My recent six-year stint at the Ford Foundation gave me a chance to support and co-lead a very ambitious project that convened dozens of esteemed scholars, media professionals, and activists to study...

We believe that improved inequality scholarship should be one component of efforts to improve young people’s opportunities.

Talk of inequality, particularly economic inequality, in the public sphere is commonplace in twenty-first century America. Indeed, various aspects of social inequality—race, gender, class, sexual...

Inequality is a fundamental challenge facing our nation. At the William T. Grant Foundation, we believe that responses to inequality can mitigate its effects, and, moreover, that there is a pressing...

After reviewing nearly 400 letters of inquiry, we share some thoughts about the research we want to support, along with recommendations for future applicants.

How do local, community-based programs for dropouts work? Do they make a difference for their participants? Programs developed and managed locally serve large numbers of youth, and their innovations...

Peter Kleinbard has extensive experience in working with adolescents and young adults. He established and directed the Young Adult Learning Academy and from 2001 to 2010, served as Executive Director...