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For developing and promoting an equity-focused Future of Work agenda
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Our educational and training systems are failing to meet the needs of students, workers, or businesses, at the same time that a confluence of factors is changing the workplace and leaving too many American workers behind. The Center for American Progress (CAP), an independent nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, proposes exploring policy solutions to these problems. These solutions must cut across the distinct systems of K-12, postsecondary and workplace training, and must prioritize equity to ensure that no segment of our society is left behind. With the support of this grant, CAP plans to continue efforts to build coherence across communities focused on national policy related to K-12, higher education, and workforce systems. They plan to: 1. coalesce a group of leading thinkers focused on workforce equity to develop and effectively communicate practical approaches to new workforce systems; 2. develop a sequence of issue briefs and case studies to dive deeper into these new policies; and 3. write a series of op-eds and undertake other media and communications efforts to make the case for advancing equity in workforce development.
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For continued collaborative design work to foster innovation in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Founded in 2008, 2Revolutions is a national education design lab that works with school, districts, communities and states to help build capacity to transform their learning models. They work with adults across the education system(s) to encourage them to think differently about the purpose and structure of education – i.e., to consider what students need to know and be able to do to be successful in the future, and then to support them in the process of designing, testing and refining new approaches that are more likely to produce the outcomes they seek. 2Revolutions seeks to continue work with Virginia Beach City Public Schools to build educator capacity for innovation and to pilot approaches to building equitable access to opportunity and shifting adult mindsets. This continues efforts launched as part of the Corporation’s Integration Design Consortium.
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For a project to create a elementary school search for families in New York City
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
School choice is both an opportunity and a challenge for families in New York City. While families have dozens of schools to choose from, they spend many hours researching their options. In communities with low-income or immigrant populations, families are often overwhelmed by the choice system and confused about which schools would best serve their child’s particular needs. InsideSchools, founded in 2002 as a project of the New School’s Center for New York City Affairs, provides parents, teachers and administrators with reviews of each of the city’s 1,800 district and charter schools and 1,200 stand-alone pre-kindergarten programs using in-depth local knowledge from school visits and interviews with principals. With support from the Corporation, InsideSchools will develop a guided search for elementary schools in the Bronx, with the focus on better understanding what immigrant families seek to understand about public schools and providing this information in a clear and accessible manner. Through this project, InsideSchools will inform and guide families in New York City to maximize their opportunities in the elementary school process.
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For the 2020 Summit on Improvement in Education
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
5 months
Description
We will never meet our rising aspirations for student achievement without building capacities across the education field for a robust national improvement infrastructure, one that can accelerate the needed transformation in education. In response to this challenge, in 2014, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) launched their Summit on Improvement in Education with a simple but ambitious idea: if education leaders combined the discipline of improvement science and the capabilities of networks to foster innovation and social learning, then the rate and spread of improvement in education might accelerate dramatically. CFAT is now preparing to host its seventh annual Summit, bringing together close to 2,000 education stakeholders with the aim of building the field’s capacity to learn through practice to improve – continuing the focus from last year on increasing the diversity of attendees. This grant provides support for the 2020 Summit.
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For a project to study and replicate success in serving low-performing students
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
15 months
Description
It is essential to identify classroom approaches that support students in the lowest performing subgroup, and research points to socio-emotional learning (SEL) as a promising strategy for improving academic outcomes. UP Education Network (UP) partners with families and communities in Massachusetts to transform the lowest performing public schools into thriving learning environments. UP currently serves more than 2,500 students across six schools and has achieved high growth rates with the lowest quartile of students in the network. UP seeks to understand the strategies that have contributed to this success, with a particular focus on the role of SEL in advancing positive outcomes for students. With Corporation support, UP will identify and codify promising strategies for serving high need students and create implementation guidance for the network, ultimately aiming to close opportunity and achievement gaps among students.
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For support of a new school design process
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
11 months
Description
There is an emerging consensus that school designs that incorporate personalization, mastery, and positive youth development offer the kind of learning experiences necessary to prepare students for postsecondary success, in turn bridging persistent opportunity and achievement gaps. Bank Street College of Education has a long track record of providing this type of learner-centered experience to students in both its teacher preparation and elementary and middle school programs. Bank Street is poised to expand its model and reach in New York City by designing a new high school in partnership with the Pratt Institute, incorporating key design elements shared by both institutions and bridging the gap between high school and higher education. With Corporation support, Bank Street will collaborate with the Pratt Institute to design a school that offers project-based, experiential learning and equips students with the problem-solving and technical skills needed for postsecondary success.
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As a final grant for the Caine Prize and workshops that support talented African writers
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
82 months
Description
First awarded in 2000, the Caine Prize is the only literary accolade open to the entire African continent. It exists to promote exceptional writing, and it has played a significant role in elevating the vibrancy of African literature to a global marketplace, as well as in increasing the diversity of global publishing. Over the past fifteen years, the Caine Prize for African Writing has also used its deep relationships in the African literary world to facilitate local workshops that support talented African writers who are looking to hone their craft. With Corporation support, the Caine Prize for African Writing will continue to host workshops across the continent, providing promising writers the resources and support that they need to further develop their literary careers. Workshop participants will contribute to the annual Caine Prize anthology and be eligible for entry into the Caine Prize.
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For an international scholars network on state and social transformations in the Arab region
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
83 months
Description
Changes in the Arab region today call for analysis from the region’s historians and social scientists in order to understand the context and direction of current events. In collaboration with an international network of institutional partners, Central European University’s Striking from the Margins project is exploring new analytical frameworks to facilitate greater understanding of the historical depth of today’s developments. With the goal of contributing to both research and policy actions, the project is advancing understanding of social, political and geographic processes that move certain communities to the political center. Corporation funds will support research, two academic conferences, and publications.
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For the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs' Military Fellows Program
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
68 months
Description
The Watson Institute of Brown University is a well-established policy-oriented academic center engaged in research, training, and dissemination on international relations. With support from the Corporation and other funders, the Watson Institute will embark on an ambitious effort to build up its Security Studies Center. The Corporation grant will specifically contribute to the establishment of a new Military Fellows Program, which will offer opportunities to mid-career members of the U.S. military to spend a year in residence at the Institute, so as to expand their knowledge of international issues while also contributing to the Institute’s mission. The fellowship program is designed to create linkages between active military officers and the Institute through a series of studies, events, and outputs. The competitively chosen fellows will represent all branches of the U.S. military and will have an active participation in the life of the Institute, Brown University, and the broader community.
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For international peace and security programs
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
27 months
Description
Today’s interconnected global problems need practical solutions. The Henry L. Stimson Center (Stimson Center) is a nonpartisan policy research center working to help solve some of the world’s most significant threats to security and prosperity by taking pragmatic steps. Established in 1989 with funding from the Corporation, the Stimson Center provides policy alternatives and information to decisionmakers on a range of challenges. With continued support, the Simson Center will focus its attention on China, South Asia, and nuclear security. It will also conduct new research on the role of energy in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Stimson Center analyses will result in publications and various outreach activities to policy communities, the media, and the public in the United States and beyond.
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For the Next Generation Gender, Peace, and Security (GPS) Symposium
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
0 months
Description
Established in part through Corporation support, Women in International Security (WIIS) is a global nongovernmental membership organization that advances the leadership and professional development of women working in the foreign policy and international security fields. With this funding, WIIS will hold its second Next Generation Gender, Peace, and Security Symposium, which will focus on the gender dimensions of issues related to great power competition and nuclear security. Support will allow WIIS to: convene select international graduate students and young professionals in Washington, D.C. to meet with senior experts; participate in skills-building workshops; produce a series of blogs and policy briefs; and form a cohort of young experts with deeper awareness of relationships between gender and international security.
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For a second West-Russia workshop on the intersections of violent extremism and radiological security
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Russian Academy of Sciences share a history of cooperation on scientific, social, and economic issues of concern to both countries. Recently, the academies held a series of joint workshops focused on the issues of extremism and radiological security. Building on these workshops, the two academies plan to convene two dozen scientists to explore new themes related to radiological terrorism as a near-term outcome of violent extremism. The workshop will result in a report representing perspectives provided by U.S., Russian, and European specialists.
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As a final grant for expanding and enriching the study of Russia
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
69 months
Description
Academic and policy expertise on Russia and the post-Soviet region is essential to developing effective U.S. approaches towards dealing with Russia. To help build this capacity, the Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at Yale University’s MacMillan Center has brought together and institutionalized research, teaching, and public outreach strengths of the university. With continued support, REEES will develop Russian studies and social science courses; hire a research scholar and post-doctoral fellow; host a major international conference on Russia; promote new academic research by providing study and travel grants at the graduate level; and deepen linkages between Yale and Russian institutions by bringing more scholars, students, and professionals from Russia to the United States. The program’s ultimate intent is to nurture an upcoming generation of deeply trained experts on Russia and its neighborhood.
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For a project on resilience and inclusive politics in the Arab region
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
0 months
Description
Eight years after uprisings began in the Arab region, the region continues to face important governance challenges. Responding to present conditions, academics and practitioners are developing new lines of inquiry that illuminate the continuing trajectories of uprisings, post-conflict power-sharing arrangements, the rights of citizens, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. Renewed support to the Lebanese American University (LAU) will advance research and policy development on politicized sectarianism and inclusive governance in the region. This collaborative project will build on existing networks of scholars and bring together policymakers, civil society practitioners, and academics to examine diverse national practices and develop policy reforms in partnership with key stakeholders. Corporation support will go towards workshops, roundtables, a regional conference, podcasts, policy briefs, and dissemination.
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For support for a model faculty development program for historically black colleges and universities
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
81 months
Description
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) consistently outperform other institutions in graduation rates and doctoral degree attainment for students of color. However, many HBCU’s struggle to attract and retain the exceptional professors needed to provide students with teaching and mentorship. Due to financial constraints, HBCUs require faculty to maintain higher teaching loads and take on more administrative work than other universities. HBCUs also suffer from a lack of funding for scholarly research, which puts faculty at a disadvantage in gaining tenure. For these reasons, many have chosen to work at institutions with more resources to support scholarship. With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation, three colleges—Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Prairie View A&M University—will launch a faculty development program that aims to serve as a model for all HBCUs. Each institution will establish a faculty development center; provide course releases for mid-level professors in order to meet scholarly goals; offer start-up package to incentivize new hires; increase sabbatical support; and provide travel funds for research and development. Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Prairie View A&M University will collaborate on their individual efforts to ensure faculty benefit from all practices developed through this initiative.
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For capacity building and emergency scholarships for Syrian students
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
0 months
Description
The conflict in Syria continues to have a devastating and long-lasting impact on young people and the education sector. The Global Platform for Syrian Students is a multi-stakeholder initiative that provides academic opportunities for Syrian students to complete a graduation cycle. Corporation funds will support scholarships for twenty Syrian students to study in Lebanon and Portugal. Funds will also support a summer school program on “Rebuilding Syria from Within” for up to 100 Syrian students, architects, engineers, and urban planners with experience in rehabilitation, recovery, and reconstruction. Finally, the Corporation will support a variety of events aimed at boosting higher education opportunities for students at risk in coordination with other relevant stakeholders.
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For the Costs of War Project
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
0 months
Description
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have had detrimental consequences for the broader Middle East. Through the Costs of War project academic experts examine the budgetary and human costs of the wars since 2001, as well as the domestic and economic impact of the Global War on Terror. At the approach of the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Costs of War Project will increase both research and communication on counterterrorism-based foreign policies affecting both democracy and peace and security globally. The project’s activities at Boston University will deepen public understanding of the consequences and alternatives to ongoing policies of armed conflict. The project’s upcoming scholarly writings and outreach will focus on the effectiveness of the ongoing conflicts and reconstruction in Afghanistan and Iraq. Corporation support will go towards staff costs, working meetings, reports, web design, interactive mapping, and media dissemination.
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For the Academic Fellowships in Russia Program
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
47 months
Description
Expert understanding of the languages, cultures, social, and political dynamics of Russia is critical to formulating U.S. policy towards Russia. The American Councils for International Education (American Councils) is a leading organization in promoting academic exchanges with Russia aimed at improving U.S. knowledge of the country. With support from the Corporation, the American Councils will offer fellowships to advanced graduate students and early-career academics in the United States to deepen their expertise and research through visits to Russian academic institutions. The study and research fellowships will result in publications.
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For support for a model faculty development program for historically black colleges and universities
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
48 months
Description
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) consistently outperform other institutions in graduation rates and doctoral degree attainment for students of color. However, many HBCU’s struggle to attract and retain the exceptional professors needed to provide students with teaching and mentorship. Due to financial constraints, HBCUs require faculty to maintain higher teaching loads and take on more administrative work than other universities. HBCUs also suffer from a lack of funding for scholarly research, which puts faculty at a disadvantage in gaining tenure. For these reasons, many have chosen to work at institutions with more resources to support scholarship. With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation, three colleges—Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Prairie View A&M University—will launch a faculty development program that aims to serve as a model for all HBCUs. Each institution will establish a faculty development center; provide course releases for mid-level professors in order to meet scholarly goals; offer start-up package to incentivize new hires; increase sabbatical support; and provide travel funds for research and development. Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Prairie View A&M University will collaborate on their individual efforts to ensure faculty benefit from all practices developed through this initiative.
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For a project on the geopolitics of nuclear issues in the Middle East
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
27 months
Description
The benefits of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Nuclear Deal), including the limits and transparency it imposed on Iran’s nuclear program and the diplomatic spaces it created, have diminished following the United States’ withdrawal from the agreement in May 2018. Meanwhile, adverse developments in the Gulf—including, most dramatically, attacks on oil facilities, as well as the seizing of tankers, the shooting down of drones, and threats exchanged between Iran and its neighbors—are bringing the region closer to major military conflict. In response to these challenges, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) will continue its Track II/1.5 workshops involving Iran and other relevant actors in the region and beyond, to lessen tensions, reduce risks, and promote constructive solutions.
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As a final grant for core support to the Everyday Peace Indicators project
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
60 months
Description
Most peacebuilding indicators are based on aggregate data that bear little relation to the everyday life experiences of individuals and households in societies emerging from violent conflict. Building on its Corporation-supported work, the Everyday Peace Indicators (EPI) project aims to continue gathering better quality information, based on indicators chosen by communities themselves, and to feed this into policy processes. In partnership with the University of Manchester (Manchester), the project will continue identifying the most effective channels for disseminating and distributing the data it collects, as well as investigating more closely how the EPI system can complement existing peacebuilding indices.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
Students in the American public school system, particularly from low-income communities, are too often poorly prepared for college and careers. Young people who have recently graduated from public schools become cognizant of the poor quality education they’ve experienced only after they reach college. With rising tensions in the political climate in this country, civic engagement is more important than ever in supporting an equitable public education system that prepares all students to participate in our democracy and global economy. In 2009, Students for Education Reform (SFER) was founded by a group of students at Princeton University on the premise that students can spur the movement toward educational equity. Since then SFER has grown into a national community organizing organization supporting students on ninety-three campuses to accelerate reform at the local level. Since 2009, 16,000 students have joined SFER, and annually SFER supports about 1,500 student members. With renewed support from the Corporation, SFER will use story-telling to support local campaigns, build the capacity of student leaders, and strengthen issue campaigns and executive leadership.
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For a project by the Center for Education Data & Research (CEDR) on parent engagement
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Families are provided with various types of school level information about student achievement, but the information they receive typically comes with little context and can be confusing. In order to support their children’s future trajectory, families need to be able to understand what’s being communicated and what it suggests. Researchers at the Center for Education Data & Research (CEDR) at the University of Washington have extensive experience analyzing school datasets and using them to assess student outcomes, as well as to predict college readiness and success. With support from the Corporation, CEDR will analyze student achievement data, develop a user-friendly interface to convey information, pilot various formats for communicating to families, and roll out the pilot to a larger group of families in preparation for a randomized control trial. Through their research study and pilot, this project will help families in the short- and medium-terms to support their children’s achievement and make their success in college more likely.
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For support of training programs and a resource guide
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
15 months
Description
Since the 2018 midterm elections, and at a time when states are reasserting their authority for education policymaking, new and old members of state boards of education require skills and knowledge to be successful in achieving their policy goals. As the only national organization dedicated to serving state board of education members, the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) works with members to facilitate the exchange of ideas and advance public education across the country. For over sixty years, NASBE has been a reliable source of information and action-oriented guidance for state boards of education, supporting them through in-depth trainings, convenings on pertinent issues, and analyses of policy priorities so that members can advance equity and excellence in public education for all students. With continued support from the Corporation, NASBE will strengthen state board members’ leadership, support new members through onboarding efforts, and share publications that highlight the collaborative work of states.
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For the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading's parent and teacher initiative and knowledge sharing system
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Research has also shown that children learn anywhere, anytime, and not just in school. For this reason, there is a need to discover the best methods for enabling families, educators, and community practitioners to join forces in support of student learning. The Campaign for Grade Level Reading (CGLR) is a collaborative effort by foundations, nonprofit partners, business leaders, government agencies, states and communities across the country to ensure that more children in low-income families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college, a career, and active citizenship. The Campaign focuses on an important predictor of school success—grade-level reading by the end of third grade. With support from the Corporation, CGLR will conduct the Productive Parent/Teacher Partnerships project to engage, encourage, and equip cohorts of local funders to provide informed leadership that will strengthen the relationships between parents and teachers.
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For support of The Hechinger Report in its coverage of postsecondary pathways
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
According to 2017 data from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), about 25 percent of high school seniors are proficient in math while about 37 percent are proficient in reading. While the popular narrative highlights the national problems facing college and career readiness, local communities have identified innovative ways to solve for these problems. But these local stories are infrequently told due to the decline in local news sources. An independent, nonpartisan, newsroom based in Teachers College, Columbia University, The Hechinger Report (Hechinger) is committed to uncovering the solutions found at the intersection of K-12 and post-secondary pathways. The Hechinger Report, uses credible and in-depth evidence to report on the successes and growth areas related to improving pathways from high school to post-secondary. With continued support from the Corporation, Hechinger will conduct investigative reporting into diverse communities, find stories with the potential to shape the national debate, and through partnerships with local and national news outlets, Hechinger will share these stories with the public.
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For the School Colors podcast
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
In communities striving to improve their public schools, story-telling is a powerful way to inspire the public to support a movement toward a high-quality and equitable education. Brooklyn, New York is one of many urban regions across the country with a rich cultural legacy that informs the community’s communications and narrative around public schools. The Brooklyn Movement Center, Brooklyn Deep, and NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools are working together to build an informative narrative around the social and economic factors that shape public schools. The three groups have collaborated to begin producing School Colors, a podcast series about the social and economic determinants that influence the quality of public schools as told through the story of one school district in Brooklyn. With support from the Corporation, the organizations will complete the production of School Colors, ensure a wide distribution of the podcast through mass media and community-based events, and inform the national narrative around culture, community, and public schools.
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For a study on teachers’ grading practices and student achievement
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
15 months
Description
In enabling students to achieve mastery of academic content and to acquire the skills required for lifelong success, schools and teachers use grades as markers for student growth and improvement. But while grades intend to provide students and parents with critical information necessary for helping student learning, grading practices vary across classrooms, schools, and districts, making it harder for students and parents to gain an accurate picture of student learning. Founded in 2007, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute (Fordham) is a non-profit organization that conducts research and data analysis on pressing topics in education in order to bring credible evidence and high-quality reporting to critical conversations around education policy and practice. With continued support from the Corporation, Fordham will build on its previous research on the gap between academic success and perceptions of success by evaluating teacher grading practices. After conducting the study, Fordham will recruit teachers to reflect on the findings, initiate dialogue with teachers groups, and disseminate findings from its research in a report usable for policymakers and practitioners.
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For support of a community of practice for parent leaders
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
9 months
Description
The Education Trust (Ed Trust), founded in 1996, is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to closing opportunity gaps by expanding excellence and equity in education for students of color, students from immigrant families, students with disabilities, justice-impacted students, and those from low-income families from early childhood through college. Through research and advocacy, the organization builds and engages diverse communities that care about education equity, increases political and public will to act on equity issues, and advances strategies that increase college access and completion for historically underserved students. Recognizing that parents are critical partners in closing achievement and opportunity gaps for low-income students and students of color, Ed Trust launched the Ed Trust Family Fellowship with Corporation support in 2018 with an inaugural class of twenty-eight Fellows. The fellowship is designed to equip parent and family advocates with the support and resources they need to improve outcomes for students in their schools and communities. With continued support from the Corporation, Ed Trust will develop a community of practice among fellowship participants to continue to advance their projects further to achieve shared equity priorities; and enable Ed Trust to document lessons learned about engaging parent leaders in policy and advocacy efforts.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
The increased complexities of today’s education systems place new challenges and demands on parents and students and have a direct effect on their outcomes of success in school and beyond. Learning to navigate these systems can be a daunting task, especially when families lack the proper support and guidance. Founded in 2015, EdNavigator aims to increase access to high-quality education and provide support on understanding the functionality of education systems across the nation. EdNavigator has strategically partnered with 18 leading employers across several sectors in New Orleans and Boston, to provide families direct access to expert “Navigators” in their workplace. With a focus on parent and community engagement these Navigators help decipher the education systems to best ensure the families understand their children’s progress, how they can achieve academic success, and overall become more involved in their children’s educational journey. 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 general support, and a project to conduct a landscape analysis of community engagement practices
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
TNTP was founded in 1997 to end educational inequality, provides holistic support services that bring talent and academic strategies together, while engaging local community stakeholders in implementing policies and practices that create a supportive environment. TNTP will (a) work to help systems expand students’ access to four critical resources identified in their report “The Opportunity Myth”; (b) complete a landscape analysis of community engagement practices within the education field to strengthen the community engagement practices of school systems across the country; (c) partner with communities to enlist the support of students, families, and community members in supporting long-term change for students; and (d) inspire a national education agenda focused on closing the opportunity gap.
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For a research and evidence based project for family engagement in a school district
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) is a model of family engagement that is grounded in the notion that schools can thrive when families and teachers work together, as genuine partners, to maximize student learning inside and outside of school. The APTT was developed by WestEd, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit research, development, and service agency that provides high-quality research and development services in education, health and human services. At the classroom level, with the support of a trained teacher, APTT equips every parent to understand core academic learning targets, with the ability to read and interpret student progress data that is actionable, and to access tools and strategies that help parents monitor and support learning during out-of-school time. In this safe and supportive environment, every parent is welcomed, supported, and valued for the knowledge, experience, and assets they bring to the classroom community. With Corporation support, WestEd will pilot APTT in Brevard County, Florida.
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For support of activities related to National Voter Registration Day
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
Every year, millions of Americans are unable to vote because of a problem with their voter registration or a missed deadline. National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) was established in 2012 as a coordinated, nonpartisan day of action to raise awareness of the registration process and to ensure that citizens are not denied their fundamental right to vote. In 2016, President Obama proclaimed NVRD as a national holiday. Through partnerships with major election associations of both major parties, business allies, national nonprofits, and other acclaimed institutions, Nonprofit VOTE spearheads the activities and media campaigns around NVRD. To date, Nonprofit VOTE and its partners have registered more than 2.4 million people as part of NVRD, including 865,000 voters in 2018 alone. With Corporation support, Nonprofit VOTE will continue to lead this nationwide effort to register voters and engage them in the democratic process.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
Current United States immigration laws outline a highly complex system that is failing millions of immigrants and prospective immigrants. The waitlist of applicants for legal immigration exceeds 4.5 million people, with some having to wait for more than 24 years for visa clearance. Refugee admittances has been reduced to the lowest rate in American history, and the backlog at immigration courts is more than 650,000 people, forcing many of them to spend months or even years in detention facilities. Founded in 1964, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) is a nonpartisan think tank and educational institution that was incorporated by a community of Catholic priests, nuns, and lay people dedicated to serving migrants and refugees throughout the world. With Corporation support, CMS will continue to produce and lift up research and policy ideas that aim to improve U.S. immigration laws and the U.S. refugee protection system.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
By a two to one margin, Americans today believe that immigrants strengthen rather than burden the country. Yet, hardline lawmakers have reduced refugee admittances to the lowest rate in American history, taken measures to curtail legal immigration, and ramped up deportations of undocumented immigrants who were previously deemed a low priority. America’s Voice Education Fund (AVEF) shapes the public communications of the national coalition of immigrant-serving organizations working to advance immigration reform. AVEF works with local, state, and national advocacy organizations to develop unified messaging to inform the immigration debate, in addition to disseminating accurate information about immigrants and immigration policy in the media. With renewed Corporation support, AVEF will continue to create powerful narrative themes and persuasive messages for proponents of immigrants and immigration reform.
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For core support of its democracy program
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
According to a survey by Pew Research Center, public trust in government is at a near historic low, with only 18 percent of Americans believing that the government does the right thing “[at least] most of the time.” Legislators across the country are pushing bills to restrict voting access for eligible voters, doubts are being cast on the integrity of elections and judicial systems, and distrust of the news media has been rising. The Brennan Center for Justice, housed at New York University School of Law, is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to remedy weaknesses in American democracy through long-term revitalization of the country’s democratic systems. With renewed Corporation support, the center will amplify the center’s combined influence as a think tank, legal advocacy group, and communications hub to promote fairer and more robust systems of democracy and justice.
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For core support of its immigration and civic integration program
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
Lawmakers have long approached and understood immigration as a bipartisan issue. Yet, over the past two years, political candidates have been discussing immigration as a means of polarizing voters and fueling partisan divisions. As was observed in the 2017 elections, American voters often reject anti-immigrant rhetoric and positions, signaling to party leaders the need to reassess their understanding of Americans’ positions on immigrants and immigration policy. Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) is the only nonpartisan research organization to map the opinions of Americans on immigration reform and immigrants in all fifty states, making it the go-to institution for polling research and analysis on immigration reform for journalists, policymakers, and advocacy groups. With renewed Corporation support, PRRI will conduct extensive public opinion polling and research on how religious and moral commitments drive Americans’ attitudes toward immigrants and immigration reform.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 14, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
Religious leaders possess uniquely powerful voices for shaping public opinion. According to a recent Gallup survey, approximately 80 percent of Americans identify with a religious identity and 37 percent of Americans self-report as highly religious. Faith leaders can play an important role in educating constituents and shaping their values—highlighting the moral and practical failures of mass detention and deportation, for example, or explaining the need for federal immigration reform to keep families together. Faith in Public Life is a communications strategy center for faith communities, maximizing their ability to impact public debates by creating innovative communications and advocacy campaigns. With Corporation support, Faith in Public Life will help religious leaders amplify their calls for inclusive immigration policies and help them engage faithful voters in communities with traditionally low voter participation.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
Immigrants play a vital role in filling critical labor gaps, providing high-quality talent and field expertise, as well as contributing financially to communities that are in need of investment. However, congressional inaction on immigration reform has made it difficult for municipalities to robustly integrate and serve immigrants. The Partnership for a New American Economy Research Fund supports the nonpartisan educational efforts of a bipartisan coalition of more than 500 CEOs and mayors from all fifty states. With renewed Corporation support, the research fund will continue to expand its widely used research on immigrant integration and amplify its message to educate policymakers, advocates, its membership, the media, and the public on the need for commonsense immigration reform, as well as the benefits that immigrants bring to local economies.
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For a project to provide training and professional opportunities for early- and mid-career technical experts on international security
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
Technical issues are central to security discussions, yet too often the technical voice is absent from decision-making. For nearly thirty years, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Summer Symposiums on Science and World Affairs have played a major role in building and strengthening the community of technical experts working on arms control and international security in the United States and abroad. These annual workshops provide an important and valuable “on ramp” for technical experts interested in global security issues since there is no well-defined career path for this field. This grant will allow UCS to organize its 30th and 31st annual Symposiums and to pilot a new initiative to identify young technical experts in countries that are underrepresented in the field, with a particular focus this time on India.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
12 months
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Georgette Bennett founded the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding in 1992 to honor the human-rights work of her husband, Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum. The center promotes mutual respect through practical programs that encourage interreligious dialogue and tackle prejudice in schools, workplaces, health-care settings, and areas of armed conflict. Tanenbaum has been a driving force in the growing use of religiously motivated peacemakers by secular groups. Through its Peacemakers in Action program, Tanenbaum identifies and supports exceptional individuals who work for peace in violent conflicts around the world. With Corporation support, Tanenbaum will continue to combat religious prejudice and fight for global stability.
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For core support to the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
12 months
Description
Since the 2005 United Nations’ World Summit unanimously adopted the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principles – which involve a political commitment to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity – they have become an established international norm. However, some states continue to commit mass atrocities, to which the international community’s responses have been both uneven and controversial. The Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (The Global Centre) seeks to increase the practical implementation of R2P through research, analysis, and targeted dissemination. The Global Centre has developed unique access to both the United Nations community and international human rights organizations, to address this persistent global issue.
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As a final general support grant
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
The United Nations (UN) Security Council is a core institution of the global community’s international peace and security architecture. For all its putative power and influence, its decision-making largely remains outside of the purview of the general public. The Security Council Report, Inc. (SCR), an independent, not-for-profit organization established in 2005, has built a unique capacity to cover the Security Council and add transparency to this opaque body. With Corporation support, SCR provides dedicated coverage of the Security Council and its thirty-three subsidiary bodies. The materials are published and shared free of charge for use by anyone interested in UN operations and processes.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
12 months
Description
With 46 million adults ages 18-29 eligible to vote in the United States, young voters make up a major subset of the electorate. However, in addition to reduced emphasis on civic education in recent years, young voters face major obstacles to civic participation, including: lack of information on how to successfully vote, lack of places to get involved on college campuses, and even outright opposition to student electoral engagement by local election administrators and residents. The Andrew Goodman Foundation strengthens American democracy through nonpartisan voter registration and education, as well as by training students to advocate for practices that promote student voting. With Corporation support, the Andrew Goodman Foundation will continue to equip student leaders with valuable skills to protect and extend voting rights across the country.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
12 months
Description
Sesame Workshop is now active in more than 150 countries serving vulnerable children through a wide range of media, formal education, and philanthropically-funded social impact programs, each grounded in rigorous research and tailored to the needs and cultures of the communities we serve. Sesame Workshop is one of the four finalists selected for their work in educating displaced children by conflict and persecution including in countries including Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria for the 100 & Change, $100 million grant which will be awarded by the MacArthur Foundation in December 2017 . With Corporation support, Sesame Workshop will continue to focus on the needs of the most vulnerable children through early education programs, health lessons, and tools for touch situations.
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For a project on U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control risks and policy options
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
40 months
Description
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) will expire in the next decade, with no replacement treaty on the horizon. Understanding the risks of a world without nuclear arms control could help policymakers in the United States and Russia weigh policy trade-offs, especially in an environment of politicized debates. To address this, the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) will assess what U.S.-Russia strategic stability would look like in a post-arms-control world. The research team will examine the risks for the United States and Russia if they do not replace the treaty, and will explore whether non-binding measures could mitigate these risks. The project will develop a portfolio of options for sustaining stability in the absence of binding limits and verification protocols, and will result in policy-relevant recommendations and publications.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
As the Latino population continues to grow in the United States, robust civic engagement is necessary to ensure that their voices are heard and represented by policymakers. Although a record 12.6 million Latinos cast a ballot in the 2016 presidential election, 11 million eligible Latinos have not yet registered to vote. The upcoming 2020 Census presents an additional opportunity to help ensure that the Latino community receives its fair share of political representation and the resources it needs for social and economic well-being. Established in 1981, NALEO Educational Fund is a leading nonpartisan organization facilitating Latino participation in the American political process, from naturalization to voter engagement and public service. With Corporation support, NALEO Educational Fund will empower the Latino community to participate in the political process, promote policies that advance Latino civic engagement, and increase the effectiveness of Latino policymakers on timely issues, such as education, workforce development, and health.
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As a final grant for general support of The New York Public Library commemorating the reopening of the Rose Main Reading Room
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
12 months
Description
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers and researchers around the world for more than 100 years. It is the nation’s largest public library system, featuring a unique combination of eight-eight neighborhood branches in three New York City boroughs and four scholarly research centers, serving over 17.6 million patrons onsite annually, and millions more online. With Carnegie Corporation support, the NYPL will continue to strive to improve and enhance its core operations and research services as well as serve as a hub of discovery and innovation.
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For core support of the Family Engagement Lab
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
4 months
Description
Teachers are a critical element in enabling families to support the learning process of their children. Research shows however that teachers, particularly in high-poverty areas, need better tools to effectively cultivate and sustain parent engagement. The Family Engagement Lab, started in 2016 as a subsidiary of GreatSchools, is an emerging organization led by an experienced team of nonprofit leaders with a mission to use technology-based solutions to improve the practice of family engagement. As a way to connect parents by way of technology, Family Engagement Lab has piloted FASTalk, a program that builds teacher-family partnerships by providing parents with at-home activities coordinated with the curriculum through text messaging. Programs piloted by Family Engagement Lab have already been rolled out to support literacy programs in Oakland, CA and the organization aims to expand its reach. With support from the Corporation, the Family Engagement Lab will expand on its suite of technological activities that provide pragmatic pathways for relationship-building between schools and families, create improvements in student learning, and offer models of effective engagement.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 06, 2018
Duration
15 months
Description
Since 1978, Human Rights First has been working to protect refugees, hold human rights violators accountable, and advocate for policies that respect the rights of all people. Human Rights First has published numerous reports that have educated policymakers and the public about the effects of inhumane policies, such as the extended detention of asylum seeking families. In 2017, Human Rights First’s network of attorneys also donated more than 100,000 hours of pro bono legal services to refugees and asylum seekers. With Corporation support, Human Rights First will continue its work of safeguarding the U.S. asylum and refugee systems through 1) legal representation; 2) research, analysis, and advocacy; and 3) litigation. In addition to educating policymakers and other political leaders about the need to advance humane policies that respect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, Human Rights First’s services will help put these vulnerable persons on the road to integration through reuniting them with their families, and helping them to obtain asylum and secure permissions to work.
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