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Four New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence on Ways to Reduce Inequality in Youth Outcomes

We are pleased to announce four new research grants for studies in our reducing inequality focus area. Approved at the Foundation’s June Board meeting, these awards will help build theory and...

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2022 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

The Foundation is pleased to announce that three research grantees have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The awardees will mentor promising...

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Rosanna Aybar Promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration

We are pleased to announce that Rosanna Aybar has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration. In this role, Rosanna will continue to lead finance, human resources, and IT, and...

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Co-designing for Parental Presence in Middle School STEM

How can teachers engage families in the co-design of curricular practices to promote parental engagement and improve STEM outcomes for middle school students of color?

Edna Tan and Angela Calabrese Barton

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2022 – 2026
$552,432.00

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Angela Calabrese Barton

Michigan State University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Edna Tan

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Vivian’s Voice: Warm Wishes and Gratitude

Someone asked me recently what I will miss the most about my time at the Foundation. Beyond the shadow of a doubt, I will miss the relationships and communities we have built together.

Vivian Tseng

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Vivian Tseng

Vivian Tseng is a former Senior Vice President at the William T. Grant Foundation, where she led the Foundation’s grantmaking programs and initiatives to connect research, policy, and practice...

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Networks, Knowledge Brokers, and the Potential to Impact the Use of Research Evidence

In recent years, research interest in knowledge brokerage has expanded across disciplines as scholars and practitioners alike seek to better understand the mechanisms that impact use of research...

Itzhak Yanovitzky and Matthew Weber

8/24/2022

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Itzhak Yanovitzky

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Matthew Weber

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Advancing Engaged Research: How Two Deans are Fostering Change through the Institutional Challenge Grant

One of the namesake challenges of the Institutional Challenge Grant is creating structural changes within research institutions in ways that value research-practice partnerships. In other words, we...

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8/23/2022

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Gautam Yadama

Boston College

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Kimberly DuMont Returns to the William T. Grant Foundation as Senior Vice President of Program

The William T. Grant Foundation is delighted to announce the return of Kimberly A. DuMont in the role of Senior Vice President of Program, effective October 1, 2022. Kim was previously employed at...

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Around the Foundation

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...

Adam Gamoran

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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, Marcos Rangel, Dana Thomson and Dana Thomson

Duke University

2022 – 2025
$327,727.00

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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, Sylvia Celedon and Katherine Perkins

Florida State University Research Foundation

2022 – 2027
$599,530.00

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Four New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence on Ways to Reduce Inequality in Youth Outcomes

2022 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

Rosanna Aybar Promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration

Co-designing for Parental Presence in Middle School STEM

Angela Calabrese Barton

Edna Tan

Vivian’s Voice: Warm Wishes and Gratitude

Vivian Tseng

Networks, Knowledge Brokers, and the Potential to Impact the Use of Research Evidence

Itzhak Yanovitzky

Matthew Weber

Advancing Engaged Research: How Two Deans are Fostering Change through the Institutional Challenge Grant

Gautam Yadama

Kimberly DuMont Returns to the William T. Grant Foundation as Senior Vice President of Program

President’s Comment: Farewell and Thanks to Vivian Tseng

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

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

Marcos Rangel

Lisa Gennetian

Dana Thomson

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