
School Readiness
Create strong foundations for early learning.

Courtesy of ASU Next Education Workforce

Ensure more children enter kindergarten ready to thrive, setting the trajectory for their futures.

Increase the number of kindergarten through eighth grade students demonstrating meaningful growth and proficiency in literacy and math.

Help students develop the cognitive skills, meaningful connections, and sense of agency needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
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Imagine ScienceDescription
To support sustainability planning and the development of Imagine Science’s new two-year strategic plan.Grant Amount
$200,000Grant Period
October 1, 2024 -Focus Area
Future ReadinessOrganization
InPlay Learning NetworkDescription
To support the development of InPlay’s data and measurement system.Grant Amount
$250,000Grant Period
November 1, 2024 -Focus Area
Future ReadinessOrganization
Institute for Child SuccessDescription
To enhance Help Me Grow’s ability to measure impact for families and communitiesGrant Amount
$250,000Grant Period
February 1, 2025 -Focus Area
School ReadinessDescription
To provide bipartisan technical assistance to states' early education systems.Grant Amount
$400,000Grant Period
July 1, 2023 -Focus Area
School ReadinessOrganization
Johns Hopkins UniversityDescription
To test an AI-powered prototype and generate field-wide learning on the use of data-driven decision making to improve attendance.Grant Amount
$140,000Grant Period
August 29, 2025 -Focus Area
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Johns Hopkins UniversityDescription
To support a QED study evaluating the impact of Anet’s Project Compass tool on teachers’ instructional practices and students’ math achievement.Grant Amount
$500,000Grant Period
July 1, 2025 -Focus Area
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Johns Hopkins UniversityDescription
To support a QED study evaluating the impact of Modern Classroom Project’s (MCP) professional learning and aligned curriculum cesources (PLACR) tool on the quality of teachers’ instruction and 4th and 5th graders’ math acheivement.Grant Amount
$500,000Grant Period
July 1, 2025 -Focus Area
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Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented YouthDescription
To support CTY's course-embedded assessment research which will expand identification tools and methods for educators.Grant Amount
$67,000Grant Period
October 1, 2025 -Focus Area
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Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented YouthDescription
To support financial aid for advanced learners to attend the Center for Talented Youth's on-campus academic programs in the summer of 2025, alongside peers who share their exceptional abilities and love of learning.Grant Amount
$430,000Grant Period
March 1, 2025 -Focus Area
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Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented YouthDescription
To support financial scholarships for students to attend the Center for Talented Youth's on-campus academic programs in the summer of 2024, alongside peers who share their exceptional abilities and love of learning.Grant Amount
$430,000Grant Period
March 1, 2024 -Focus Area
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Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented YouthDescription
To support year three of a three-year professional development program in Newark Public Schools that increases knowledge about gifted education and builds teacher capacity to differentiate instruction for equity and optimal challenge.Grant Amount
$143,000Grant Period
October 1, 2023 -Focus Area
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Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented YouthDescription
To support scholarships for students to attend CTY programs.Grant Amount
$450,000Grant Period
March 1, 2026 -Focus Area
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Jounce PartnersDescription
To strengthen Jounce’s infrastructure for scaling with quality and sustainability.Grant Amount
$250,000Grant Period
October 31, 2025 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
JumpstartDescription
To support Jumpstart toward greater scalability and sustainability by strengthening capacities for strategic planning, cost modeling/cost-effectiveness, and evidence building.Grant Amount
$200,000Grant Period
June 1, 2024 -Focus Area
School ReadinessOrganization
KABOOM!Description
To support KABOOM to increase measurement and evaluation capacity.Grant Amount
$200,000Grant Period
June 1, 2024 -Focus Area
School ReadinessOrganization
Khan AcademyDescription
To scale the impact of Khan Academy by increasing usage, and to generate evidence of Khanmigo, Khan’s generative AI tutor and teaching aide.Grant Amount
$6,000,000Grant Period
August 1, 2023 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
LA TrustDescription
To fund a study examining the extent to which school-based health centers and school-based behavioral health services are associated with reductions in chronic absenteeism in LA county.Grant Amount
$250,000Grant Period
September 1, 2024 -Focus Area
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Leading Educators Inc.Description
To support Leading Educators to design and execute the AI Accelerator for 7 grantees.Grant Amount
$70,000Grant Period
April 1, 2025 -Focus Area
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Leading Educators Inc.Description
To design and pilot an integrated model that leverages team-based staffing models to more effectively support teachers in implementing HQIM.Grant Amount
$500,000Grant Period
March 1, 2025 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
Leading Educators Inc.Description
To support Leading Educators in piloting AI-enabled service offerings designed to increase educator efficacy and core programmatic impact.Grant Amount
$3,000,000Grant Period
November 1, 2024 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
Leading Educators Inc.Description
To scale Leading Educators' professional learning model.Grant Amount
$2,549,000Grant Period
September 1, 2021 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
Learn Fresh Education Co.Description
To ensure that Learn Fresh’s scaled program model delivers both math proficiency and future-ready outcomes for all students.Grant Amount
$3,000,000Grant Period
March 1, 2026 -Focus Area
Future ReadinessOrganization
Learn Fresh Education Co.Description
To support pilots of new programs, launch an RCT, and continue scale and innovation within core NBA Math Hoops programming.Grant Amount
$3,000,000Grant Period
February 1, 2023 -Focus Area
Future ReadinessOrganization
Learning ColliderDescription
To pilot the expansion of Clever’s Secure Sync offering to include student performance data in order to provide education nonprofits and researchers with simpler, cheaper, and quicker access to data for operations and evaluation.Grant Amount
$125,000Grant Period
July 1, 2025 -Focus Area
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Learning HeroesDescription
To prototype a Family Engagement Leadership Institute that equips school leaders to develop strong family engagement practices in service of student success.Grant Amount
$200,000Grant Period
July 1, 2024 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
LENA FoundationDescription
To support innovations enabling LENA Grow to reach 115,000 children over 3 years, improving early language and literacy outcomes.Grant Amount
$5,000,000Grant Period
June 1, 2025 -Focus Area
School ReadinessOrganization
LENA FoundationDescription
To increase LENA's reach while maintaining impact, continuing evaluation, and building capacity for growth.Grant Amount
$4,605,000Grant Period
August 1, 2022 -Focus Area
School ReadinessOrganization
Magpie LiteracyDescription
To support Magpie to increase usage and impact of initial products and fuel follow-on innovation.Grant Amount
$2,000,000Grant Period
November 1, 2024 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
Magpie LiteracyDescription
To develop and pilot a tech-enabled tool for building literacy skills in kindergartners.Grant Amount
$200,000Grant Period
November 1, 2023 -Focus Area
School SuccessOrganization
Math for AmericaDescription
To support the planning and implementation of a cohort project for high school students interested in STEM.Grant Amount
$100,000Grant Period
May 1, 2025 -Focus Area
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