Our goal: Harness data to empower the education sector to make impact-driven, cost-effective decisions.
We know evidence generation and usage doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Access to new and siloed education datasets, along with novel research methods, can power the production of evidence and timely learning. Making this evidence useful requires platforms that disseminate and contextualize it for target audiences, including districts, schools, and families.
Our Data for Action portfolio increases education data availability, integration, and utility, with the goal of generating and applying critical insights that improve educational outcomes for children.
Grantee Spotlight
Learn more about some of the work funded by the Data for Action portfolio.
Urban Institute’s Student Upward Mobility Initiative
Establishing Pre-K-12 skills and competencies critical to economic mobility.
Our Questions
How can we build access and connectivity between education and other datasets to reveal new insights that improve education outcomes?
How do we leverage scalable platforms and national networks to disseminate and act upon data in local communities?
What forms of information and storytelling enable parents to effectively engage in increasing the quality of learning for their children?