The goal of the project is to develop a sustainability plan for the Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars, whose mission is to strengthen family policy by connecting state policymakers with research knowledge.
Funding was provided to create an ongoing professional community of practice to share findings and develop cross-city research projects across consortia nationally.
In this Distinguished Fellowship, Dr.Tyler will observe and participate in the creation of a new state-developed educator evaluation system in Rhode Island.
Funds were given to support the completion of a book by Judith Gueron and Howard Rolston that will tell the inside story of how the field of welfare research was transformed to produce higher quality evidence.
Support was given to expand the reach of the Policy Institute’s Family Impact Seminars. Institute staff will provide further training to improve the capacity, skills, and effectiveness of the Family Impact Seminars that already exist in other states.
Salem will use his Distinguished Fellows award to become a more effective consumer of research in order to systematically integrate social science research into the family law community and facilitate partnerships between researchers, practitioners and policymakers.
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.
