School Readiness
Create strong foundations for early learning.
Perspectives
Not Just Recovery, But Reinvention—3 Lessons from Schools Where COVID Innovations Offer New Solutions
Funders of the Canopy Project explore how the increase in student-centered teaching holds enormous potential to address longstanding inequities going forward.
Out-of-School STEM Programs Inspire, Empower, and Engage Children. Here’s What K-12 Can Learn from Them.
Why out-of-school STEM programs are a prime way to build the next generation of resilient, creative, problem-solving, innovative students—and teachers.
Tutoring Can Be Highly Effective—But Continued Research Is Needed To Ensure It Overcomes Covid-Related Learning Loss
Kim Cassel and Melanie Dukes write about funding innovation, validation, and evidence for high-dosage tutoring programs.
Philanthropy’s Role in Accelerating the Federal Investment in School Recovery
Anu Malipatil and Karen Hawley Miles explore the role philanthropy can play in ensuring federal stimulus dollars lead to sustainable, successful school designs and positive change.
Our Predictions for SY 2021-22
Our team details predictions for the upcoming academic year.
Why Funding Family STEM Is More Important Than Ever
The importance of engaging families in their children's STEM learning and three organizations that are leading the way.
Supporting Kindergarten Readiness and Early School Success in a Pandemic Year
The Early Impact portfolio funds programs that support school readiness both in and out of "school," ensuring that every child has the opportunity for a strong start.
Case for Closer School-Home Connections Post-Pandemic
When schools shut down last March, parents suddenly became tutors and teachers, accelerating an appreciation of family engagement to a degree hard to imagine a year ago.
The Post-Pandemic Role of Education Philanthropy
How foundations can help as school systems face the dual challenges of learning recovery and acceleration, while supporting students’ academic and socioemotional needs.
Summer 2021: An Opportunity for STEM Engagement and Learning
We spotlight organizations that take evidence-based approaches to summer STEM focused on student engagement, social-emotional learning, and STEM mindset development.
