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Schott Foundation for Public Education
Inside the Push to Privatize Education in a New Gilded Age
“This Is an Emergency.” How Can Philanthropy Respond to Trump’s Assault on K-12 Education?
What K-12 Funders Can Expect From a Second Trump Term
With Racial Equity Under Fire, Will Grantmakers Sustain Their Commitments?
Today marks 159 years since Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free the last remaining slaves in the U.S., two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. This is also the third year that Juneteenth, sometimes known … [Read more...] about With Racial Equity Under Fire, Will Grantmakers Sustain Their Commitments?
It’s Time to Invest in Loving Systems to Support Black Male Student Success
This May marked the anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education, a decision that aimed to establish equal access to quality public education for all students regardless of race. Seventy years have passed since the Supreme Court … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Invest in Loving Systems to Support Black Male Student Success
This Coalition of Funders Aims to Cool the Culture War Flames and Protect Public Schools
The Education Future Fund recently went public with a new website and an official name, but the funders driving the coalition have been working together for some time. The seven philanthropies teamed up as education culture wars erupted in school … [Read more...] about This Coalition of Funders Aims to Cool the Culture War Flames and Protect Public Schools
Have K-12 Funders Stepped Up for Racial Equity and Justice Since 2020? Not According to This Report
The Schott Foundation for Public Education just published the third edition of Justice Is The Foundation, its annual overview of philanthropic support for racial equity and justice in education. As was the case in previous years, the report’s … [Read more...] about Have K-12 Funders Stepped Up for Racial Equity and Justice Since 2020? Not According to This Report
For Racial Progress, Endowed Philanthropy Needs to Endow Its Grantees
Last November, school board candidates supporting honest and antiracist public education won the majority of elections across the country. This marked a watershed and encouraging moment for inclusive and comprehensive public education. It was an … [Read more...] about For Racial Progress, Endowed Philanthropy Needs to Endow Its Grantees
The Education Culture Wars Are Only Growing Fiercer. These Funders Are Fighting Back
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on May 2, 2023.The education culture wars aren’t going away. In fact, they seem to be intensifying. Attacks on so-called critical race theory. Book bans. Restrictions on the rights of gender … [Read more...] about The Education Culture Wars Are Only Growing Fiercer. These Funders Are Fighting Back
Despite the Fanfare, Ed Philanthropy’s Investment in Racial Justice Falls Short
The events of 2020 were so raw and eye-opening that they changed the conversation in the world of philanthropy. After the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder and other incidents of police violence around the country, major … [Read more...] about Despite the Fanfare, Ed Philanthropy’s Investment in Racial Justice Falls Short
“It Isn’t Intractable; There Are Solutions.” How Raikes Backs Equitable School Funding and More
The Raikes Foundation works to improve the lives of young people by reducing youth homelessness and improving educational outcomes. The foundation was created in 2002 by Jeff and Tricia Raikes, who met when they both worked at Microsoft. (Fun fact: … [Read more...] about “It Isn’t Intractable; There Are Solutions.” How Raikes Backs Equitable School Funding and More
Five-Alarm Fire: Should Philanthropy Do More About Attacks on “Critical Race Theory” in Schools?
Last summer, we wrote about the culture wars engulfing education in the United States. We identified some of the conservative think tanks and funders orchestrating and bankrolling attacks on so-called critical race theory, and raised the question … [Read more...] about Five-Alarm Fire: Should Philanthropy Do More About Attacks on “Critical Race Theory” in Schools?
What’s Going On With Philanthropy for K-12 Education?
In a sentence: Philanthropy focused on K-12 education is robust, rising, and rife with complexity and even conflict. What’s going on?“Education in America—and how to do it best—is an extraordinarily complicated and controversial topic, replete with … [Read more...] about What’s Going On With Philanthropy for K-12 Education?
Education Funders, Don’t Back Down Now. It’s Time to Commit to Transformative Change
In the wake of COVID’s disruption, education philanthropy sits at an important crossroads. Over the last two-and-a-half decades, astounding sums of philanthropic and public dollars were spent on efforts to reform education and improve educational … [Read more...] about Education Funders, Don’t Back Down Now. It’s Time to Commit to Transformative Change
Racial Equity and Justice in Education are “Drastically Underfunded,” Research Finds
Just 0.8% of education philanthropy dollars were directed to racial justice from 2017 to 2019, according to research recently released by the Schott Foundation for Public Education and Candid. In an op-ed summarizing the results, the Schott … [Read more...] about Racial Equity and Justice in Education are “Drastically Underfunded,” Research Finds
In a Moment of Crisis, Philanthropy is Showing its Unique Value
To say that we live in unprecedented times seems at once like a dramatic exaggeration and a gross understatement. Developments are moving at lightning speed, yet time seems to be standing still. And thus we find ourselves at the intersection of many … [Read more...] about In a Moment of Crisis, Philanthropy is Showing its Unique Value
