Thirteen years ago, this couple established the Chamberlin Family Foundation, a grantmaking entity that supports causes related to education and equity. They’ve also created a nonprofit called Education Matters that focuses on West Contra Costa.
Read MoreFederal recovery funds offer tremendous promise for schools still reeling from the pandemic. This guest contribution makes the case that philanthropy can ensure short-term dollars will have a lasting, sustainable impact.
Read MoreK-12 philanthropy sits at a crossroads, with many reconsidering their giving strategies. In this guest post, Ulcca Joshi Hansen of Grantmakers for Education challenges funders to support a human-centered, liberatory education system.
Read MoreThe IDP Foundation is the philanthropy of Liesel Pritzker Simmons and her mother, Irene Pritzker. We take a closer look at its impact investing approach to education in Africa, including at how it responded during COVID.
Read MoreThis sporty Midwestern funder has over a billion in the bank, big spend-down plans and a fondness for parks and recreation. Here’s what you need to know about the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.
Read MoreIn “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door,” authors Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider outline a conservative push to dismantle public education. We spoke with Berkshire about what’s driving the effort and who is funding it.
Read MoreGates, CZI and Walton are all backing a new initiative that will enhance research into some of education’s thorniest problems. We take a look at why they’re betting big on R&D and who’s getting the first funding.
Read MoreIn the past year, education nonprofits have had to contend with short-term crises and deep-seated inequities. We talked to K-12 fundraisers about how they adapted, their greatest funding needs, and whether donors stepped up.
Read MoreThe National Education Equity Lab is giving disadvantaged students a college experience in high school, and catching the eye of education philanthropy. We talk with the group’s founder and one of its latest backers to find out why.
Read MoreOnline learning marketplace Preply commissioned a study comparing 30 different countries’ digital education systems during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Read MoreWith its new Racial Equity funding opportunity, NewSchools Venture Fund is asking community members to make grant decisions. Backed by K-12 heavyweights, NewSchools is the latest funder to try participatory grantmaking.
Read MorePhilanthropic leaders who’ve worked for years to eliminate child poverty see the Biden administration’s policies and proposals as a partial victory and a long-awaited opportunity for progress.
Read MoreThe founder of DonorsChoose changed philanthropy with a crowdfunding site that raises money for requests from public school teachers. As he steps down as CEO, Charles Best reflects on how it started and why it’s been so successful.
Read MoreEli Broad, who died last week, was a larger-than-life philanthropist. He tapped his fortune to bankroll ambitious initiatives in education, the arts and science. His turbo-charged giving offers both inspiration and cautionary lessons.
Read MoreThe 1954 Project, seeded by the Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education and the Walton Family Foundation, recognizes innovative Black educators. The project recently announced its first grantees in a festive virtual event.
Read MoreThe humanities are in retreat, and while some private funders support college programs to bolster the field, the Whiting Foundation is starting earlier with its new Humanities in High School program.
Read MoreThe nation’s teaching workforce has a diversity problem, and achievement gaps for Black students are one consequence. With support from philanthropy, here’s how one new initiative is challenging the status quo.
Read MoreThe Schott Foundation for Public Education took a close up look at the data to find out how much education philanthropy is doing to support racial equity and racial justice. Spoiler alert: not nearly enough.
Read MoreNewSchools Venture Fund announced a new strategy that increases its focus on diversity and equity in K-12 education. It also announced a new president. Frances Messano fills us in on what she brings to the job and where she’s taking the fund.
Read MoreK-12 funding juggernaut the Walton Family Foundation just released a new strategic plan. The foundation is sticking with main priorities like charter schools, but leaders say they’re putting new emphasis on inclusivity and listening to communities.
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