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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...

Foundation Staff

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...

Foundation Staff

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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 and Dana Thomson

Child Trends Incorporated

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?

Katherine Perkins, Sylvia Celedon and Catherine Carter

Florida State University Research Foundation

2022 – 2027
$599,530.00

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Marcos Rangel

Duke University

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Lisa Gennetian

Duke University and New York University

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Dana Thomson

Child Trends Incorporated and Duke University

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Ian Whitacre

Florida State University Research Foundation

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Sylvia Celedon

Florida State University Research Foundation, University of Colorado and University of Texas at Austin

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Katherine Perkins

Florida State University Research Foundation and University of Colorado

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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...

Vivian Tseng

7/14/2022

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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 encourage...

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Angela Bednarek

The Pew Charitable Trusts

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The Inception and Impact of Researcher-Policymaker Relationships

Does a light-touch intervention to connect county legislators with research and researchers improve their use of research evidence?

Adam Levine and Elizabeth Day

Johns Hopkins University

2022 – 2024
$216,360.00

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Reducing Inequalities in Opportunities to Learn Mathematics through Adaptive Teacher Professional Development

How can schools design teacher professional development to incorporate asset-based, culturally relevant approaches to math instruction for Latinx students?

Rossella Santagata and Adriana Villavicencio

External Reviewers

2022 – 2026
$600,000.00

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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

Ian Whitacre

Sylvia Celedon

Katherine Perkins

The How and Why Behind Funders’ Decisions

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

Angela Bednarek

The Inception and Impact of Researcher-Policymaker Relationships

Reducing Inequalities in Opportunities to Learn Mathematics through Adaptive Teacher Professional Development

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