What’s the Plan for the Moody Foundation’s Texas-Sized Pledge to Lone Star State Students?

What’s the Plan for the Moody Foundation’s Texas-Sized Pledge to Lone Star State Students?

The Texas-based family foundation, among the state’s largest, just stepped up for students with a $1 billion education pledge. It’s a worthy move, but also shines a light on the state’s failures when it comes to public funding for schools.

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How One Funder Is Helping Kids in the South Flourish by Starting Early and Close to Home

How One Funder Is Helping Kids in the South Flourish by Starting Early and Close to Home

In an effort to break the cycle of poverty, the Duke Endowment is making an ambitious investment in early childhood and place-based giving, with a focus on Guilford County, North Carolina.

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An Education Funder Tackles the Achievement Gap—One Preschooler at a Time

An Education Funder Tackles the Achievement Gap—One Preschooler at a Time

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation has spent the past seven years supporting a program to foster early literacy for low-income kids and kids of color. Results, so far, have been impressive.

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Prenatal to Three: How the Pritzker Children's Initiative Is Backing Early Learning

Prenatal to Three: How the Pritzker Children's Initiative Is Backing Early Learning

The Pritzker Children’s Initiative is doubling down on its support for at-risk babies and toddlers. These community-based grants reflect PCI’s hopes that more funders will prioritize this crucial stage in children’s development.

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The Real Estate Investor Betting on Big Returns from a Local Early Reading Program

The Real Estate Investor Betting on Big Returns from a Local Early Reading Program

A growing number of funders want to ensure that children can read by third grade. We explore how a major donor in New York came to this cause and got behind a nonprofit helping teachers do better at teaching reading.

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