Whether compared to other countries or to our own history, it is clear that inequality in the United States today is excessive and harmful to our economy and society. Yet the evidence is also clear...
Investing in Knowledge highlights the complexity of inequality by highlighting its different distinctions and definitions, and outlines the dominant approaches of funding organizations who support...
By adopting and adapting the Oakland Athletics’ pioneering approach in baseball of making decisions informed by data—rather than hunches, biases, and “the way we’ve always done things"—we...
How do intermediary organizations leverage research to drive education change across the country? How do intermediaries adapt to different political contexts?
This grant will allow the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to further its work on conceptualizing what counts as high-quality public scholarship, and how to stimulate and evaluate it.
We are at a crossroads in evidence-based policy. Federal evidence initiatives can be strengthened, but doing so requires the will and the patience to learn from the work thus far. Otherwise,...
In 1899, Jane Addams, Lucy Flower, and Julia Lathrop, three women from Chicago’s South Side, founded the world’s first family court. The court was part of a broad progressive campaign on behalf of...
This grant will support the creation of a formal national network for existing and emerging research–practice partnerships in order to improve the connection between research, policy, and practice in...
This grant will support the participation of policymakers and practitioners serving as speakers or discussants at the 8th Annual Science of Dissemination and Implementation Conference.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
