This grant will strengthen an existing partnership between the Center for Urban Education Leadership at the University of Illinois-Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools.
Does a program to train youth mentors in cultural humility and social justice improve their relationships with and outcomes for low-income youth of color
The investigators will examine what research is used by intermediaries, how that research is packaged and conveyed to policymakers, and how policymakers use it across three policy issues at the federal level and in three cities.
The investigator plans to write a book for youth policymakers and practitioners detailing the competencies adolescents need for adulthood in the 21st century.
David DuBois, Ph.D.,professor, community health sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, will work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago (BBBSMC) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA).
A group of neighborhood researchers will meet to examine the state of knowledge on the effects of neighborhoods on individual and family functioning and the methodological and measurement challenges in studying neighborhood effects.
Janelle Scott is a PI on 1 grant and a co-PI on 1 grant to Bank Street College of Education and a co-PI on 1 grant to Indiana University; an author on 1 blog post; and is mentioned in 1 webinar.
Carla Herrera is a co-PI on 1 grant to DePaul University, a co-PI on 2 grants to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a co-PI on 2 grants to Public/Private Ventures, and a co-PI on 1 grant to Higher Achievement Program.
Deborah Gorman-Smith is a PI on 3 grants to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, a co-PI on 2 grants to Educational Testing Service, and a co-PI on 1 grant to Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy.
Bruce Western is a sociology professor, the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice Policy, director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, and faculty chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy ...
Elizabeth Debray is a co-PI on 1 grant to Bank Street College of Education and a co-PI on 1 grant to Indiana University and is an author on 1 blog post.
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.
