Maria Ferguson is executive director of the Center on Education Policy, a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools.
What will it take to improve the quality of instruction in higher education? An important first step is the ability to measure quality. A variety of measurement systems exist, but how informative are...
AYPF will use the grant to educate and inform policymakers about the use of research evidence in policy and practice to improve outcomes for young people.
This grant will support the American Youth Policy Forum’s (AYPF) and the Institute for Educational Leadership’s (IEL) creation of the Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award.
Margarita Alegría and colleagues investigate disparities in mental health and mental health services for minority youth. Taking a developmental perspective, the authors explore four areas that may...
We found that low-income boys who live alongside more affluent neighbors engaged in more antisocial behavior than their low-income peers growing up in concentrated poverty.
Candice Odgers is an Associate Professor of public policy, psychology, and neuroscience at Duke University, Associate Director of the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy, and a former William T....
The national conversation about disparities in law-enforcement practices in the wake of high profile instances of police–community violence in minority communities has been intense, heated, and often...
Russell Skiba is Professor in Counseling and Educational Psychology at Indiana University. He has worked with schools across the country, directed numerous federal and state research grants, and...
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.
