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Project Title
For support of Across the Aisle: Bridging the Educational Divide
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Over the past year and a half, The Hunt Institute (The Institute), in partnership with the Honorable Bob Wise, established the Across the Aisle initiative (formerly the COVID Constituency) in direct response to the pandemic and its long-lasting impact on students, families, and the education system. Through mediums such as polling, focus groups, and surveys, Across the Aisle has gathered opinions from parents, teachers, and others to identify a shared set of priorities and lift up demand over a transformed education system. With continued support from the Corporation, the Institute will support state and local education leaders as they consider ways to thoughtfully and intentionally spend down their federal funds over maximum impact by developing state ESSER guides, providing technical support to state leaders.
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For project support of the District Leader Family Engagement Clearinghouse
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
Decades of research shows that family engagement matters for student success, but despite the importance of family engagement, many schools struggle to prioritize and implement equitable and effective approaches that bring families and educators together in support of students’ learning and wellbeing. National Congress of Parents and Teachers (National PTA) sits at the intersection of school, home, and community, and is a trusted messenger to parents about critical issues affecting the success and safety of their children. A key part of PTA’s role is to both provide guidance on what effective family-school partnerships look like and to advocate for schools to follow that guidance as they make crucial decisions. With support from the Corporation, the PTA will build an online database that is a one-stop shop for district leaders to identify more evidence-based family engagement programs. This will be the first phase of a five-year plan to raise the awareness of family engagement amongst district leaders with “buying power” and make it easier for them to navigate the marketplace of providers offering family engagement programs and interventions.
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For applying international insights to the Russia-Ukraine War
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Russia’s aggressive war on Ukraine continues to cause widespread destruction. While there are few realistic approaches to bring the conflict to an end, there are many possibilities for the war to mutate into an even more destructive and enduring conflict. With Corporation support, the European Leadership Network (ELN) will facilitate convenings of expert representatives from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council along with Ukraine to participate in an ongoing dialogue with the goal of de-escalating the conflict. The grant will produce briefings to be shared with relevant policymaking communities.
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As a final grant for the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
The Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS)—a network of over 150 scholars based in the United States and in the countries of the former Soviet Union—was launched by the Corporation in 1996. Through individual and collective research, writings, publications, public events, and policy-oriented conferences, PONARS addresses an array of foreign, security, and domestic policy challenges related to Russia and Eurasia. It is designed to connect scholarship to policy and to foster community among scholars committed to developing and disseminating policy-relevant and collaborative research. With renewed funding, PONARS will continue activities and outputs, while also striving to deepen and expand its impact, broaden and empower its international network of social scientists, and develop and institutionalize innovative modes of partnership, collaboration, and exchange within the network and beyond.
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To support the development of the Competitiveness and Opportunity Agenda
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
6 months
Description
We are at a critical juncture in our nation’s history, facing a unique set of challenges unprecedented in scale and seriousness since the national and global economic, political, and military crises of the 1930’s and 40’s. While we are facing these challenges, however, we also live in a moment of unique and enormous opportunity. To leverage this opportunity, we will need to work across different levels of government, business, educational institutions, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations to provide better and more equitable education and skills pathways to as many of our citizens as possible. With support from the Corporation, America Achieves aims to develop a regionally driven nationwide agenda that will catalyze aligned, bipartisan leadership, policies, and strategies for an inclusive economic competitiveness and opportunity effort led by states and regions across the country.
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For strengthening doctoral and postdoctoral training in applied science, engineering, and technology in Africa
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
28 months
Description
Africa needs to increase the number of engineering professionals for continental advancement and global competitiveness. Without high-quality engineers, development in key sectors such as agriculture, energy, mining, water, and disaster reduction will forestall Africa’s progress. Part of the problem is insufficient faculty in engineering and related fields to meet the demand. Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF), an Africa-led, World Bank-affiliated initiative implemented and administered by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), aims to develop the next generation of African university engineering faculty through advanced training and research in partnership with African and international universities. Corporation support will provide doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships, capacity-building workshops, and a policy convening on postgraduate training and research.
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For incubating new learning models, leading citywide initiatives, and building the conditions needed to sustain innovation in Washington, DC
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Traditional school models were designed to achieve a different set of goals than those to which we aspire today. Today’s students require learning experiences that are personalized, mastery-based, and student-driven, and that prepare them to succeed in college and career. CityBridge Education (CityBridge) is a regional portfolio organization that has a long track record of incubating innovative new models in Washington, DC. With prior Corporation support, CityBridge has incubated a portfolio that now includes fourteen schools, and cultivated a diverse talent pipeline of school, community, and system leaders. In recent years, CityBridge has expanded its work to include education ventures beyond school walls, including CityWorks DC, which builds strong pathways for youth into high-wage, high-demand careers, and to lead large-scale initiatives such as CityTutor, which provides citywide access to high-impact tutoring for 10,000 students who experienced COVID-related disruption to their learning. With continued Corporation support, CityBridge will support a cohort of innovators developing new models, lead citywide initiatives to address widespread challenges, and engage stakeholders to build support for improvement and innovation.
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For support of Fund IV
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The education sector has not adequately invested in the leadership necessary to drive innovation, particularly among community-based entrepreneurs who are deeply connected to the challenges they seek to solve. Founded in 2010 to address this gap, 4.0 builds the capacity of entrepreneurs to develop early-stage education ventures that provide student-centered learning experiences and meet the needs of their communities. Corporation support will enable 4.0 to support 240 entrepreneurs as they develop new ventures, refine the fellowship model, expand programming for aspiring education funders, and provide leadership development for alumni. 4.0 creates positive impact in the sector both by cultivating a strong talent pipeline and supporting the development of each new venture. They have worked with more than 1,600 entrepreneurs to create hundreds of ventures that collectively reach more than 9,000,000 students across the country. A recent external evaluation revealed that the majority of 4.0 entrepreneurs are considered leaders in the education sector and report that 4.0 was instrumental in their development as leaders. 4.0 ventures have a range of focus areas, such as literacy, college access, and socio-emotional learning, and have demonstrated success in improving student experiences and outcomes.
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For project support of continued development of an equity-focused Future of Work
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The combined health and economic crisis have exacerbated inequalities long endured by communities. The Center for American Progress (CAP), a nonpartisan policy institute, seeks to improve American lives by proposing policy solutions that cut across K-12, postsecondary, and workplace training systems to empower Americans seeking quality, sustained employment and employers hiring and retaining skilled workers. Continued support from the Corporation will allow CAP to advance several policy goals centered on workforce development grounded in our theory of action, including industrial strategy implementation delivering on its promise of providing equitable access to good jobs and training for workers; continue developing and promulgating policies supporting a progressive view of workforce development centering the worker and ensuring businesses fulfill their talent needs; focus on critical occupations and workers by partnering with external organizations to promulgate existing recommendations and policy work and updating as the landscape shifts.
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For the development and launch of education research and development hubs
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
In order to transform the student learning experience at scale, schools and districts need to develop new approaches and the sector needs the mechanisms to disseminate effective practices beyond individual schools. The Rennie Center for Education & Policy (Rennie) improves public education in Massachusetts and beyond by pairing research with support for practitioners and policymakers. With Corporation support, Rennie will establish a research and development (R&D) hub in Massachusetts, which will pilot new education practices and share them broadly so that more schools have access to effective approaches. This will help fill a gap in the system, as it is estimated that only .4 percent of the national education budget is spent on R&D causing President Biden to recently call for increased public investment in innovation. Since its founding in 2002, Rennie has engaged an extensive network of policymakers and established itself as the authoritative source of research and policy recommendations for leaders across the state. As an example, Rennie conducts an annual review of student progress and offers recommendations for action. Rennie’s strong networks and reputation with policymakers resulted in the adoption of many of these recommendations, including expanding early childhood programming, providing holistic student supports, and offering early college models to high school students.
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For project support to explore a strategic merger in service of educational equity
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The Graduate! Network was incorporated in 2011 to replicate and build a community of practice around communities that were helping adults with some college, no degree (potential “Comebackers”) re-enroll in college and complete a degree. Over the next decade, their work evolved and expanded; today, they define themselves as a national “think and do” tank catalyzing movement toward educational equity. Specifically, they are working toward a future where the likelihood of earning a postsecondary degree cannot be predicted by geography, gender, race, cultural heritage, or socioeconomic status. Although the organization has the expertise and tools required to execute its strategy, they do not have the bandwidth to advance its mission. They have determined that the most appropriate path is to explore a merger partnership. Corporation support will allow them to underwrite the work required to achieve this goal of a strategic merger.
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For a project to develop tools to support districts in adoption and implementation of high-quality instructional materials
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
9 months
Description
High-quality instructional materials alone cannot improve student learning and the need for curriculum-based professional learning is evident. District leaders need support in making decisions about materials selection and successful implementation through an evidence-based process that effectively plans for curriculum-based professional learning. Student Achievement Partners (SAP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising student achievement through evidence-based action and challenging K-12 academic standards through culturally relevant teaching. Through this grant, SAP will a) refine a materials adoption audit tool designed to help district leaders make decisions about materials selection and successful implementation, and to engage in an evidence-based process to effectively plan curriculum-based professional learning, and b) provide high-quality, standards-aligned online professional learning that are relevant to the development of instructional skills that support skillful implementation of instructional materials.
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For support of EdPrepLab initiative
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Learning Policy Institute (LPI) was established in 2015 to bring high-quality evidence into policy and practice conversations at the federal, state, and local levels. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, LPI connects policymakers and stakeholders with the evidence, ideas, and actions needed to strengthen the education system from preschool through college and career readiness—with the goal of creating empowering and equitable learning over each and every child. With continued support from the Corporation LPI aims to (1) strengthen equity-focused, SoLD-aligned education preparation practice and policy through the Education Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab) (2) expand and deepen the work of the Teacher Licensure Collaborative (TLC) to incorporate SoLD principles and whole child practices into state educator licensing and preparation systems; and (3) inform federal and state policymakers on key strategies over developing an equity-focused educator workforce, working in coalition with key partners and lifting up evidence-based research and examples of effective policies and practices.
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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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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.
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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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