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Two New Institutional Challenge Grants to Encourage Partnerships Between Universities and Public Organizations

The William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant competition.

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President’s Comment: Producing Credible Knowledge in an Incredible Era

How can researchers find the motivation to continue to produce knowledge worth considering? And how can we, as supporters of research, best sustain our mission to support them?

Adam Gamoran

4/5/2019

Grant

How Much Can Evidence from National Studies Improve Local Policy Decisions that Affect Youth?

What is the potential for local decision makers to improve youth outcomes by adopting programs that have yielded positive effects in other sites?

Elizabeth Stuart, Stephen Bell and Robert Olsen

Johns Hopkins University

2019 – 2023

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Does Subsidized Public Health Insurance for Parents Improve Children’s Human Capital and Close Achievement Gaps?

Did the state-level expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act improve academic outcomes for low-income children?

Anuj Gangopadhyaya and Jeffrey Schiman

The Urban Institute

2019 – 2021

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The Effect of Requiring Structured English Immersion Training for General Education Teachers on Student Achievement

Does a state policy requiring general education teachers to receive training in working with English learners improve academic achievement?

Marcus Winters, Nathan Jones and Yasuko Kanno

Boston University

2019 – 2021

Grant

Education Funder Strategy Group

This award supports the Foundation’s continued membership in the Education Funder Strategy Group.

Frank Gettridge

National Public Education Support Fund

2019 – 2021
$50,000.00

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Nathan Jones

Boston University and Educational Testing Service

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Elizabeth Stuart

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University

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Robert Olsen

Johns Hopkins University and WESTAT

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Stephen Bell

Johns Hopkins University

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Anuj Gangopadhyaya

The Urban Institute

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Jeffrey Schiman

Georgia Southern University and The Urban Institute

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Yasuko Kanno

Boston University

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Frank Gettridge

National Public Education Support Fund

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Studying the Use of Research Evidence: A Review of Methods

In Studying the Use of Research Evidence: A Review of Methods, Drew Gitomer and Kevin Crouse highlight measures and methods from a range of methodological traditions that have been employed by...

Drew Gitomer and Kevin Crouse

Grant

Education Policy, Politics, and Evidence

How does politics influence incentives to acquire, interpret, and use research evidence in policymaking?

M. Stephen Weatherford and Lorraine McDonnell

University of California, Santa Barbara

2019 – 2020
$49,956.00

Grant

Research Partnerships

This award will enable the Pew Charitable Trusts and the William T. Grant Foundation to develop a cross-sector network of funders, researchers, and practitioners focused on improving the use of...

Angela Bednarek

The Pew Charitable Trusts

2019 – 2020
$50,000.00

Grantee Voices

How Summer Jobs Programs Can Help Reduce Inequality Among Youth

With funding from the William T. Grant Foundation, I have been engaged in a multi-year evaluation with the Boston Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development to assess the impact of the city’s summer...

Alicia Modestino

2/21/2019

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AERA Institute on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education Research

This award will support the attendance of graduate students and early-career researchers at a one-day American Educational Research Association (AERA) preconference on diversity, equity, and...

George Wimberly

American Educational Research Association

2019 – 2026
$15,000.00

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George Wimberly

American Educational Research Association

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Two New Institutional Challenge Grants to Encourage Partnerships Between Universities and Public Organizations

President’s Comment: Producing Credible Knowledge in an Incredible Era

How Much Can Evidence from National Studies Improve Local Policy Decisions that Affect Youth?

Does Subsidized Public Health Insurance for Parents Improve Children’s Human Capital and Close Achievement Gaps?

The Effect of Requiring Structured English Immersion Training for General Education Teachers on Student Achievement

Education Funder Strategy Group

Nathan Jones

Elizabeth Stuart

Robert Olsen

Stephen Bell

Anuj Gangopadhyaya

Jeffrey Schiman

Yasuko Kanno

Frank Gettridge

Studying the Use of Research Evidence: A Review of Methods

Education Policy, Politics, and Evidence

Research Partnerships

How Summer Jobs Programs Can Help Reduce Inequality Among Youth

AERA Institute on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education Research

George Wimberly

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