Can a light-touch intervention that provides information, nudges, and financial incentives to high-achieving, low-income students help them apply for and get into college?
Can a school-wide intervention reduce the effects of trauma on the socio-emotional and academic outcomes of students in low-income communities with high rates of violence?
The Fellowship will deepen Julia Henly’s understanding of the forces that shape state child care policy and local program implementation for low-income children.
Does extending benefits and care beyond age 18 help youth in foster care achieve better economic and educational outcomes as they transition to adulthood?
This grant will support the University of Chicago and Abt Associates’ efforts to increase knowledge of what constitutes high-quality implementation studies.
The William T. Grant Scholars Mentoring Grant was designed to support the professional development of William T. Grant Scholars and help more researchers of color reach higher levels on the career ladder.
Roderick and Farrington will test alternative theories regarding why on-track ninth graders may have higher graduation rates, and whether any school improvements are associated with changes in student performance and behavior.
Funds were given to JOBSFIRSTNYC in support of their work with Public/Private Ventures on a project to develop a set of basic interim outcome measures that could be used across workforce development programs, particularly for young adult programs.
Raudenbush and Bloom will continue to develop the field’s ability to conduct more rigorous and cost-effective intervention and measurement studies. They will also advance methods for determining whether intervention impacts on youth operate through their effects on youth settings ...
Funding was provided to create an ongoing professional community of practice to share findings and develop cross-city research projects across consortia nationally.
This is a special initiative at the Foundation, developed with the Principal Investigators to increase the capacity of practicing social scientists to design and carry out credible group-based intervention studies.
Do non-experimental methods provide a viable alternative to randomized experiments when trying to assess the effects of neighborhood on youth outcomes?
Fred Wulczyn is a PI on 3 grants to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; an author on 1 blog post and 1 publication; and is mentioned in 1 blog post.
Lawrence Palinkas is a PI on 2 grants to University of Southern California, a co-PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, and a co-PI on 1 grant to Tufts Medical Center; an author on 2 publications; and is mentioned ...
Jonathan Guryan is a PI on 1 grant to Northwestern University, a co-PI on 1 grant to Harvard University, and a co-PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Brian Jacob is a PI on 1 grant to Harvard University, a co-PI on 1 grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, and a co-PI on 1 grant to Stanford University.
Deborah Gorman-Smith is a PI on 3 grants and a co-PI on 2 grants to Society for Prevention Research and a co-PI on 1 grant to Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy.
When knowledge developers are better attuned to the needs of practice and policy, the use of research evidence may thrive, and our efforts as researchers can be more valuable to those who work every day improve youth outcomes
“This report traces the history of [California’s Fostering Connections to Success Act] from when it was first introduced in the California State Assembly, through its passage and signing, and ...
This software includes a series of empirical estimates of plausible parameter values for determining the minimum effect size that can be detected by a given number, size, and treatment/group mix of randomized groups.
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.
