Awarded Grants

The University of Toronto and the Puerto Rico Department of Education will partner to produce and use evidence to improve school performance for youth in Puerto Rico.

What types of high-school counseling activities can help low-socioeconomic status students apply to colleges to which they are well-matched and thereby improve their college completion outcomes?

How do progressive school funding systems affect academic achievement in low-income school districts?

What is the potential for local decision makers to improve youth outcomes by adopting programs that have yielded positive effects in other sites?

Did the state-level expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act improve academic outcomes for low-income children?

Does a state policy requiring general education teachers to receive training in working with English learners improve academic achievement?

This award supports the Foundation’s continued membership in the Education Funder Strategy Group.

How does politics influence incentives to acquire, interpret, and use research evidence in policymaking?

This award will enable the Pew Charitable Trusts and the William T. Grant Foundation to develop a cross-sector network of funders, researchers, and practitioners focused on improving the use of research evidence in policy and practice

This award will support the attendance of graduate students and early-career researchers at a one-day American Educational Research Association (AERA) preconference on diversity, equity, and inclusion in education research.