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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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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

Grant

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

Grant

Reducing Inequalities for Immigrant, Multilingual Students in Secondary Schools

Do the International Academies, an approach designed to meet the academic needs of English Learners, improve their school performance and attainment?

Adriana Villavicencio, Hua-Yu Cherng and Marguerite Lukes

New York University

2022 – 2026
$698,647.00

Grant

One Talk at a Time: A racial-ethnic socialization intervention for diverse families to reduce psychosocial inequalities

Does an intervention to help parents talk to their adolescent children about discrimination and racial-ethnic identity improve children’s ability to cope with discrimination as well as their social,...

Gabriela Stein, Stephanie Coard, Laura Gonzalez, Lisa Kiang, Veronica Cole and Michelle Romero

University of NC Greensboro

2022 – 2026
$599,999.00

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Mentoring and Career Development: 2022 Walker and Gudino

With this award, Walker aims to develop her skills and confidence to support mentees when they encounter challenges related to their racial or cultural identity, normalize discussions about race...

Sarah Walker

University of Washington

2022 – 2024
$60,000.00

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 and Ben Backes

American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences

2022 – 2026
$526,789.00

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
$350,000.00

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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

Reducing Inequalities for Immigrant, Multilingual Students in Secondary Schools

One Talk at a Time: A racial-ethnic socialization intervention for diverse families to reduce psychosocial inequalities

Mentoring and Career Development: 2022 Walker and Gudino

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

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

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