are addressing talent and staffing challenges to better understand and communicate the “pain” in teaching and learning and the human capital and broader challenges contributing to this “pain”; (2) identify and describe innovative models and promising approaches for organizing talent to perform the “jobs to be done” for students; (3) identify local, state, and federal policy opportunities to drive innovation; and (4) identify funding gaps, opportunities, and potential tipping points ripe for exponential impact.
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For a project to support the California Partnership for Math & Science Education Statewide Science Community
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Currently in California, there is an $85M investment in a statewide professional learning infrastructure for mathematics, science and computer science, along with millions more in long overdue discretionary funding that districts and charter school systems can use to support implementation of the California Next Generation Science Standards. As an essential provider of science professional and leadership development in the state of California, the Exploratorium is a founding member and sponsor of the California Partnership for Math and Science Education’s statewide science community (CPMSE). Through this grant, CPMSE seeks to address the reported lack of awareness about these state level investment opportunities, as less than a quarter of California school systems currently include science in their recovery plans. The work proposed will a) support school systems across California to understand how to access the state’s 2022 investments to prioritize science education, b) work with a portion of these school systems to write and launch science implementation and professional learning plans, and c) design ongoing professional learning supports for school system leaders to aid with science implementation.
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For a project on managing global disorder
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Geopolitical rivalry among the major powers is growing, with potentially profound implications for global order. Simultaneously, global security is being undermined by regional and localized disputes with the potential to become dangerous flashpoints, and the uncertain trajectory of the war in Ukraine and its aftermath. Increasing mistrust among the major powers also hinders cooperation on a range of common security concerns. With Corporation support, the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR’s) Center for Preventive Action (CPA) is leading a project that brings together international policymakers, analysts, and academics to assess the growing risk of armed conflict between the major powers and practical ways it could be mitigated. CPA will also continue to monitor and analyze other threats to international peace and security.
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For support of the National Opportunity to Learn Policy Commission
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Often the greatest barrier to meaningful change is a lack of representation or guidance from the people that policies directly affect. Amplifying the voices of families, youth and educators, therefore, is essential in order to change systems. In an effort to ensure that community voice is present in policy decision-making, the Schott Foundation launched the Opportunity to Learn (OTL)Policy Commission. The OTL Commission serves as a national hub for the development and dissemination of community-informed policies, tools, and tactics, and a place to formally facilitate ongoing collaboration between grassroots leaders and key decision-makers in addressing issues of racial equity and justice in education. With support from the Corporation, the OTL Commission will convene members to discuss key issues related to assessment and accountability in public education and produce a series of relevant and community-informed policy recommendations for federal education officials and policymakers.
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For exploring a plan for a funder collaborative to combat the anti-equity backlash in higher education
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
EducationCounsel is a mission-driven consulting organization founded in 2008 that works with nonprofits, foundations, postsecondary institutions, school districts, and policymakers to dramatically improve educational opportunities and outcomes for students. This project seeks to investigate, analyze, and develop a plan for a funder collaborative to support the field in combatting the anti-equity backlash in higher education. EducationCounsel has been intensely engaged with funders in the K-12 community dedicated to supporting a clear campaign to support educators and the broader community in their equity-oriented work; they are interested in exploring whether similar work with a group of funders in the higher education space is needed and would be effective given the differing context of the two systems.
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For project support to strengthen family engagement educator preparation through spread and scale
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
Teacher preparation programs often lack meaningful training on how to best engage families, which is one of the greatest barriers to increasing family engagement in schools. Since 2014, the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE) has advanced policies and practices for family and school engagement to promote student learning. NAFSCE is piloting a Family Engagement Pre-service Framework, to guide the expansion of family engagement curricula in educator preparation programs. Through this renewal grant, NAFSCE will (a) deepen its understanding of the Framework’s implementation across nine collaboratives in four areas: coursework, clinical practice, program design, and policy, (b) design an evaluation plan, and (c) build awareness of the Framework among state education agencies, districts, and education schools.
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For project support of annual National Family Engagement and Community Schools Conference
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
6 months
Description
Research has shown that student achievement increases when parents are engaged in their children’s learning and that strong family-school partnerships are the foundation for family engagement. Applying best practices in family engagement to local contexts however requires an understanding of the conditions and capabilities that support engagement, particularly at the school and district levels. The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) has been partnering with district leaders to capture best practices and to support the field in deepening its implementation of effective and systemic engagement efforts while enhancing professional development opportunities for teachers, principals, and school staff. Since 2014, IEL has organized the National Family Engagement Conference, the nation’s largest convening for the family and community engagement field, with over 200 district leaders representing more than 9,000 schools across forty-four states working to improve district practices in support of families. The Corporation will support IEL’s 2023 National Family and Community Engagement conference in order to continue sharing best practices, integrating strategies such as capacity building and leadership development, and moving toward a more systemic engagement of parents and families across the country.
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For project support to expand literacy training and resources for Memphis families (Lifting Reading)
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
Literacy levels across the country have been heavily impacted by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both families and schools are struggling to help students reach the desired outcomes and for low-income families, these hardships are especially prevalent given the lack of resources and academic support available for their children. Local organizations are stepping in to help mitigate these undesired outcomes by providing literacy support and building the capacity of families. The Memphis Lift is a movement by and for parents and grandparents whose children attend or are zoned to chronicallylow-performing schools in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in July 2015, The Memphis Lift network has grown to become a passionate group of over 1,000 parents, grandparents, and concerned community members who feel their children have been underserved and are ready to act on the issues. Through this proposed grant, the Corporation would support Memphis Lift’s literacy campaign to assess the literacy levels of the children in Memphis and provide families the necessary training and resources to help improve literacy outcomes.
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For a project on non-nuclear deterrence
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
28 months
Description
The Ukraine war has drawn attention to the danger of nuclear weapons but also the ability of states to defend themselves with conventional forces. Previous research on defensive defense, or non-nuclear deterrence, has suggested that conventional forces can be postured effectively to enable a state to resist aggression without reliance on nuclear weapons and without leading to concerns about a conventional arms race. This project will research the history of non-nuclear deterrence and through a core working group of practitioners and academics, assess its applicability to states within NATO and its potential for laying the basis for nuclear reductions.
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For project support of a study on a comparative international review of career pathways
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Rodel is a nonprofit organization that partners with U.S.-based and global educational innovators to transform public education. Their work aligns educational leadership with good data and leading-edge ideas, catalyzes action by providing strategic resources and building capacity, and drives ideas to scale via strategic communication and policy advocacy. This grant will support the first global comparison of the design and delivery of career pathways programs delivered in multiple countries. The goal post-study is to publish a working paper and a policy brief, as well as conduct a webinar with policy officials and practitioners from selected countries exploring the similarities and differences between the different career pathway models.
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As a one-time only grant for support of anniversary planning and activities
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1901 to support access to higher education and the development of research in the Scottish universities. As part of their 125th anniversary activities they are launching a study to measure the impact of the Trust’s funding on Scottish higher education, university curriculum and research priorities, and research careers and trajectories. With Corporation support this research will measure the geographic spread of beneficiaries across Scotland and the impact of increased access to higher education has had on local communities. This project offers the prospect of understanding the direction and priorities of the Trust over time and its place in Scottish society generally.
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For project support of the THRIVE initiative to provide families with meaningful student data
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
This is the first grant to Cambiar, a nonprofit focused on student equity, to implement Thrive, a multi-year initiative co-funded by the Walton, Bill and Melinda Gates and Overdeck Foundations. The problem the Thrive initiative aims to solve is that although evidence has shown that student data is available for families, it is not always user-friendly or equally accessible for low-income and marginalized families. Thrive will award grants to education organizations and conduct action research about how to provide parents with information in ways that are culturally responsive and effective. Specifically, Thrive will (a) provide sub-grants to twenty organizations producing solutions and methodologies to support parents with data about their children learning, (b) conduct a research report analyzing families’ demographics and how they use this data.
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As a one-time only grant to support twenty African postgraduate scholarships
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Established in 2003 in partnership with Rhodes Trust, the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) is a legacy organization of Nelson Mandela that seeks to foster the next generation of African leaders by providing full support for Africans with undergraduate degrees under the age of thirty to pursue a postgraduate degree at a university in South Africa and provides in-residence leadership training. To date, 622 scholars from 33 countries and across 35 disciplines have benefited from the program, with 93 percent of alumni remaining on the continent. The aim is to develop innovative, competent, and ethical leaders in their fields, with skills to bring about transformative, positive changes in their institutions, communities, and countries. To honor MRF’s 20th anniversary, Corporation support will provide twenty scholarships over two years, with the inclusion of leadership development support.
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For support towards the "Scots Who Built New York" campaign
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Formed in 1956 by Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton, the American Scottish Foundation is a national organization providing a cultural bridge between the United States and Scotland. Through their platform of projects and events, the American Scottish Foundation helps strengthen and share the heritage of Scots in the United States, including Andrew Carnegie and his influence, and the cultural message of Scotland’s past and future. With Corporation support, the organization will continue its previously Carnegie Corporation supported work on the “Scots Who Built New York” campaign. Photography and filmmaking are already underway in the creation of a walking tour map of uptown Manhattan. In addition, they will use grant funds to assess the feasibility of the last project in the campaign — to map the outer boroughs of New York City.
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As a one-time only grant for support of the Europaeum Scholars Programme
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The Europaeum, founded by Oxford University in 1992, is linked to a network of 19 of Europe’s premier universities. Its mission is to give the most talented, energetic, and publicly engaged European students new opportunities to develop and deepen professional and leadership skills and experiences that enable them to shape the future of Europe for the better. The Europaeum Scholars Programme (the Programme) was first launched in 2018, and recently introduced two new elements: a professional mentoring scheme and a Scholars alumni network. With Corporation support the Programme will continue to work with doctoral candidates and postgraduate students with a proven commitment to public good through thoughtful engagement with representatives from government, academia, and practitioners around policy issues and important current European affairs. Programming includes seminars, conferences, and a classics colloquium.
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For support of EWA's 2023 National Seminar
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
6 months
Description
School as we know it — from teaching to testing to extracurriculars — has been profoundly disrupted, with troubling consequences often falling hardest on Black, Latinx and Native American students and their families. How the education sector will be changed over the long term remains unclear. Education journalists need to be the public’s guide to an uncertain future, providing real-time information and analysis to help students, parents and the broader public emerge from the pandemic and its aftermath. Founded in 1947, the Education Writers Association (EWA) has been working for over seventy-five years to strengthen the community of education writers and improve the quality of education coverage to better inform the public. EWA is a vibrant professional community of education journalists — reporters, editors, producers, and freelancers who work for online media, newspapers, radio and TV stations, and magazines. With renewed support from the Corporation, EWA will continue to contribute to the nation’s education journalists with financial support for professional learning experiences that have strengthened the quality and quantity of reporting on education.
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For the “Judy Woodruff Reports: America at a Crossroads” production
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Increasing distrust and polarization in communities across the country continue to threaten the pillars of democracy and the ability to work together to solve problems. For the PBS NewsHour project, “Judy Woodruff Reports: America at a Crossroads,” the award-winning journalist will present thirty-six to forty-eight in-depth segments that explore the divisions plaguing America, how they grew, and what steps may be taken to begin the healing process. The project will engage historians, political scientists, sociologists, politicians, psychologists, scientists, and many more people who have an insight into the state of the American democracy. With Corporation support, the reports aim to resonate with audiences through informed storytelling, real life scenarios, and thoughtful analysis.
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