Emily Penner - William T. Grant Foundation

Awarded Grants

Grant

How Ethnic Studies Teaching Reduces Racial Inequality: Identifying Effective Pedagogy and School Efforts to Promote It

How can school districts identify and support new teachers to develop the necessary pedagogical skills to teach ethnic studies?

Emily Penner

Regents Of The University Of California, Irvine

2021 – 2026
$350,000

Grant

Can Ethnic Studies Courses Reduce Racial Inequality as They Scale? Evidence from Three Research Practice Partnerships

Do ethnic studies courses reduce racial and ethnic inequalities in students’ academic and socio-emotional outcomes?

Emily Penner

Regents Of The University Of California, Irvine

2020 – 2024
$695,000

Articles & More

News

• Apr 26, 2021

Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2026

We are pleased to announce the newest class of William T. Grant Scholars. Launched in 1982, the Scholars Program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences who have received their terminal degrees within the ...

Foundation Staff

Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2026

News

• Aug 10, 2020

Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas – Summer 2020

We are proud to announce six new research grants, including five to support studies on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and one to support a study on improving the use ...

Foundation Staff

Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas – Summer 2020

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.