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Announcing the 2018 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

The William T. Grant Foundation is very pleased to announce the finalists for its new grant program, the Institutional Challenge Grant. Launched in March of 2017, the Institutional Challenge Grant...

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Diffusing Research Evidence in Educational Systems

How can school districts leverage social networks among administrators and teachers to improve their use of research evidence?

Kara Finnigan and Alan Daly

University of California at San Diego

2018 – 2020

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Connected Scholars: A Mixed Methods Investigation of a Social Capital Intervention for First-Generation College Students

Does a mentoring intervention improve academic outcomes for racial/ethnic minority and low-income college students whose parents did not graduate from college?

Sarah Schwartz, Renee Spencer and Jean Rhodes

Boston University

2018 – 2021

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Can Food Scholarships Reduce Inequality by Improving College Persistence Among Community College Students?

Do food scholarships improve academic performance and persistence among low-income community college students?

Daphne Hernandez, Sara Goldrick-Rab and Daniel O’Connor

Temple University

2018 – 2021

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Reducing Youth Mental Health Inequalities through Peer Practices: A Daily Diary Study of Ethnic/Racial Peer Interactions

How can peer interactions improve mental health disparities in ethnic and racial minority youth?

Yijie Wang

Michigan State University

2018 – 2020

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Can Reducing Disparities in Parental Health Behaviors Reduce Disparities Among Children? Evidence from Dental Visits

Can policy-induced changes in parents’ dental health behaviors reduce disparities in the dental health of their children?

Brandy Lipton

San Diego State University

2018

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Support for the Committee on Law and Justice Leadership Activities

This award supports the Committee’s efforts to improve public policy and decision making by promoting the understanding and dissemination of research in matters involving law and justice.

Natacha Blain

National Academy of Sciences

2018 – 2021
$300,000.00

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R3: Thriving after Surviving: Strategies for Improving Muslim Refugee Student Outcomes

Read, the Durham Public School District, and World Relief Durham will develop research-informed programs and procedures to successfully transition Muslim refugee children and their families to the...

Jen’nan Read

Duke University

2018
$63,000.00

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R3: Stories and Numbers: Creating Safe Schools for LGBT Youth in Texas

Russell, Equality Texas, and the Texas Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network will collaborate to bring research to bear on advocacy efforts to promote safer and more supportive schools for LGBTQ...

Stephen Russell

University of Texas at Austin

2018 – 2019
$99,806.00

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R3: Immigration, Deportation, and Child Welfare: Advancing Knowledge to Improve Practice

The Migration Policy Institute and American Public Human Services Association will support state and local child welfare agencies in the development of research-informed policies and practices to...

Mark Greenberg and Randy Capps

Migration Policy Institute

2018 – 2019
$70,000.00

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Strategies to productively reincorporate formerly incarcerated black and Latino youth into communities

What programs and policies facilitate the successful re-integration of formerly-incarcerated Black and Latino youth into communities?

Jennifer Doleac

University of Virginia

2018

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R3: Connecting Puerto Rican Youth to Employment: Leveraging Disaster Recovery as a Pathyway to Economic Security

MDRC and the Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud will address the youth workforce participation crisis in Puerto Rico.

John Martinez

MDRC

2018 – 2019
$100,000.00

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Kara Finnigan

Kara S. Finnigan is Associate Professor at the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester.

University of California at San Diego, University of California, San Diego, University of Michigan and University of Rochester

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Announcing the 2018 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

Diffusing Research Evidence in Educational Systems

Connected Scholars: A Mixed Methods Investigation of a Social Capital Intervention for First-Generation College Students

Can Food Scholarships Reduce Inequality by Improving College Persistence Among Community College Students?

Reducing Youth Mental Health Inequalities through Peer Practices: A Daily Diary Study of Ethnic/Racial Peer Interactions

Can Reducing Disparities in Parental Health Behaviors Reduce Disparities Among Children? Evidence from Dental Visits

Support for the Committee on Law and Justice Leadership Activities

R3: Thriving after Surviving: Strategies for Improving Muslim Refugee Student Outcomes

R3: Stories and Numbers: Creating Safe Schools for LGBT Youth in Texas

R3: Immigration, Deportation, and Child Welfare: Advancing Knowledge to Improve Practice

Strategies to productively reincorporate formerly incarcerated black and Latino youth into communities

R3: Connecting Puerto Rican Youth to Employment: Leveraging Disaster Recovery as a Pathyway to Economic Security

Kara Finnigan

Alan Daly

Sara Goldrick-Rab

Renee Spencer

Stephen Russell

Sarah Schwartz

Jean Rhodes

Daniel O’Connor

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