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School Leadership

‘Logic Models’ Prompt Hard Thinking About How to Achieve Results

January 30, 2018 Article

Afterschool

Helping Afterschool Systems Find a Home

January 18, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building the Pipeline

January 17, 2018 Podcast

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School Leadership

Public Policy

Advice on State Policy and Ed Leadership

January 11, 2018 Article

John Summers in a Q&A on arts and culture

Financial Management for Nonprofits

New and Improved Financial Tools Help Nonprofits Stay Nimble

January 4, 2018 Article

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Afterschool

Governance Structures for City Afterschool Systems

January 1, 2018 Report

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Hilda Polanco in a Q&A on nonprofit financial management

Financial Management for Nonprofits

A New Year’s Resolution for Nonprofits: Get ‘Fiscally Fit’

December 14, 2017 Article

Wallace Foundation end-of-year highlights

News

Your Top Picks and Ours

December 14, 2017 Article

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News

The Emergence of The Wallace Foundation

December 11, 2017 Article

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School Leadership

Public Policy

School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

December 10, 2017 Report

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Social and Emotional Learning

SEL in OST Settings | Wallace Foundation

December 8, 2017 Report

Social and Emotional Learning

Kernels of Practice for SEL Low-Cost, Low-Burden Strategies

December 8, 2017 Report

School Leadership

Principals Matter. So do their Supervisors. Just Ask the States.

December 6, 2017 Article

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Social and Emotional Learning

SEL Interventions Under the ESSA Evidence Review | Wallace Foundation

December 1, 2017 Report

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School Leadership

Leading Change Handbook Concepts and Tools

December 1, 2017 Report

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School Leadership

State Efforts to Strengthen School Leadership CCSSO Action Group Insights

December 1, 2017 Report

School Leadership

Just the Facts, Please

November 29, 2017 Article

Samirah Franklin in a Q&A on youth development and afterschool programs

Summer Learning

In Baltimore, Young People Lead the Call for Afterschool and Summer Programs

November 27, 2017 Article

Social and Emotional Learning

Speaking the Language of Social and Emotional Learning

November 15, 2017 Article

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Arts Education

Public Policy

Arts Integration Research Through the Lens of the ESSA

November 7, 2017 Report

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Arts

Building Arts Audiences: Act on Facts, Not on Hunches

November 3, 2017 Article

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Social and Emotional Learning

How Do We Define Success for Young People?

November 2, 2017 Article

Afterschool

To Build Afterschool Systems, Communities Must “Figure It Out, Then Figure It Out Again”

November 2, 2017 Article

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News

Wallace’s Ten Most Downloaded Publications of All Time

October 19, 2017 Article

Arts

Can the City's Boom Mean New Audiences for the Seattle Symphony?

October 12, 2017 Article

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Arts Education

Raising the Barre and Stretching the Canvas | Wallace Foundation

October 6, 2017 Report

Arts

Traveling a Long Road

October 2, 2017 Article

Arts

The Party’s Still a Hit

October 2, 2017 Article

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Summer Learning

Making Summer Last Integrating Summer Programming | Wallace Foundation

October 1, 2017 Report

School Leadership

How Principals Can Improve Student Success

September 21, 2017 Article

Afterschool

Afterschool Systems Show Promise for Learning and Enrichment

September 21, 2017 Article

Arts Education

10 Principles to Create a Promising Youth Arts Program

September 21, 2017 Article

Social and Emotional Learning

Interest in Social and Emotional Learning Heats Up

September 21, 2017 Article

Arts

Making a Case for Investment in the Arts

September 21, 2017 Article

Summer Learning

Summer Learning Programs Benefit Youth with High Attendance

September 21, 2017 Article

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Financial Management for Nonprofits

Proper Financial Management Helps Nonprofits Improve Efficiency

September 21, 2017 Article

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Cross-Sector Collaboration

Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs

September 1, 2017 Report

School Leadership

Public Policy

Principals and Other School Leaders: The Evidence Base for Their Critical Role in ESSA – With State Examples

June 30, 2017 Presentation

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

What It Takes to Operate and Maintain Principal Pipelines

June 1, 2017 Report

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Leader Tracking Systems Turning Data Into Information

June 1, 2017 Report

$Future of Children$

Social and Emotional Learning

The Future of Children: Social and Emotional Learning

May 31, 2017 Report

School Leadership

Public Policy

Principals and Other School Leaders: The Evidence Base for Critical Role in ESSA

May 16, 2017 Presentation

Getting Intentional About Principal Evaluations

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Getting Intentional About Principal Evaluations

May 1, 2017 Article

A study of the Communities In Schools student support program finds “mixed but promising results,” including improved elementary school attendance and uncertainty about impact in several areas.

School Leadership

Using Integrated Student Supports to Keep Kids in School

April 10, 2017 Report

A study of the Communities In Schools intensive student support program finds several positive non-academic results for participating students and no effect on academic measures.

School Leadership

Two Years of Case Management for At-Risk Students | Wallace Foundation

April 1, 2017 Report

Arts

Ballet Austin: Expanding Audiences for Unfamiliar Works

February 1, 2017 Article

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Arts

Building Millennial Audiences Barriers and Opportunities

January 1, 2017 Report

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School Leadership

Logic Models for Implementing School Leadership Interventions

January 1, 2017 Report

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Afterschool

The Value of Out-of-School Time Programs

January 1, 2017 Report

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Social and Emotional Learning

Evaluation of Citizen Schools’ Expanded Learning Time Model

December 11, 2016 Report

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Social and Emotional Learning

SEL Feedback and Communications Insights from the Field

December 1, 2016 Report

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School Leadership

Support for Instructional Leadership

November 11, 2016 Report

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Principal Training

A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story

October 7, 2016 Video

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building a Stronger Principalship, Vol. 5 | Wallace Foundation

October 1, 2016 Report

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Summer Learning

Learning from Summer Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning

September 1, 2016 Report

School Leadership

Public Policy

Comment Letter: Flexibility of States to Use ESSA Funds to Strengthen School Leaders

July 29, 2016 Comment Letter

A Wallace Story From the Field describes how six districts have developed data systems to help them better train, hire and support school principals.

School Leadership

Chock Full of Data

July 11, 2016 Report

School Leadership

Public Policy

Guidance on Title II Funding and School Leadership

May 25, 2016 Comment Letter

School Leadership

Public Policy

Guidance on Federal Funding to Enhance School Leadership

May 23, 2016 Comment Letter

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Arts

Converting Family into Fans | Wallace Foundation

May 19, 2016 Report

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Social and Emotional Learning

ExpandED Schools National Demonstration | Wallace Foundation

April 1, 2016 Report

Afterschool

Connecting the Dots Data Use in Afterschool Systems

April 1, 2016 Report

Well-designed training and support can help nonprofits manage resources for sustainability and quality, Nancy Devine writes in The Foundation Review.

Financial Management for Nonprofits

The Groundwork for Successful Cohort-Based Fiscal Capacity

March 15, 2016 Report

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Cross-Sector Collaboration

Collective Impact and the New Generation | Wallace Foundation

March 1, 2016 Report

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School Leadership

Improving State Evaluation of Principal Preparation Programs

February 11, 2016 Report

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School Leadership

Improving University Principal Preparation Programs

February 1, 2016 Report

School Leadership

Public Policy

Evidence About School Leadership

January 20, 2016 Comment Letter

School Leadership

Public Policy

Discussion with US Department of Education on prioritizing leadership in ESSA regulations and guidance

January 19, 2016 Presentation

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building a Stronger Principalship, Vol. 4 Evaluating

January 1, 2016 Report

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School Leadership

Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards 2015

December 1, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Early Efforts on Principal Pipelines: Strategies to Improve

November 11, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015

November 1, 2015 Report

School Leadership

Principal Training

Experience Makes a Great Teacher

October 16, 2015 Article

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Afterschool

How Cities are Sustaining Their Afterschool Systems

October 11, 2015 Report

Cross-Sector Collaboration

Putting Collective Impact Into Context | Wallace Foundation

October 1, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Public Policy

Developing Excellent School Principals to Advance | Wallace Foundation

September 1, 2015 Report

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Arts

Opening New Doors Hands-On Participation Brings New Audience to Clay Studio

August 17, 2015 Report

Arts

Staying Relevant in a Changing Neighborhood | Wallace Foundation

August 17, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Making Time for Instructional Leadership Evolution of SAM process

July 24, 2015 Report

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Afterschool

Growing Together, Learning Together: Cities Building Afterschool Systems

July 1, 2015 Report

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Arts

Taking Out the Guesswork | Wallace Foundation

June 19, 2015 Report

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Afterschool

A Developmental Framework for Young Adult Success

June 1, 2015 Report

School Leadership

Making Space for New Leaders

April 17, 2015 Article

School Leadership

Nine Principals Share Their Successful Strategies for School Leadership

April 16, 2015 Article

Financial Management for Nonprofits

Summary of Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

April 2, 2015 Article

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Arts

Pacific Northwest Ballet Getting Past "It’s Not for People Like Us"

March 11, 2015 Report

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Arts

Extending Reach with Seattle Opera’s Multipronged Technology

March 11, 2015 Report

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Summer Learning

An Analysis of the Effects of an Academic Summer Program

March 7, 2015 Report

A program that helps train principals around the country offers guidance, based on its approach, to others interested in school leader preparation.

School Leadership

Taking Charge | Wallace Foundation

February 12, 2015 Report

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Financial Management for Nonprofits

The Skills to Pay the Bills

February 1, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building a Stronger Principalship, Vol. 3 Districts Taking Charge

January 1, 2015 Report

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Arts

Someone Who Speaks Their Language | Wallace Foundation

December 15, 2014 Report

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Summer Learning

Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs

December 1, 2014 Report

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School Leadership

Principal Supervisors

Beyond Buses, Boilers, and Books | Wallace Foundation

November 9, 2014 Article

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School Leadership

Quality Measures: Partnership Effectiveness Continuum

November 1, 2014 Toolkit

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Afterschool

America After 3PM Afterschool Programs in Demand

October 22, 2014 Report

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Arts

The Road to Results Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences

October 6, 2014 Report

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Afterschool

Financial Management for Youth Nonprofits | Wallace Foundation

October 1, 2014 Report

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Afterschool

Grantmakers and Thought Leaders on OST Survey & Interview

July 9, 2014 Report

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Afterschool

Evaluate Your Afterschool Program

June 15, 2014 toolkit

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