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Stage full of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing on various orchestra instruments.

Arts

Orchestras Conduct Audiences Back to the Halls

November 20, 2023 Article

Jackie Wilson

School Leadership

Pioneering School Leadership in Delaware and Beyond

November 7, 2023 Article

principal and teacher

School Leadership

The Principal Difference in Effective Schools

October 6, 2023 Presentation

Black boy doing some gardening, picking green leaf's from a plant

Social and Emotional Learning

Seeds of Success

September 22, 2023 Video

White woman with blond hair standing in front of a green and white house, holding a small bucket.

Afterschool

How One City Helped Pave the Way for Afterschool Systems Nationwide

September 19, 2023 Article

Child and instructor making pottery

Afterschool

Summer Learning

How Equity-Minded School Districts Run Afterschool and Summer Programs

September 12, 2023 Article

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Three Years After Pandemic, Theaters Still Navigate Uncertain Waters

Arts

Three Years After Pandemic, Theaters Still Navigate Uncertain Waters

September 6, 2023 Article

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School Leadership

Public Policy

Wallace’s Work in K-12 Education

September 6, 2023 Presentation

Mark Anthony Gooden, Christian Johnson Endeavor Professor of Education Leadership at Columbia University’s Teachers College

School Leadership

On Risk-taking, Racial Identity, and Leading With Equity

August 29, 2023 Article

Art Teacher, white with a black student, standing in front of an easel.

Arts Education

Setting the Stage Practical Ideas for Implementing High-Quality Afterschool Arts Programs

August 24, 2023 Report

Envisioning–and Enacting–Equity in Arts Funding

Arts

Arts Education

Envisioning–and Enacting–Equity in Arts Funding

August 22, 2023 Article

NY Leadership Academy Class of Aspiring Principals

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

A Culturally Responsive School Leadership Approach to Developing Equity-Centered Principals Considerations for Principal Pipelines

July 10, 2023 Report

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Afterschool

Summer Learning

Public Policy

Draft U.S. Department of Education Guidance on 21st Century Community Learning Centers

July 5, 2023 Comment Letter

A room full of children, 3 boys are talking to a male adult

Summer Learning

A National Call to Action for Summer Learning How Did States Respond?

July 1, 2023 Report

Illustration for Education Writers Association blog post on school leadership

School Leadership

Three Topics Educators and Students Want You to Pay Attention To

June 22, 2023 Article

Black woman, standing in front of a table speaking, another white woman sitting and looking at the woman speaking

School Leadership

Assistant Principal Advancement to the Principalship

June 20, 2023 Discussion Guide

Mixed race boys and girls in a classroom

Afterschool

School/OST Partnerships Help Kids Thrive, Thanks to Pandemic Funding

June 15, 2023 Article

White female teacher with mixed race boy and girl

Summer Learning

Two New Tools for Your Summer Learning Toolbox

June 7, 2023 Article

People sitting at a table (2 white men, a black man and white woman) discussing Principal Pipeline Initiative at Baruch College

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Principal Pipeline Toolkit

June 1, 2023 toolkit

Conference attendees consider principal pipelines and equity

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Planning and Developing Principal Pipelines

June 1, 2023 Report

Children collaborate with each other on a project.

Arts Education

Don’t Dictate, Collaborate Achieving Equity in Arts

May 31, 2023 Report

A black girl sitting in the library reading a book

Afterschool

Change Is Inevitable. Are OST Programs Ready for It?

May 2, 2023 Article

Students performing a dance routine in a school gym, illustrating benefits of arts education.

Arts Education

More Arts = More Benefits for Kids: What an Arts Education Study Reveals

April 25, 2023 Article

A group of students sitting on the floor listening to a lecture

Afterschool

Expanding Equity in Afterschool and Summer Learning

April 17, 2023 Report

2 male black teachers talking in a classroom, with a young black boy sitting at his desk doing schoolwork.

School Leadership

What Do Black Students Need from Principals?

April 11, 2023 Article

2 white girls sitting in a classroom in Tuscaloosa Schools. One of them sticking her tongue out.

Afterschool

Summer Learning

Social and Emotional Learning

Ensuring Access to OST Programs and Using Federal Funds for It

March 21, 2023 Article

Graphic for the Beyond the Classroom Podcast series showing keyboard, notebook, pen and headphones

Afterschool

What Can Young People Teach Us About Out-of-School Time?

March 14, 2023 Article

Mixed race female students wearing masks standing outside

Afterschool

Making Out-of-School-Time Programs More Accessible

March 7, 2023 Podcast

Afterschool Perspective Summer NAZA Nashville

Afterschool

Professionalization and Precarity of the Workforce

March 7, 2023 Podcast

A female teacher standing in a green field outdoor with a group of mixed gender and race student all wearing orange

Afterschool

Creating Programs Where Everyone Belongs

March 7, 2023 Podcast

Wallace Universal Leadership Initiative 2019 capstone summary event

School Leadership

Want Transformational School Leaders? Invest in Partnerships, Support, and Equity

March 2, 2023 Article

Three students work on their artwork.

Arts Education

How Connected Arts Learning Can Expand Our View

March 2, 2023 Report

Three students work on their artwork.

Arts Education

The Connected Arts Learning Framework An Expanded View of the Purposes and Possibilities for Arts Learning

March 1, 2023 Report

A young black girl sitting at her desk using a glue stick

Afterschool

What Young People Want from Afterschool Programs

February 24, 2023 Article

2 mixed race women sitting in an outdoor space with plants in the background

The Future of Diversity and Equity in Museums

February 14, 2023 Article

A teacher writing on a large paper board, with 4 students sitting and watching

Social and Emotional Learning

Afterschool

Skills for Success Developing Social and Emotional Competencies in OST Programs

February 13, 2023 Report

Recap of MANNA event on arts and community engagement

School Leadership

Public Policy

All Hands on Deck to Support Principals

February 9, 2023 Article

mixed race children with arms around each other

Summer Learning

How Seven Foundations Bolstered Afterschool, Summer Programming as COVID Raged

January 24, 2023 Article

Many students sitting in a room on the floor, 3 of which are playing checkers

Summer Learning

How School Districts Ramped Up Summer Learning in Response to Pandemic

January 17, 2023 Article

Children participate in Wallace Foundation program at Camp Carmalt at Carmalt Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA.

Summer Learning

Let’s Make Summer a Season of Opportunity for Students

January 10, 2023 Article

picture collage of all 10 blog posts in 2022

News

It's Here: Wallace's Top Ten Posts of 2022

December 13, 2022 Article

Collage of diverse people with "Power Of Us" written on top.

Afterschool

Study Seeks to Understand Adults Working with Young People Outside of School

December 8, 2022 Article

A room full of children, 3 boys are talking to a male adult

Summer Learning

National Call to Action for Summer Learning How Did School Districts Respond?

December 1, 2022 Report

Education Leadership Learning Community event on school leadership

School Leadership

Pennsylvania Voices Unite for a Diverse Pool of Teachers–and Principals

November 30, 2022 Article

Summer Learning

Empowering States to Leverage Summer Learning: A Network Approach

November 9, 2022 Podcast

Social and Emotional Learning

Navigating SEL From the Inside Out Looking Inside & Across 18 Leading SEL Programs: A Practical Resource for Schools and OST Providers—Middle & High School Focus

November 1, 2022 Report

4 female teachers and principal sitting around a table, talking, with laptop and papers on the table

School Leadership

Public Policy

States as Leaders, Followers, and Partners Lessons from the ESSA Leadership Learning Community and the University Principal Preparation Initiative

November 1, 2022 Report

Illustration for National Principals Month

School Leadership

Focusing on Principal Wellness: 6 Questions for School Leaders

October 26, 2022 Article

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