To manage a new grant program focused on solutions that better connect families and learners to innovative education options and learning experiences that offer greater value and flexibility.
To support the launch of a new organization focused on ensuring that all students experience assessments that measure their abilities fairly and accurately.
To support the development of Catalytic Communities Exchange, which will match grantees and partners in up to 10 identified communities to capacity-building and technical assistance providers poised to meet identified needs.
To support the incubation of 36 diverse entrepreneurs to develop prototypes and to pilot and launch break-the-mold ventures that address a significant barrier to student success or access to high-quality schools at scale.
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences
To track and assess the impact of COVID-19 on student learning, including examining how the approximately $190 billion in COVID-19 relief funding was used.
To support locally focused, parent-led advocacy efforts and coalition building at the state and national levels and increase its communications capacity and effectiveness.
To support community entry planning and diligence, including outreach, relationship building and community campaign action agendas.
2023
Education
$600,000
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
To increase awareness of and build nonpartisan support for the policies and innovations that will lead to dramatic student achievement gains in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
To fund two interrelated strategic activities tied to its Opportunity Youth Forum & Fund (OYF) and their work across over 40 urban, rural and Tribal communities spanning the nation.
To increase the number of Denver youth participating in high-quality career pathways, improve data sharing and transparency, and support the enabling environment for permeable career pathways.
2023
Education
$590,000
Bellwether Education Partners, Inc.
To launch a new initiative that will commission and curate research from the nation's leading school finance experts so that advocates and policymakers are better equipped to shape policy.
