Education and Literacy;International Development;Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Details the investments and impact of a funder collaborative focused on higher education in nine African countries, and each foundation's contribution. Discusses enduring improvements, increased resources, value added, and additional foundation efforts.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: Africa;Africa (Eastern) / Kenya;Africa (Eastern) / Tanzania;Africa (Eastern) / Uganda;Africa (Northern) / Egypt;Africa (Southern) / South Africa;Africa (Western) / Ghana;Africa (Western) / Nigeria;Africa (Southeastern) / Madagascar;Africa (Southeastern) / Mozambique
Education and Literacy, Health
Details recommendations to ensure that nurses can practice to the full extent of their training, improve nursing education, offer leadership opportunities in healthcare redesign and improvement efforts, and boost data collection. Includes case studies.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy, Energy and Environment, Government Reform
Provides overviews of issues, underlying factors, projections, and policy 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
Analyzes studies showing that writing about reading material enhances reading comprehension, writing instruction strengthens reading skills, and increased writing leads to improved reading. Outlines recommended writing practices and how to implement them.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Examines whether Chicago's charter schools "skim the cream" of traditional public school students and how they affect racial stratification, test-score gains in elementary and middle grades, high school graduation and college entry rates, and ACT scores.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago
A companion report to Carnegie's Time to Act, focuses on the specific skills and literacy support needed for reading in academic subject areas in higher grades. Outlines strategies for teaching content knowledge and reading strategies together.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
A companion report to Carnegie's Time to Act, provides an annotated bibliography of research on textbook design and reading comprehension for fourth through twelfth grade, arranged by topic. Calls for a dialogue between publishers and researchers.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Based on a survey, examines parents' expectations from and perceptions of school reforms, performance, and options among district-run, charter, private, and Catholic schools; priorities; and challenges by race/ethnicity, age, and income.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania, North America-United States (Northeastern)-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia County-Philadelphia
