This funder's guide captures themes and lessons from an ongoing body of work that has been supported by a number of funders working to reform developmental education. In June 2011, these funders met with prominent researchers and higher education leaders to examine promising strategies to accelerate student's progress toward earning degrees and credentials by reforming developmental education and by ensuring that more students enter postsecondary institutions prepared to succeed. This brief summarizes key insights from the gathering, from research and from funders' work to identify promising areas for grant makers to support.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America
Children and Youth, Education and Literacy
Examines how well the state's professional development system prepares the early care workforce, provides ongoing support to ensure high-quality early childhood education, and effectively uses public resources to maximize benefit.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
Education and Literacy;Government Reform;Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Offers a framework for designing and implementing state accountability systems that enable consistent, aligned goals to ensure college- and career-readiness; valid measurement, support, and interventions; transparent reporting; and continuous improvement.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy, Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Outlines key lessons from the 2011 Education Grantmakers Institute about funding the implementation of policy change as well as advocacy and building public will. Offers framework for planning, stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and communication.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy, Employment and Labor, Health
Based on surveys, interviews, and data on 18- to 34-year-olds, profiles, by race/ethnicity and gender, Millennials' employment, earnings, education, health care and coverage, cost of living, and patterns in raising families. Makes policy recommendations.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Children and Youth, Education and Literacy
Examines state data on participation in non-parental care prior to kindergarten by age and type of care setting - center-based, relative, or non-relative care - including subsidized early childhood education by publicly funded program.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
Education and Literacy;Government Reform;Human Rights and Civil Liberties
Examines approaches to and the rationale and support structures for human rights training in primary, secondary, and higher education; the community and voluntary sector; the public sector; and the legal industry. Outlines a national plan.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: Europe (Northern) / Ireland
Education and Literacy, Energy and Environment, Government Reform
Updates, with 2011 data, policy issues, underlying factors, needs, projections, and outlook for the state's budget, climate change effects, economy, education, population, transportation, water management, and workforce.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
