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Project Title
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 Councilcontinues 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 elevatedstudent debt as an urgent economic consideration. 45million Americanshave student loan debt, and those between the ages of 25-to-34 are the mostaffected. 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 digitalcommunications.
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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
Yearsof education innovation have resulted in exemplary school models, but many of those schools do not become known beyond the communities they serve and thereis 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-hundredyears, 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
0 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 percentexceeding 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 percentparticipation 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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Project Title
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 eightpartners 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
Oftenthe 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 theprospect 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
24 months
Description
Established in2003in partnership with Rhodes Trust,the MandelaRhodes Foundation (MRF)is a legacyorganizationof Nelson Mandela thatseeksto foster the next generation of African leadersbyprovidingfull support for Africans with undergraduate degrees under the age of thirty topursueapostgraduatedegree at a university in South Africaand providesin-residenceleadership training. Todate,622scholars from33countriesand across 35 disciplines havebenefitedfrom the program, with 93 percentof alumniremainingon the continent. The aim istodevelopinnovative,competent, and ethical leaders in their fields, with skills to bring about transformative, positive changes in their institutions, communities, andcountries. To honorMRF’s 20th anniversary, Corporation support will provide twentyscholarships over two years, with the inclusion of leadership developmentsupport.
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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 Foundationis a national organization providinga cultural bridge between the United States and Scotland. Through their platform of projects and events, the AmericanScottishFoundation helps strengthen andshare the heritage of Scots in the United States, including Andrew Carnegie andhis 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 ofa walking tour map of uptown Manhattan.In addition, they will use grant funds toassessthe feasibility of the last project in the campaign — tomapthe outer boroughs ofNew 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 leadershipskills 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-fiveyears 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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For one-time funding for a project to analyze the role of cities in the politics of nuclear weapons as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on "Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons"
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Foreign relations and national security policy are typically thought to be issues for the federal government.But cities increasingly are seeking to influence these policies, including those about nuclear weapons.Cities are adopting resolutions declaring nuclear-free zones and collaborating with foreign cities and non-governmental organizations to advocate for nuclear reductions.While scholars have studied the impact of this “city diplomacy” on other issues, little attention has been paid to understanding its relationship to nuclear policy.This project will fill a gap in understanding of the role of cities in nuclear weapons politics, including the motivations for cities and city leaders to be involved and the impact they have on policy debates in the United States, and especially on the policy preferences of locally elected members of Congress.
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For one-time funding for a project on congressional nuclear policy preferences as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on "Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons"
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
32 months
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Congress is assumed to defer to the president on most nuclear policy issues but increasing polarization, partisan differences, and divided control of government may be eroding this deference.As more members of Congress seek to use nuclear policy for partisan or political reasons, the president becomes less able to implement his agenda.When the United States does not speak with one voice on nuclear policy this may also erode the credibility of U.S. commitments abroad.By studying the policy preferences of members of Congress over time, this project will increase our understanding of how congressional preferences and partisan politics motivate congressional actions on nuclear policy.
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For one-time funding for a project to expand diversity in the study of nuclear policy as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on "Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons"
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Discussions of nuclear weapons policy tend to take place within elite audiences with few opportunities for others to engage with these issues.As a consequence, nuclear policy tends to emphasize the views and preferences of a few.To address this gap, this project will host scholars in residence at Spelman College, enable faculty working groups, and culminate in a conference that includes policymakers, students, and scholars from the Atlanta metro area. The project will create curricula and incentivize scholarship on nuclear weapons issues that reflects the insights of a more diverse group of faculty and students.
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For one-time funding for a project on nuclear alliance management as part of a Request for Proposals (RFP) on "Understanding the Politics of Nuclear Weapons"
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
37 months
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Efforts within the United States to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons are often countered with the argument that such changes would reduce for allies the credibility of the U.S. promise to defend them, if necessary, with nuclear weapons.Yet the domestic politics within some of these allied states suggests a wider range of opinion on nuclear issues.This project will explore the diversity of views on nuclear policy in Norway, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany through extensive interviews with policy officials.The project findings will shed light on the intricacies of ally preferences on nuclear issues and help better inform U.S. policymakers about the range and strength of ally preferences.
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For a project to support a strand of sessions and activities focused on curriculum-based professional learning at the annual conference
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
9 months
Description
Learning Forward strives to achieve a vision of equity and excellence in teaching and learning by building the capacity of leaders to establish and sustain highly effective professional learning grounded in curriculum. Their Annual Conference draws more than 3,000 attendants to reimagine professional learning and engage in productive dialogue to implement effective strategies discussed during the event. Many key stakeholders in the school system attend, including district leaders, superintendents, policymakers, teacher leaders, school-based teams, and professional learning providers. This year, for the December 2023 Annual Conference, Learning Forward would like to bring together partner organizations and share the latest research and best practices around curriculum-based professional learning (CBPL). Through this project, Learning Forward will host a reception, pre-conference session, thought leaders panel discussion, concurrent sessions, and a sponsored session, along with a variety of other outreach activities, to focus on the importance of CBPL in closing the achievement gap and improving student outcomes.
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For support of strategic communications activities to build public understanding of socio-emotional learning
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
College and career readiness requires more than academic knowledge—an extensive body of research shows that students’ socio-emotional skills are key to their lifelong success and well-being. For nearly three decades, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has served as one of the leading organizations developing the field and building the evidence base for high-quality socio-emotional learning (SEL). CASEL equips school, district, and state education leaders with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to implement high-quality SEL, including direct support for twenty school districts serving 1.7 million students and forty state partners. Corporation support will enable CASEL to implement strategic communications activities to build greater understanding of high-quality SEL among education stakeholders and policymakers and engage families and communities in supporting SEL as a critical part of the student learning experience.
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For a project to support grandparents raising primarily Black students to become knowledgeable about tools and methods to support their grandchildren's literacy
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
14 months
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One in tenchildren are raised by a grandparent due to the opioid epidemic and gun violence in Philadelphia.Supportive Older Women’s Network, an organization that is a member of the Corporation’s RFP cohort, works withlow-income students of color raised by their grandparents and helps keep them away from the foster care system. In year twoof this project, Philly Families Read Together, SOWN will pilot a new intervention to improve collaboration between teachers andgrandparents. The expected impact of this work is as follows: (a) Increased literacy skills and attendance for elementary-school students being raised by grandparents, as measured by student progress in Star Assessments; (b) increased collaboration and communication between grandparents and school, measured through the increase in grandparent participation in parent-teacher conferences; and (c) increased teachers’ skills in working effectively with grandparents, particularly in co-creating ideas and strategies for improving the children’s literacy.
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For a project to develop video exemplars of high-quality science instruction and curriculum-based professional learning and conduct external reviews of OpenSciEd elementary science instructional units
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
33 months
Description
Over a decade ago, the Framework for K-12 Science Education put forth a new approach to science education that shifts instruction from information and memorization to sense-making and critical thinking. To make these instructional shifts, teachers need support in the classroom to provide students meaningful and engaging learning experiences in science education. The National Science Teaching Association is committed to best practices in teaching science through professional learning, partnerships, and advocacy, with over 30,000 members in the science education field looking towards them for guidance. Through this renewal grant, they will complete the development of a video library resource of exemplars of high-quality science instruction in the classroom and high-quality curriculum-based professional learning connected to OpenSciEd. They also plan to launch a new strand of work to conduct external teacher-led reviews of OpenSciEd elementary science instructional units to inform the development process and provide quality assurance.
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For project support of the implementation of Higher Education Forward Funder Collaborative
Date
Sep. 14, 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 improve educational opportunities and outcomes for students dramatically. This project seeks to implement 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 engagingwith a group of funders in the higher education space asneeded and would be effective given the differing context of the two systems.
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For support of the China and the World program
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
China’s expanding role as a global great power has prompted increasing demands for expert, objective, and rigorous study of its foreign relations. Politically expedient decision-making without the benefit of such study will only serve to intensify heightened U.S.-China tensions. By supporting post-doctoral fellows with a focus on China’s international relations who have recently received their PhDs, Columbia University’s China and the World Program (C&WP) seeks to hone scholars’ expertise in this area and assist them in acquiring and keeping teaching positions in academic institutions. Through its Corporation-supported fellowship and public events, C&WP will continue to play a vital role in meeting the high demand for scholarship and education for the next generation of students about the challenges and opportunities posed by China’s rise.
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For project support of family engagement to improve student learning, RFP Yr 2
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
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Recognizing that many educators and school staff lack training around family engagement, Families and Schools Together (FAST), an education nonprofit founded in 1988, created the FAST Institute for Family Engagement. This professional development program trains parent liaisons to partner with families to support children’s education. Their current grant focused on providing professional development to District parent coordinators in Milwaukee, expanding their knowledge, skills, and attitudes about family engagement work. With renewed funding from the Corporation’s RFP on family engagement to support student learning, FAST will continue that work and include a direct focus on shifting the culture of schools and the district. By providing technical assistance to the district-level family engagement team, they will build capacity in the district to continue this project once it ends. They also plan to prepare toscale to more districts across Wisconsin and other states.
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