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Bridging the Divide Between the Impact and Improvement Science Communities

How can researchers and practitioners improve their capacity to effectively use education research to shape policy and improve practice?

Rebecca Maynard

University of Pennsylvania

2017 – 2018

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Connecting Journalists With Education Research

This grant will support a multi-stranded effort to build journalists’ knowledge of how to use high-quality education research in their coverage.

Caroline Hendrie

Education Writers Association

2017 – 2018
$50,000.00

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New York City Fund for Girls and Young Women of Color

This grant will support the Foundation’s membership in the NYC Fund for Girls and Young Women of Color, a collaborative funding effort designed to foster philanthropic investment in girls and young...

Alison Lazareck

New York Women's Foundation

2017 – 2018
$50,000.00

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William Firestone

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and University of Pittsburgh

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Jill Perry

University of Pittsburgh

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Daniel Miller

Boston University

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Maureen Waller

Boston University and Cornell University

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Lenna Nepomnyaschy

Boston University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of NJ

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Caroline Hendrie

Education Writers Association

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Suzanne Barnard

The Annie E Casey Foundation

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Rebecca Maynard

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania

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Alison Lazareck

New York Women's Foundation

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Ruth Genn

Ruth Genn is executive director of Bottom Line New York.

Bottom Line New York, Inc.

Applicant Guidance

Studying Ways to Improve the Use of Research Evidence: Presenting a Strong Rationale in Your Application

In this post, we share some observations about the work that has been proposed thus far, as well as tips for potential applicants as they prepare their letters of inquiry.

Kim DuMont

12/13/2016

Applicant Guidance

Reducing Inequality for English Learners: Research Questions for the Field

At the William T. Grant Foundation, we have made it a priority to support research on reducing inequality among young people in the United States. A key area for progress is in the policies, programs...

Vivian Louie

12/13/2016

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Urban Regimes, Intermediary Organization Networks, and Research Use: Patterns Across Three School Districts

This study examines the role that local intermediary organization networks play influencing the use of research evidence in the education policymaking process.

Janelle Scott, Elizabeth Debray, Christopher Lubienski, Priya Goel La Londe, Elise Castillo and Stephen Owens

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Christopher Lubienski

Bruce Western is a sociology professor, the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice Policy, director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, and faculty chair of the...

Indiana University, Indiana University East, University of California at Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, University Of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois, Chicago

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Elizabeth Debray

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., University of California at Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, University of Georgia, University Of Illinois and University of Illinois, Chicago

Grantee Voices

Yes, Your Research can Matter in the Real World

By bringing racial justice to the work I’m already doing, I can make it matter.

Joanna Williams

12/1/2016

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Reducing Inequalities through Student Networks: Social Network Influences on Academic Engagement and Achievement

Can students’ peer networks be leveraged to reduce racial and ethnic inequalities in academic outcomes?

Patrick Tolan and Joanna Williams

RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NJ

2016 – 2022

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Caroline Hendrie

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Studying Ways to Improve the Use of Research Evidence: Presenting a Strong Rationale in Your Application

Reducing Inequality for English Learners: Research Questions for the Field

Urban Regimes, Intermediary Organization Networks, and Research Use: Patterns Across Three School Districts

Christopher Lubienski

Elizabeth Debray

Yes, Your Research can Matter in the Real World

Reducing Inequalities through Student Networks: Social Network Influences on Academic Engagement and Achievement

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