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Project Title
For core support of PeerForward New York
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
10 months
Description
By 2020, two-thirds of all jobs in the United States will require some type of postsecondary credential, and labor statistics continue to confirm that those who complete higher education achieve higher lifetime earnings. The gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students, which has barely narrowed in over four decades, is therefore a more urgent problem than ever before. PeerForward, formerly known as College Summit, has over twenty years of experience leveraging the power of peer influence to boost college-going outcomes among low-income students. Specifically, PeerForward empowers student leaders to run three schoolwide campaigns that get their classmates to: apply to at least three postsecondary institutions, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) accurately and on time, and make connections between their academic pursuits and career goals. Corporation support will enable PeerForward to partner with seventeen New York City schools, impacting approximately 10,500 low-income students.
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For core support of Bottom Line New York
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
10 months
Description
More so than ever before, a postsecondary credential is a prerequisite for a family-sustaining career. Yet, the gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students persists. Bottom Line, a college access and success organization with a proven track record of success, has been addressing this gap for over twenty years by connecting low-income students with advisors who support their transition to and through college. With prior Corporation support, 96 percent of Bottom Line New York’s high school students committed to attending college, and 79 percent of college students who entered the program between 2012 and 2016 either graduated or are on track to graduate within six years, which is more than double the national average for Bottom Line’s target population. This renewal grant will enable Bottom Line New York to support nearly 2,900 low-income students on their paths to and through college in the 2018-19 academic year.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Demand for personalized, mastery-based learning experiences continues to grow, but sustainability at scale requires the active cultivation of enabling policy conditions and diffusion of strategies for implementation. The North American Council for Online Learning (iNACOL) has been on the forefront of this work since 2003, helping to build the nascent field of personalized learning through policymaker education, practitioner networking, convenings, and the publication of seminal reports. With current Corporation support, iNACOL has: provided information and assistance to more than 100 federal and state policymakers across forty-one states and Washington, D.C.; shared knowledge and built capacity among its 8,500-member network; produced the annual iNACOL Symposium for over 3,000 attendees; and published twenty-twp reports and issue briefs to advance the field. Program staff believe that iNACOL is well-positioned to build upon these successes, maintaining its unique and vital role as field leader, capacity-builder, and trusted source.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
9 months
Description
News coverage of the American public education system plays a critical role in shaping public opinion about the needs and opportunities facing students across the country. With the changes under the Every Student Succeeds Act, as well as the recent midterm 2018 elections, which resulted in twenty new governors, twelve of whom are responsible for appointing new state education board members, the public’s access to non-partisan news on education issues is even more critical. The 74, a nonprofit news outlet covering pertinent issues in education, was launched in 2015 by veteran journalists Campbell Brown and Romy Drucker with a mission to become the “must-read” for education leaders from all political affiliations. The 74 uses storytelling to spark national conversations, inspiring an urgency to better serve America’s 74 million children. Through award-winning journalism, digital and public engagement, and partnerships with news outlets, The 74 has become a national media platform reaching one in ten Americans. With continued support from the Corporation, The 74 will build on its newsroom operations, increase its reach among families and policymakers, and continue to harness video and social media to spread its content.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Unaccompanied children continue to flee to the United States in significant numbers due to escalating violence and dangers in their home countries, much of it perpetrated by gangs, traffickers, and other criminal groups. Yet, long-standing policies and funding meant to provide access to justice and safety for unaccompanied migrant children are at great risk. In addition, more than 60 percent of these youth are unable to access pro bono legal representation, without which they are five times more likely to be deported back to the dangerous situations they fled. Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) provides legal services, advocacy, and strategic communications aimed at assisting unaccompanied immigrant children seeking refuge in the United States. With Corporation support, KIND will continue to offer legal aid and social services to vulnerable children facing deportation proceedings, as well as educate policymakers and the public about the impacts of policy changes on the children’s well-being and safety.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
While several years of education innovation have yielded a variety of new school models, the capacity rarely exists to design new models, implement with quality, and undertake the important research and development (R&D) work necessary to continuously improve. Transcend exists to address these needs. Founded in 2015 with Corporation support, Transcend accelerates innovation in model design by serving as a design partner for schools and districts and as an R&D engine for the field. With current Corporation support, Transcend has helped to build, codify, and spread innovative models currently reaching over 5,000 students; developed and supported a talent network of over 300 education experts that supports Transcend’s partners and the field at large; and created and disseminated a robust set of knowledge products reaching over 700 unique organizations and nearly 300 schools beyond Transcend’s direct partners.
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For core support of OneGoal New York
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
8 months
Description
While similar percentages of 10th grade students from low- and high-income communities aim to earn postsecondary degrees, the rates at which they achieve this goal differ drastically. Research shows that 67 percent of students in the highest socioeconomic group earn a postsecondary degree compared to only 22 percent of those in the lowest socioeconomic group. OneGoal addresses this mismatch by equipping teachers to facilitate a three-year, school-based college success model. The model offers high school students credit-bearing courses and coaching and supports students through their freshman year of college. Previous Corporation grants have enabled OneGoal to implement a strategic plan, expand its reach to more students, and ultimately amplify student success. Since its launch, 81 percent of OneGoal students have enrolled in a postsecondary program and 86 percent of enrolled students have persisted one year later. Renewed support will enable OneGoal to continue expanding higher education opportunities for low-income students in New York City.
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For core support of the Collaborative for Student Success
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Supporters of educational equity span diverse ideologies and backgrounds, yet there are opponents that are weakening public support for education reform. With limited federal oversight, a dynamic legislative landscape, and new initiatives sparked by Every Students Succeed Act (ESSA), states need targeted support by way of strategic communications, while the public needs to be able to hold states accountable. The Collaborative for Student Success was founded in 2009 by eight foundations (Carnegie, Gates, Helios Education Foundation, Helmsley Charitable Trust, Hewlett, Lumina, Broad, and Schusterman) as a non-profit organization working to defend high standards, high-quality assessments, and strong systems of accountability. The Collaborative identifies the communications gaps in key strategic areas, in turn building out its coalitions of support in order to increase awareness and support for educational equity. With continued support from the Corporation, the Collaborative will amplify positive trends, offer response communications to push back on threats, and build a strategic and sustainability plan to support their future efforts.
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For core support of the Bush Institute's immigration program
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
19 months
Description
Immigrants account for 13.5 percent of the total population in the United States and are responsible for nearly half of the labor force growth in the last decade. They fill critical gaps in the country’s workforce and keep local economies vibrant as the population ages. Yet, the country only realizes a fraction of the potential that immigrants possess due to complex laws and outdated priorities that do not meet the needs of a growing 21st century economy. The Bush Institute-Southern Methodist University Economic Growth Initiative works to advance immigration policy reforms that promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and inclusive growth. To that end, the George W. Bush Institute (housed at the George W. Bush Foundation) will produce data-driven reports on policy considerations, coordinating roundtables and meetings with key stakeholders and policymakers.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Although there is substantial evidence that helping immigrants gain legal status improves their economic prospects and increases overall community prosperity and public safety, immigrant families in the United States struggle to obtain quality legal services. Approximately 829,000 cases are pending in overwhelmed immigration courts nationwide, and a vast majority of them lack legal counsel. With a lawyer, an immigrant is six times more likely to win their case. Unfortunately, 47 percent of lawyers appearing in immigration courts are deemed “inadequate” or “grossly inadequate” by judges. Founded in 2014 by Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) helps vulnerable immigrants gain access to affordable, high-quality immigration legal services through an innovative fellowship program. With Corporation support, IJC will continue to train and support exceptional young lawyers and college graduates to provide legal and social services to immigrants at top legal services agencies and community-based organizations across the country.
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For core support of its immigration program
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
As policymakers debate immigration reform and border security in today’s polarized political environment, immigrants have been especially vulnerable to divisive rhetoric that distracts and conceals the actual impact of policy changes on their communities. More than 18 million Latino children under the age of 18 live in the United States, and 95 percent of them are U.S. citizens. Yet, federal policy proposals around legal immigration and public charge threaten the health and education outcomes of millions of these children and their families alone. Changes in immigration enforcement protocol have put up to 5.7 million Latino children at risk of family separations. With a nationwide affiliate network of nearly 300 community-based organizations, UnidosUS is one of the largest Latino-serving civil rights organizations. With Corporation support, UnidosUS will collect high-quality data on the policy positions of the Latino population, which continues to grow in political influence. UnidosUS will also use its expert research capabilities to produce white papers and other research products to educate the public about the impacts of new laws and policies on the Latino community.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
As the native-born United States population ages and the national birthrate declines, immigrants have been helping to revitalize communities and entire industries. Immigrants and their children now account for 86.5 million people, or 27 percent, of the U.S. population. Children of immigrants represent one in four young children of ages five and under, and nearly one in ten students in American schools is an English learner. Yet, immigration remains a highly divisive policy issue in politics and society. Dedicated to the study of American and global migration, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is a leading think tank in the United States and the advanced industrial world. With renewed Corporation support, MPI will provide nonpartisan analysis and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels, in order to help meet the demand for pragmatic and thoughtful responses to the challenges and opportunities that large-scale migration presents to communities and institutions in an increasingly integrated world.
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For core support of the State Infrastructure Fund focused on nonpartisan voter engagement
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
All Americans should have an equal opportunity to have their voices heard through voting, yet low-income communities, young voters, naturalized citizens and historically marginalized minority groups participate at lower levels and are more likely to experience voter suppression. Based at Neo Philanthropy, the State Infrastructure Fund (SIF) supports, complements, and enhances organizations that provide voting rights protection and nonpartisan voter engagement to historically underrepresented groups across the country. With renewed Corporation support, SIF will increase voter participation and civic engagement of citizens from historically underrepresented communities, help ensure that all Americans have their right to vote respected, and build communications capacity in states for long-term voter education and mobilization.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
The current Administration has issued numerous changes to longstanding United States immigration policies, which have not only caused long backlogs to develop for those seeking to adjust their immigration status, but also forced legal service providers to make significant adjustments to their client services. With more than 360 affiliates across forty-nine states and the District of Columbia, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is an authoritative voice in the realm of immigration. Using its deep knowledge of the country’s complex immigration system, CLINIC provides invaluable trainings and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations and pro bono attorneys who are serving the country’s most vulnerable immigrants, including asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants. With renewed Corporation support, CLINIC will continue to build the capacities of legal service providers who are directly supporting immigrants nationwide.
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For core support of the 2020 Census Project
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
15 months
Description
The United States Constitution mandates a full and accurate count of the country’s total population every ten years, and the Fourteenth Amendment requires that each person be counted equally. The decennial census is used to not only reapportion seats for the U.S. House of Representatives, but also to direct more than $800 billion in federal resources. The 2020 Census will be the first to be conducted primarily online, raising new apprehensions about confidentiality, cybersecurity, and the digital divide that exists across the country. Established in early 2016, the 2020 Census Project has been the vehicle for pooled funding and shared campaign expenses for efforts to ensure an accurate count. With Corporation support, the project, which is fiscally sponsored by the New Venture Fund, will continue to fund key organizations that are working on census issues. These organizations are supporting state-based initiatives for mobilizing constituencies and advocating for increased investments in local-level census education and outreach.
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As a final grant for general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
To realize the promise of system-wide excellence in education, a critical mass of managers and leaders is needed. Founded in 2003, Education Pioneers is a nonprofit with a mission to identify, train, connect, and inspire a new generation of professionals dedicated to transforming our education system so that all students receive a quality education. Their signature fellowship model recruits, develops, and places early and mid-career professionals in job opportunities involving project management and data analysis across the education sector. Through this final grant, Education Pioneers will (a) implement the Education Human Capital Leaders Institute for thirty human capital leaders in collaboration with the Urban Schools Human Capital Academy, another Corporation grantee, (b) run their fellowship program by recruiting and selecting a diverse cohort of 125 rising early- to mid-career leaders, (c) plan and execute a national alumni strategy, and (d) strengthen their financial sustainability.
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For core support of its immigration program
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
Under the current United States immigration system, many prospective immigrants find themselves waiting decades to secure a green card. Approximately 829,000 cases remain pending in overwhelmed immigration courts, and wait times for visa processing can exceed twenty years, depending on an applicant’s country of origin. Immigrants who enter the country illegally or overstay their visas generally do not have any legal options for residency. The Cato Institute’s Project on Immigration Reform was launched in 2016 for developing evidence-based ideas for reforming U.S. immigration laws. The institute’s ideology and commitment to rigorous, data-driven research has made it a trusted clearinghouse that is able to unite conservatives, liberals, and libertarians on broad principles that can shape concrete policy initiatives. With Corporation support, the Cato Institute will produce cutting-edge data and research that debunks anti-immigrant myths and bolsters the case for innovating the country’s immigration system. The institute will work with leading scholars and immigration advocates to develop policy solutions that are actionable and able to draw bipartisan support.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
6 months
Description
All children deserve the opportunity to receive a high-quality education that prepares them for success in college and careers, but millions of students are not receiving this opportunity. Teachers are the most important in-school factor in influencing student achievement, and elevating the teaching profession is therefore a critical way in improving student achievement. However, the process of shaping education policy has left out the voices of teachers, while teachers unions, which aim to serve as a vehicle for elevating the voices of educators, do not wholly represent them nor respond to the priorities of all their teacher-members. Educators for Excellence (E4E) began in 2010 by a small group of teachers recognizing the need to change the way education policies were formulated. Today, E4E includes nearly 32,000 educators in six major cities, joining together to improve student learning and to elevate the teaching profession. With continued support from the Corporation, E4E will identify issues that impact schools, create solutions to these challenges, train new teachers to be leaders within their unions, and advocate for policies and programs that give all students access to a quality education.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
6 months
Description
All parents want an excellent education for their children, but many parents find it difficult and confusing to navigate the public school system, especially when they are bombarded with information, choices, and responsibilities. In order for parents and students to stay on track toward success, they need support and counsel. Since its founding in 2015, EdNavigator has focused on providing personalized education support accessible to families from all backgrounds in order to help them navigate the public school system and in turn support their children’s success. EdNavigator partners with leading employers to bring expert “Navigators” directly to families at the workplace or wherever is most convenient for them. As advisors, Navigators help families find the right schools, understand their children’s progress, and support learning at home. Since its inception, EdNavigator has expanded to supporting families through eighteen employer partners across various sectors in New Orleans as well as piloting with a leading local healthcare company in Boston. With continued support from the Corporation, EdNavigator will deepen its work in these two key regions and share lessons from this work with other states across the country.
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For core support of Learning Heroes
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
While we know parents and families are on the front lines of their children’s education, engaged and deeply committed to their children’s success, they are frequently underserved and overlooked as a key stakeholder and customer of their children’s education. Gaps in information and understanding often prevent parents from playing an active role in helping to ensure their children’s academic success. There is a critical need to address these gaps in order to enable parents to actively support their children’s academic success. Founded in 2016 with Corporation support, Learning Heroes has emerged as a national organization supporting and challenging the field to incorporate parent perspectives into new solutions, while translating research on parent perspectives into actionable messaging and tools for educators, the advocacy community, academia, and philanthropy. With continued support from the Corporation, Learning Heroes conduct its annual parent survey and three seasonal informational campaigns, disseminate its research through its extensive network of partners.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Next generation leadership at the district and state levels will be key to effective change management in education systems across the country, and the integration of high-quality instructional materials with redesigned student learning experiences is necessary to create and sustain more effective postsecondary pathways for all students. However, these leaders face challenges in acting upon this imperative, including policies that inhibit new approaches and a lack of capacity to transform existing structures. Founded in 2015, Chiefs for Change (CfC) supports a bipartisan network of thirty-five best-in-class district and state leaders, including twenty-five active members and ten alumni members, to tackle these challenges so that all students are prepared to reach their full potential. The specific supports that CfC provides include: facilitated peer to peer learning, development of a diverse talent pipeline through the Future Chiefs program, project management support, communications advising and support, and timely technical assistance from CfC partners.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
Annually, over thirteen billion dollars are invested in K-12 education technology (edtech) in the United States, but only 5 percent of products are used with the intended frequency and approximately 65 percent of purchased student licenses for edtech products are completely unused or meet zero usage goals. So while evidence suggests edtech can have a positive impact on students under the right conditions, there is no currently no coordinated collection of contextualized information so that educators can make informed decision-making about which products to use. The Jefferson Education Exchange (JEX), launched in 2018, aims to significantly deepen and expand edtech implementation analysis to help education decision-makers. JEX aims to help decision-makers (a) better allocate the money they spend on education technologies toward technologies that will be a good fit for their contextualized needs; and (b) provide information that helps educators effectively implement those technologies in their contexts. This grant is for general support.
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For core support of the College Promise Campaign
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
The College Promise Campaign (CPC), founded in 2015 with partial support from the Corporation, addresses an urgent national need to make postsecondary opportunities affordable and accessible to all. The Campaign works to build widespread public understanding that free community college is a vital investment in the social and economic well-being of students, families, and the nation. It also provides local and state leaders with the resources and support they need to initiate effective College Promise programs and research-based practices successfully. These programs continue to gain ground in states and localities across the country, earning bipartisan support and putting college within reach of many high-need students, particularly first-generation college goers.
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For core support of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
36 months
Description
Historically, the work of education researchers has been largely disconnected from that of school district officials and educators, and research findings have often done little to influence policy or improve day-to-day practices in schools. The Research Alliance (Alliance) aims to change this in New York City by building the capacity of the whole system to learn and improve in a sustained way—across mayoral administrations, funding cycles, and changes in state policy and leadership. The Alliance provides high quality evidence to strengthen policy and practice; documents and helps the City learn from success and failure; and informs the decisions that stakeholders make every day. This core support will enable the Alliance to build and sustain partnerships; communicate the results and implications of their work; promote evidence use; grow their data archive and provision of fast-response research; and leverage other funding.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
In the United States, high school graduates from high-income backgrounds are two times more likely to enroll in postsecondary education than their low-income peers. In order to support low-income high school graduates in the enrollment process and to close this gap, college preparation opportunities and support networks are critical. Founded in 2005, the Squash Education Alliance (SEA) leads a network of youth development organizations that work to tackle this enrollment gap especially for low income families. Since its inception, SEA has increased from four member organizations to nineteen U.S. organizations and five international affiliates, serving over 5,000 families with its flagship program centered on an intensive, year-round youth development model combining squash instruction as a safe after school option for working low income families, academic tutoring, mentoring, travel, and college preparation. With support from the Corporation, SEA will provide middle and high school students with college preparation opportunities, provide support networks to college students and alumni, build career connections, and promote best practices across its network in order to support low-income students in their postsecondary journeys.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
In the next five years, the percentage of federal, state, and local government employees who are eligible to retire will double, yet applications for public service jobs have fallen by 25 percent. Government institutions depend on talented public servants who are well-trained and well-educated, and the responsibility of nurturing this workforce has traditionally been shared by government, universities, and other leading institutions in society. Founded in 2013, the Volcker Alliance regularly convenes and engages with thought leaders, government practitioners, academics, and nonprofit leaders to diagnose government management issues and to collaborate on potential solutions. With Corporation support, the Volcker Alliance will build regional networks of governments and universities to develop strategies to strengthen the talent pipeline into public service. The alliance will also coordinate a task force of select deans of leading public affairs schools dedicated to revamping public service education.
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For core support of the Cowen Institute
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
The Cowen Institute is uniquely positioned to address the considerable challenges facing New Orleans and the country by continuing to examine, innovate, and advocate for postsecondary outcomes for all New Orleans youth. The Cowen Institute will build its capacity to lead and convene the New Orleans College and Career Counseling Collaborative and the New Orleans College Persistence Collaborative, as well as examine the feasibility of a youth pathway from the Institute’s Earn and Learn Career Pathways program through its pilot Trellis hybrid college initiative. The Institute will build on the momentum from the Life After High School launch to develop solutions that prepare students for future success in college, careers, and life.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Multiple education professionals, such as school and district leaders and district coaches, have key roles in supporting teachers’ effective implementation of high-quality and standards aligned curriculum. Yet, although these professionals provide instructional leadership and conduct classroom observations providing teachers with feedback and reflection opportunities, professional learning for school and district leaders and coaches linked to the use of high-quality curriculum is not yet the norm. Through this renewal grant, EL Education plans to: (a) collect data about strengths and weaknesses in EL Education’s approach to providing supports to district coaches and school and district leaders; (b) develop a learning progression about what education professionals need to know and do to be able to support implementation of EL Education’s curriculum across multiple education roles; (c) build the capacity of EL Education’s staff to do this work; and (d) share lessons learned with five partner professional learning organizations that support districts’ implementation of EL Education’s curriculum and the field at large.
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For core support of the Student Success Network
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
College and career readiness requires more than academic knowledge—research indicates that students’ socio-emotional and metacognitive skills are key to their lifelong success. While the literature establishes the relationship between socio-emotional learning (SEL) and academic outcomes, there remains a lack of capacity to integrate SEL into academic and youth development programming. The Student Success Network (SSN) is a network of sixty-five education and youth development organizations committed to empowering over 200,000 of New York City’s low-income students with the SEL competencies they need to succeed in college and career. SSN plays a unique role in building member capacity through SEL data collection, improvement science training, and collaborative learning communities focused on problems of practice. Previous grants have allowed SSN to develop and administer a rigorous SEL survey, identify best practices, and equip members to assess student growth. With continued support, SSN will deepen efforts to identify promising SEL practices, integrate youth voice into programming, disseminate resources to the network and the field, and support data collection and analysis to promote continuous improvement.
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For core support of Bottom Line New York
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Bottom Line connects low-income students with professional advisors who support them through the range of financial, academic, and personal challenges that emerge on the path to and through college. The Corporation is supporting Bottom Line through its College Advising Initiative, which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students, despite identical aspirations to complete a postsecondary education. A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support postsecondary access and success are insufficient and inequitable. Previous corporation grants have enabled Bottom Line New York to serve 2,850 students and achieve strong outcomes in college access and success, with 99 percent of students committing to attend college and 94 percent of first-year college students persisting through the second semester. With continued support, Bottom Line will participate in the College Advising Initiative to strengthen and scale postsecondary advising in New York City and continue to transform college access and success for low-income students through personalized mentoring and support.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Barriers to equity and social mobility for young people are complex and are influenced by policies spanning early childhood development, pre-K-12 education, work policy, juvenile and criminal justice, and higher education. The Opportunity Institute (OI) uses policy research and education, public media campaigns, on-the-ground partnerships, and network of researchers, advocacy organizations and policy experts to develop and communicate pragmatic recommendations across these issue area silos in order to improve opportunities for young people. OI bridges the domains of policy, research, and action to develop innovative, evidence-based, pragmatic policies and practices that can be scaled to entire school districts and states. Their work is comprised of four distinct but related projects: (1) Opportunity Institute P-12, collaborative, multi-sector community for educational equity; (2) Corrections to College, opportunities for formerly incarcerated youth and adults; (3) Just Equations, re-conceptualizing the role of math; and (4) Whole Child Equity, advancing a whole child strategy.
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For core support of OneGoal New York
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
OneGoal equips educators to facilitate a three-year, school-based college success model, in which high school students complete credit-bearing courses and receive coaching and support through freshman year of college. The Corporation is supporting OneGoal through its College Advising Initiative, which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students, despite identical aspirations to complete a postsecondary education. A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support postsecondary access and success are insufficient and inequitable. Previous corporation grants have enabled OneGoal to reach 2,066 fellows in thirty-one high schools in New York City and advance postsecondary enrollment and persistence goals, with 81 percent of OneGoal students enrolled in a postsecondary program and 86 percent persisting one year later. With continued support, OneGoal will participate in the College Advising Initiative to strengthen and scale postsecondary advising in New York City and continue to transform student outcomes by building the capacity of schools to support student access and success in college.
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For core support of PeerForward New York
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
PeerForward leverages positive peer influence in schools to increase college enrollment by empowering students to serve as peer leaders and run campaigns on critical steps toward college. The Corporation is supporting PeerForward through its College Advising Initiative, which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students, despite identical aspirations to complete a postsecondary education. A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support postsecondary access and success are insufficient and inequitable. During the previous grant, PeerForward peer leaders conducted 208 activities in schools serving 8,600 students and contributed to growth on key college access indicators: 84 percent of seniors submitted three or more college applications and 54 percent of seniors completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). With continued support, PeerForward will participate in the College Advising Initiative to strengthen and scale postsecondary advising in New York City and continue to empower young people to create college-going school cultures.
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For core support of the iMentor New York City
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
iMentor partners with schools in low-income communities and matches students with college-educated mentors who utilize a research-based curriculum to support students on the path to college. The Corporation is supporting iMentor through its College Advising Initiative, which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students, despite identical aspirations to complete a postsecondary education. A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support postsecondary access and success are insufficient and inequitable. Previous corporation grants have enabled iMentor to incorporate socio-emotional learning into the model and make key programmatic improvements, such as extend the mentoring relationship to the post-secondary level, revise the curriculum, and enhance mentor trainings and assessments. With continued support, iMentor will participate in the College Advising Initiative to strengthen and scale postsecondary advising in New York City and continue to transform college access and success for low-income students through positive mentoring relationships.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
College Possible supports low-income students on the path to and through college with research-based curricula and near-peer coaching. Through its Catalyze model, College Possible builds the capacity of colleges and universities to implement programming and customize on-campus support to students. The Corporation is supporting College Possible through its College Advising Initiative, which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students, despite identical aspirations to complete a postsecondary education. A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support postsecondary access and success are insufficient and inequitable. College Possible has served 1,000 students through the Catalyze model, yielding strong fall to spring persistence (94 percent) and satisfaction (94 percent) rates. With Corporation support, College Possible will participate in the College Advising Initiative to strengthen and scale postsecondary advising in New York City and refine and expand the Catalyze model.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
Entrepreneurs have developed creative solutions to long-standing challenges in a number of sectors, including, increasingly, in education. However, the racial wealth gap and racial and gendered barriers to success in entrepreneurship in America have often excluded people of color and women from fully contributing to this ecosystem. Camelback Ventures (Camelback) identifies, develops, and promotes social impact ventures led by untapped social entrepreneurs, particularly people of color and women. Their core programming is a six-month fellowship that supports the development of both the founder and venture, focused on education and economic mobility. Camelback provides coaching, capital, and connections by leading fellows through a curriculum to strengthen their core skills, while building a strong community to sustain the work over time. This grant is for general support.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Moving higher standards into effective implementation in the classroom centers on three core instructional processes that result in improvements in schools’ success with students: curriculum, assessment, and educator professional learning. The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) has been driving effective implementation for nearly a decade by designing with educators and continuously improving the tools, resources, and instructional processes necessary for teachers to guarantee rigorous, student-centered learning experiences for all students. The LDC partner network includes classroom teachers, school administrators, disciplinary literacy coaches and experts, teacher training organizations, district and state education staff. LDC’s strong research basis led in 2014 to the award of a United States Department of Education (USDOE) Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to train thousands of teachers in New York City and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The first set of data from this grant (released April 2019) confirmed LDC’s statistically-significant impact in improving student outcomes, amounting to five months of additional learning over matched students, even after only one year of LDC implementation. This grant supports LDC’s continuing efforts to codify scalable and measurable mechanisms for implementation of their instructional improvement approach.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
30 months
Description
Despite frequent references to education as the “civil rights issue of our time,” there is a glaring disparity between past social justice movements and current education reform: the most visible leaders in education reform are not typically representative of the socio-economic or racial diversity of the populations that they serve. For example, while over half of U.S. students are now non-white, only 6 percent of CEOs and superintendents and 11 percent of board members reflect that diversity. The sustainability of efforts to improve outcomes for young people and their communities depends on the inclusion of leaders who reflect those being served. The Surge Institute was founded in 2014 to address the lack of representation in educational leadership by elevating, developing, and accelerating a pipeline of well-prepared, connected, and supported leaders of color. Surge has now graduated 128 fellows, who work with and lead organizations that collectively serve more than 2.25 million students across the United States.
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For core support of the Teachers Guild
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
While there is broad consensus that change efforts in schools are needed in order to improve the quality and equity of education, this change is often incredibly complex, requires shifts in personal beliefs and behaviors, and is difficult to get started. To navigate this complexity, the adults who serve them must get good at making change and collaborating in order to do so. One promising approach to building this capacity is the use of human-centered design, which empowers teachers and principals to act as designers who are better able to problem-solve for their students. Together with an intentional focus on building relationships, community, and positive school culture, this approach can help teachers and school leaders develop the collective self-efficacy needed to make change. The Teachers Guild, a professional learning community of teachers, and School Retool, a fellowship program for schools principals, use human-centered design methods as core to their approaches to professional development and are now joining forces to build a coherent program for teachers and principals. They reach 15,000 educators, over 850 schools, and over 350 districts, which together serve over 650,000 students.
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For archival programs on U.S.- Russia relations, nuclear security, and cooperative threat reduction
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
The National Security Archive (the Archive) is an investigative journalism center and international affairs research institute with the largest repository of declassified U.S. documents outside the federal government. It was established in 1985 to check rising government secrecy. As political tensions continue to drive new narratives, the Archive advances its mission to advocate for more open government. Its programs work to increase understanding and cooperation between Russia and the United States by documenting the history of U.S.-Soviet/Russian relations, creating connections between scholars and practitioners, and engaging the next generation of students in joint learning and research. With Corporation support, the Archive will continue its work relevant to mutual security, nuclear weapons, and U.S.-Russian relations.
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For core support of its immigration policy program
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Since 2017, the federal government has dramatically scaled back the refugee admissions program, dismantled the asylum system, and erected new hurdles for future legal immigration. Immigration advocates have thus been facing the dual challenges of having to defend against anti-immigrant policies and needing to advance a forward-looking, affirmative vision for immigration policymaking. Since 2009, the Center for American Progress (CAP) has been playing a critical role in educating policymakers on the harms of anti-immigrant policy and steering the national conversation toward a positive immigration narrative. With renewed Corporation support, CAP will help drive the current immigration policy debate through high quality research and field-wide collaboration; ensure the successful implementation of pro-immigrant policies at all levels of government; and shape the direction of the national conversation on integration, demographics, and migration.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Sustained, nonpartisan voter engagement is an essential component of a healthy democracy. And while there are many national leaders championing issues of voter engagement and voting rights protections, local and state-based organizations are often the institutions most attuned to issues that resonate with local communities. Established in 2004 with Corporation support, State Voices is a national organization that connects national, state, and local organizations working on a diverse range of issues and helps them engage in shared civic engagement campaigns. State Voices oversees a network of more than 900 state, local, and national affiliate organizations that collaborate on a range of issues, strengthen each other’s impact on individual policy areas, and increase civic engagement overall. With renewed Corporation support, State Voices will continue to grow its network and support shared efforts to increase civic and voter engagement.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Since the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder dismantling key voter protections in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, more than twenty states have advanced policies that make it more difficult for already marginalized Americans to exercise their right to vote. Moreover, millions of Americans are at risk of being discounted in the upcoming 2020 Census, which determines congressional representation and the distribution of more than $675 billion in federal funds to states and localities. Since 1969, the Leadership Conference Education Fund has served as the education and research arm of one of the largest legacy civil rights coalitions in the country. The education fund works to build public will for laws and policies that promote and protect the civil and human rights of all people. This includes advancing voting rights protections and guaranteeing a fair, accurate census. With renewed Corporation support, the education fund will spearhead public education campaigns that empower and mobilize advocates at local, state, and federal levels
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For core support of the Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
As immigrants continue to be the targets of harmful political rhetoric and discriminatory policies, voters who are closest to these communities should be empowered to make their concerns a priority at all levels of government. However, the voting rate of new citizens, and citizens of color more broadly, consistently lags that of white voters, which has lessened the pressure on policymakers to address obstacles to immigrant integration and family safety. Established in 2003 with Corporation support, the Four Freedoms Fund (FFF) is a national donor collaborative housed at Neo Philanthropy supporting state-based and regional immigrant-serving coalitions across the country. With Corporation support, FFF will strengthen the capacity, strategies, and nonpartisan voter engagement tactics of pro- immigrant groups, with the aim of motivating low-propensity and first-time voters to engage in all forms of civic participation.
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For core support of the FutureEd think tank based at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Reform requires the commitment of a range of change agents, from thought leaders to the media, policymakers at the federal, state and local levels, practitioners, and other stakeholders. FutureEd is a non-traditional education policy center at the Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, combining the resources of a national research university with education policy expertise and strong communication skills to produce solution-oriented policy analysis specifically for these stakeholders. Their work spans many areas but currently focuses on strengthening teaching, assessment, school choice and addressing non-academic barriers to student success, such as chronic absenteeism. These areas represent high-leverage opportunities to improve the educational trajectories of traditionally underserved students. FutureEd gained traction over the past year: their monthly web traffic has tripled and their mailing list grew to more than 26,000 people. In addition, they can increasingly point to the legislative, policy, and practical impact of their communications.
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For support to further develop and implement the Integrating Non-Cognitive Teaching and Learning into the Academic Core Project (INTLP)
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
33 months
Description
Research shows that students’ socio-emotional skills are key to their lifelong success, yet there remains a dearth of program models that marry socio-emotional learning (SEL) with academics, particularly at the high school level. The Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) has a thirty-year history of transforming schools by providing instructional coaching to over 4,000 educators and personalized supports to over 80,000 students. With Corporation support, ISA developed a model for integrating critical SEL domains into academic instruction and successfully piloted the model in six diverse secondary schools, demonstrating positive shifts in teacher practice and students’ SEL and academic skills. With continued support, ISA will expand the SEL pilot by deepening school-level partnerships, enhancing district capacity to facilitate SEL integration, disseminating critical resources for implementation to a broad set of stakeholders, and informing SEL-related policies in partnership with a national policy organization.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Across the country, efforts to improve educational equity are threatened by a weakening civic infrastructure — the policies, laws, and organizations that enable informed participation in public policy. One element of civic infrastructure that has been overlooked in recent investments — and undercut by market forces — is a strong local press. The resulting lack of information has prevented parents, students, and educators from participating meaningfully in educational change efforts. Chalkbeat, a non-profit news organization works to address this problem by providing unbiased, quality information. Their reporters listen to parents, students, and educators, and communicate their needs and concerns to policy- and lawmakers, who can in turn design their efforts to be more responsive to their communities. With continued support from the Corporation, Chalkbeat will elevate the voices of parents, students, and educators in seven local markets and nationally; to undertake reporting that drives an informed civic debate about educational equity; to reach a deeper and wider national audience so they can grow their impact; and to make Chalkbeat’s work sustainable for the long term.
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For general support and Teacher Voice 2020 Campaign
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
Teacher quality is one of the most prominent in-school determinants of student achievement and improving the standards of the teaching profession will directly benefit the educational trajectory of students. Founded in 2010, Educators for Excellence (E4E) seeks to create change from the classroom up, by empowering teachers with leadership skills and ensuring they are the leading voice in education policy. With over 32,000 educators across six major cities, E4E is mobilizing educators around the common goals of improving the outcome of student achievement and elevating the teaching profession. With continued corporation support, E4E will continue to identify issues that impact schools, create solutions to these challenges, and demand teacher voices are heard in the 2020 national elections through their Teacher Voice 2020 project.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
For more than twenty years, GreatSchools has been the leading national nonprofit empowering parents to unlock educational opportunities for their children. Families, community leaders, and policymakers have turned to GreatSchools for the school information they need to guide children to great futures. GreatSchools’ trusted ratings and school information help parents find the right school for their family and improve schools in their communities. They have built a robust library of tools to support parents beyond those initial choices. With continued general support from the Corporation, GreatSchools will design and run pilots to see which of emergent data sources might be able to be scaled to create a more nuanced look into school quality. GreatSchools will also work with parents to understand more about what information they want and enhance school profiles that respond directly to parents’ needs.
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For core support of Seek Common Ground
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Seek Common Ground (SCG) serves independent state-and community-facing education advocacy efforts to promote coalition building that honors the power of local, authentic agenda setting to drive sustainable educational excellence and equity. SCG coalitions seek to empower those most impacted by education policies and practices—students, families and educators—with support from allies across a broad range of interests and identities. Renewed support from the Corporation will enable SCG to continue efforts to support independent state- and community-based coalition efforts in two critical ways: first, it will enable SCG to continue its work incubating, supporting, and being a critical partner in elevating advocates, including students, families, and community voices, to improve students’ educational prospects across the country. In addition, this grant will enable SCG to focus efforts in new and promising ways through the creation of a Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Impact Group to foster a learning community of dedicated change agents who seek to identify shared innovative, replicable, and scalable solutions to bolster student, family, and community engagement efforts that address local education challenges, promote promising practices and policies, and advance equity
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