Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education (DREME), situated within the Stanford Graduate School of Education, is a network of scholars and researchers from 12 universities across the country. DREME seeks to advance the field of early mathematics research and improve young children’s opportunities to develop math skills. This grant involves four research and development… Continue Reading
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment conducts research and proposes policy solutions to improve how our nation prepares, supports, and rewards the early care and education workforce to ensure young children’s optimal development. This grant supports policy-oriented research on the development, compensation, and financing of the early childhood workforce. It seeks to… Continue Reading
The New America Foundation (New America) seeks to nurture a new generation of public intellectuals, including scholars, policy experts, and journalists, to address major social, economic, and political challenges. In 2014, the Foundation, in partnership with the McKnight Foundation, established The Dual Language Learners National Work Group within New America’s Early Education Initiative to respond… Continue Reading
James Bell Associates (JBA) is an evaluation and research services firm specializing in program evaluations, technical assistance, and support for the design and implementation of innovative social service and public health programs. For the purposes of this project, James Bell Associates has subcontracted with The Urban Institute, a nonprofit policy research organization. This grant provides… Continue Reading
The Alliance for Early Success (the Alliance) is a catalyst for bringing state, national, and funding partners together to improve state policies for children, starting at birth and continuing through age 8. It provides technical assistance and financial support to state advocates in 30 states, and reaches all 50 states through research dissemination and sharing… Continue Reading
Second Harvest Food Bank (Second Harvest) provides food for people in need in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. In addition to providing food assistance that is dignified, healthy, and accessible, Second Harvest also engages in advocacy efforts to improve food assistance and nutrition programs. This grant is for general support. Second Harvest is the… Continue Reading
The San Francisco Symphony (Symphony) aims to set the highest possible standard for excellence in musical performance at home and around the world, enriching, serving, and shaping cultural life throughout the spectrum of Bay Area communities. This grant provides general support for the Symphony. Through its artistic, education, and community programs, the Symphony serves 600,000… Continue Reading
The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) protects and cares for open space, farms, and parkland in and around Silicon Valley. Since it was founded in 1977, POST has saved more than 75,000 acres as permanent open space and parkland in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties. This grant provides general support for POST.… Continue Reading
Peer Health Exchange’s (PHE) mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. PHE recruits, selects, and trains college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education, across the country. This grant supports PHE’s Bay Area program, which will train 215 college… Continue Reading