Do Black and Latinx students in large urban school districts experience improved academic, disciplinary, and persistence outcomes when assigned to teachers of the same ethnoracial background?
This grant will support the planning and coordination of a roundtable on the use of research evidence aimed at policymakers and practitioners within the education landscape.
Maria Ferguson is executive director of the Center on Education Policy, a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools.
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.