Research Grants

Can training and coaching contribute to the development of trusting relationships between agency leadership and staff and their community partners? And to what extent do those relationships improve the use of evidence in decision-making and implementation of evidence-informed initiatives in ...

What school conditions support family engagement for English learner families, families of color, and teachers?

Do state-funded merit-aid programs used by colleges and universities promote or hinder social mobility for undergraduate students? Does the social mobility impact of merit-aid vary by race, income, and institutional selectivity?

Do laws and policies that enhance the sovereignty of tribal governments reduce family separation through the child welfare system?

How can research-practice partnerships use research in ways that forward anti-racism understanding and action within K-12 schools?

Does an intergenerational leadership initiative support families of color in addressing educational inequalities?

Does increased K-12 funding reduce inequality in academic and social-emotional outcomes, and are the effects stronger in contexts where students have had greater access to state pre-school and pre-kindergarten programs?

Do Black Lives Matter mobilization and policing policy changes reduce police killings of Black youth?