Does increased K-12 funding reduce inequality in academic and social-emotional outcomes, and are the effects stronger in contexts where students have had greater access to state pre-school and pre-kindergarten programs?
What state and federal immigration policies reduce inequalities in immigrant adolescent and young adult reproductive health behaviors, service utilization, and outcomes?
Becker will use this award to make intentional space for reflection about how her and her mentees’ racial identities shape their experiences in academia.
How do Indigenous Triqui youth make meaning of their lives, their families, their experiences at school, the discrimination they face, as well as how they want to be portrayed, perceived, and treated?
Morris and her colleagues will leverage data from an existing randomized control trial of a conditional cash transfer program—Opportunity New York City-Family Rewards Program (ONYC)—to examine if and how income instability affects family processes and youth school outcomes.
How do the relationships that adopted youth have with their adoptive families change as they transition to adulthood? How are differences in adoptive identity during adolescence linked to young adult 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.
