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Part 2: How State Social Policies and Practices Impact Hispanic Low-Income Children and Youth

Do state income support policies and practices explain differences in program receipt between Latinx and non-Latinx families and the relative well-being of Latinx children?
Lisa Gennetian
Duke University
2022 – 2025
$327,727
Grant

Fostering Number Sense Development in K-1 EBs Through Interactive Simulations and Engagement in Math Discourse Practices

Do computer math games have the potential to enhance early number learning for English learners in grades K-1 students and, in turn, to reduce inequality in early math learning?
Ian Whitacre
Florida State University Research Foundation
2022 – 2025
$599,530
Grant

A study on the Corequisite Model in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)

Can a hybrid approach to developmental education in Kentucky community colleges improve completion rates for Black and Latinx students?
Zeyu Xu
American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences
2022 – 2025
$526,789
Grant

Racism and the Mechanisms Maintaining Racial Stratification in Poverty and Material Hardship for Families with Children

How do structural mechanisms, rather than individual characteristics, sustain poverty among Black, Latino, and White families?
Deadric Williams
University Of Tennessee
2022 – 2027
$350,000
Grant

Understanding How U.S. Immigrant and Immigration Policies Affect Latino Adolescents’ School Lives

How do state immigrant laws and federal immigration enforcement activities shape Latino adolescents’ educational experiences and outcomes?
Abigail Weitzman
University Of Texas At Austin
2022 – 2027
$349,730
Grant

Reducing Inequalities in Public Education through Algorithmic Assignment

How can one leverage community participation to develop a software system to ensure that school assignment algorithms do a better job of combatting inequality?
Niloufar Salehi
University Of California At Berkeley
2022 – 2027
$350,000
Grant

Explicating the Role of Higher Education in Native Nation-building

What is the relationship between the educational outcomes of American Indian youth and Native nation-building? How can higher education fortify Indigenous futures?
Theresa Ambo
University Of California At San Diego
2022 – 2027
$349,999

Articles & More

News
  •  Aug 2, 2022

President’s Comment: Farewell and Thanks to Vivian Tseng

Yesterday, The Foundation for Child Development announced that Vivian Tseng would become its new president and chief executive officer. Here at the William T. Grant Foundation, the announcement comes with a mix of great pride at seeing her career advancement, ...
Adam Gamoran
President’s Comment: Farewell and Thanks to Vivian Tseng
Blog Post

The How and Why Behind Funders’ Decisions

Funders shape what research is conducted on which questions. Funders can also support the infrastructure that is vital to engagement between policymakers and researchers. And while the grants funders make are public knowledge and have received attention in the literature, ...
Vivian Tseng
Webinars

Webinar: Applying for the Institutional Challenge Grant: The Dean’s Role in Institutional Change

In this webinar, deans from two current Institutional Challenge Grant teams join us to discuss the changes they intend for their respective schools, the concrete steps they are taking to ...
Foundation Staff
Webinar: Applying for the Institutional Challenge Grant: The Dean’s Role in Institutional Change

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