How do intermediary organizations manage political pressures, value disagreements, differing scientific approaches, and organizational interests as they develop research-based guidelines for practice?
How capital investments improve school building conditions? Do school facility conditions and investments affect student performance? Do facility conditions and investments influence other aspects of the school setting that could indirectly impact student success?
Former William T. Grant Scholar Renee Boynton-Jarrett will use this award to continue collecting and analyzing data on the impact of social environments and stressors on growth and pubertal timing in girls.
Excerpt from the Introduction Policymakers and practitioners who believe that research evidence should inform policy and practice face several challenges. These include debates about the standards of evidence for allocating resources to programs, weak information on how to produce change ...
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.
