Does engaging in a cross-state research-practice partnership facilitate state-level educational technology leaders’ use of research evidence to inform equitable use of education technology?
Can a student assignment policy with both zones and controlled choice meaningfully reduce racial and economic segregation in public schools, thereby reducing inequality in academic outcomes?
Do school-based health centers (SBHCs) reduce inequalities in health and education outcomes for children from low-income families compared to children from higher-income families?
Do institutional responses to truancy reduce racial inequality in truancy, habitual truancy, and related educational outcomes for Black and Latinx students?
Can a technology-enabled platform that coordinates care across medical and educational settings improve health and academic outcomes for Black youth with asthma?
How and under what conditions does boundary-spanning infrastructure connect researchers, practice leaders, and community leaders in ways that improve the use of research to inform equity-minded decision making?
This grant will strengthen the partnership between Pennsylvania State University Social Science Research Institute Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and the Pennsylvania Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF).
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.