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Our resources are based on evidence with the intention of inspiring the change we hope to see in education and in the arts.

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A white female teacher in a classroom, pointing to a numbers chart, providing instruction to very young group of kids.

Afterschool

Summer Learning

Why Afterschool Staff Love the Work—And Need More Support

April 20, 2026 Article

Two women sit at desk looking at papers

School Leadership

What State Education Agency Leaders Want from Federal Technical Assistance

April 17, 2026 Report

Two adolescents are working on a project in a classroom. A black male is wearing a red Under Armour shirt and holding an object, while a Black female is preparing something at a table. The room has bright lighting and shelves with supplies.

Summer Learning

Afterschool

What Does Brain Science Tell Us About Adolescence?

April 14, 2026 Article

A man in a dress shirt and tie sits across from two women at a desk conversing

School Leadership

Understanding the Landscape of Professional Learning

April 9, 2026 Report

A black male in a suit stands in an office environment near two seated women working at a table.

School Leadership

From Assistant Principal to Principal: How Districts Can Build a Better Path

April 2, 2026 Article

Rochester Day 1: this was 3 locations of summer learning: a nature camp, a zoo field trip, and a special curriculum of African American history at a local school

Summer Learning

Sustaining Momentum on Summer Learning Building Capacity

April 1, 2026 Report

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Animation still showing a ballet dancer and the "constellation of benefits" youth arts programs can offer.

Arts Education

Arts

Social and Emotional Learning

How Can Arts Programs Help Young People Thrive?

March 17, 2026 Video

Young black female student in bright pink dress and young male student in blue shirt stand next to display board with art

Arts Education

Art for All, All for Art

February 25, 2026 Article

Visitors at The Union for Contemporary Art place their art on a wall display

Arts

The Art of Belonging

February 12, 2026 Article

Mei-Ann Chen, conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta, leads the orchestra during the organization's annual MLK performance

Arts

The Legacy of a Founder An ethnographic study of Chicago Sinfonietta

February 12, 2026 Brief

Image of children around a pottery wheel

Arts

Gradients of Trust: An ethnographic study of The Union for Contemporary Art

February 12, 2026 Brief

A group of young boys is drawing with chalk on a school pavement. One person stands while the others are seated, engaged

Summer Learning

Afterschool

The Evolution of Out-of-School Time

February 10, 2026 Article

Group of mixed race and gender elementary school children standing in a classroom

Summer Learning

Afterschool

A Community-Powered Approach to Out-of-School-Time Programs

January 29, 2026 Article

2 black woman talking in a conference room with others sitting at a table.

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Promising Practices for the Design and Implementation of Equity-Centered Leader Pathways

January 27, 2026 Report

Children playing jump rope on a playground outside

Summer Learning

Summer’s on The Mind

January 13, 2026 Article

Children sitting on a colorful carpet in a classroom, engaging in a learning activity.

Afterschool

Summer Learning

The Time Has Come for Youth Development

January 7, 2026 Article

New floral arrangements being installed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

News

A Bouquet for the Ages: A Gift That Continues to Bloom

December 21, 2025 Article

Person at a table painting

Arts

Towards Inclusive Data Collection in the Arts Ways to Enhance Native Representation

December 15, 2025 Brief

Depiction of Kebo Drew, a Black woman, and Mad Lim, a Singaporean woman, in a graphic zine documenting QWOCMAP's work

Arts

Building Narrative Power

December 11, 2025 Article

A group of people in a circle, some with drums, with a man in the middle of the circle with a drum

Arts

Labor of Love An ethnographic study of the Harvey B. Gantt Center

December 11, 2025 Brief

An image of performers holding pink fans

Arts

From Margins to Center Stage Ethnographic study of Theater Mu

December 11, 2025 Brief

Participants of QWOCMAP's Film and Freedom Academy pose for a group photograph

Arts

Owning Their Own Stories Ethnographic study of Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project

December 11, 2025 Brief

Girl with helmet on touching helmet of boy

News

AI May Dominate Headlines, But Our Top Stories Put People First

December 9, 2025 Article

A black principal in a suit talking to 3 mixed race female high school students in a school

School Leadership

How Can Districts Improve School Leader Retention?

December 4, 2025 Article

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