Grants

Developing a network of new Partnership Schools that achieve the same learner outcomes as the highest performing public schools, at a substantially lower cost.

Supporting the inclusion of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the FamilyU program to increase graduation rates for students with children.

Assessing engagement and impact of Tulsa’s unique summer learning and enrichment programming.

Providing HBCUs, MSIs, and HSIs with high-quality coaching and technical assistance services through Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success with a goal of increasing college persistence and graduation rates.

Strengthening the housing programs for youth aging out of the foster care system, and to help the organization use data, evaluation, and expertise to drive innovation and improve outcomes for youth more broadly.

Demonstrating that the Partnership Schools model can be effectively used to deliver high-quality education in new public schools and significantly improve the quality of education in existing public schools.

Building capacity and operations to scale to serve 7,500 high school students by 2024.

Providing persistence and completion support services to eligible UT Austin Pell students during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Supporting the residential treatment center, foster and adoption program, and academic tutoring programs for foster youth.

Providing life and vocational skills training to youth from low-income families in Delhi, in collaboration with the Government.

Accelerating education officials’ access to and utilization of high-quality, timely education data to enable informed interventions that positively impact learner performance across the South African schooling system.

Developing a behaviorally-informed communication tool (focused on FAFSA renewal, timely credit accumulation, and course selection) that allows more colleges to increase the retention and completion rates of their underrepresented students.

Supporting the expansion of college access, transition and success programs to serve 20,000 low-income students annually by 2024.

Enabling an innovative, data-driven, pay-for-performance after school numeracy pilot in 20 centers using open-source tools and technology. 

Evaluating Austin’s Community Information Exchange to ensure its usage and optimization reach populations in need.

Enabling adults and youth with low incomes in Central Texas to receive financial coaching and planning services.

Equipping Minnesota schools to design and implement improvement plans that produce more equitable outcomes for all students.

Accelerating the build of a quality, affordable online high school that maximizes access to best in class curriculum, and is freely available for all South African learners with an internet connection.

Supporting public high schools to offer innovative case methodology that better engages and prepares students for 21st century careers.

Improving quality of learning through a structured school readiness program and digital content.