Can empowering teachers and school leaders with evidence about the drivers of racial/ethnic disparities in their school improve their school discipline practices and policies?
Do school choice plans that prioritize families in underserved neighborhoods reduce educational inequality for low-income students and students of color?
Farrell will use this award to build her capacity for one-on-one mentoring and to develop a set of intentional mentoring strategies for supporting junior scholars of color.
The University of California, Berkeley, and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) will pursue a research agenda to reduce inequalities in chronic absenteeism, and, in turn, academic difficulties and school dropout.
Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy will partner with the Evanston Township High School District 202 and Evanston/Skokie District 65 to provide more equitable school experiences for low-income students and students of color.
Digital educational tools are touted for their promise in increasing equitable access to enhanced learning opportunities and improving educational outcomes for K-12 students. Yet there is a growing consensus that the thorniest challenges schools and educators face in integrating educational ...
New research has the potential not only to shape the school finance debate in years ahead, but improve policies and ultimately reduce inequalities in student opportunities and outcomes.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.