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Raising Academic Achievement in Under-Performing Schools through Improved Management: A Research-Practice Partnership

The University of Toronto and the Puerto Rico Department of Education will partner to produce and use evidence to improve school performance for youth in Puerto Rico.

Gustavo Bobonis and Damarys Varela Velez

Puerto Rico Department of Education

2019 – 2025
$649,999.05

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Breaking the cycle of poverty and low expectations: How counseling activities predict college undermatch

What types of high-school counseling activities can help low-socioeconomic status students apply to colleges to which they are well-matched and thereby improve their college completion outcomes?

James Rosenbaum

Northwestern University

2019 – 2020

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Do Relative or Absolute Spending Levels Matter More? Progressive Funding Allocations and Low-Income Student Achievement

How do progressive school funding systems affect academic achievement in low-income school districts?

Nathan Favero

American University

2019 – 2021

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James Rosenbaum

Northwestern University

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MarÃa Christian Herrero

Puerto Rico Department of Education and University of Toronto

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Nathan Favero

American University

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Damarys Varela Velez

Puerto Rico Department of Education and University of Toronto

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Applying for the Institutional Challenge Grant: Proposing Strategies to Foster Institutional Change

In April 2019, the Foundation held a webinar, hosted by Institutional Challenge Grant selection committee members Adam Gamoran and Michael Gottfredson and senior program officer Kim DuMont, for a...

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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

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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

Georgia Southern University

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

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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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Raising Academic Achievement in Under-Performing Schools through Improved Management: A Research-Practice Partnership

Breaking the cycle of poverty and low expectations: How counseling activities predict college undermatch

Do Relative or Absolute Spending Levels Matter More? Progressive Funding Allocations and Low-Income Student Achievement

James Rosenbaum

MarÃa Christian Herrero

Nathan Favero

Damarys Varela Velez

Applying for the Institutional Challenge Grant: Proposing Strategies to Foster Institutional Change

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

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