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Singers of the Minnesota Opera bow for the audience at the end of the opening night of Arabella.

Arts

Someone Who Speaks Their Language How a Nontraditional Partner Brought New Audiences to Minnesota Opera

December 15, 2014 Report

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Summer Learning

Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Students’ Learning Opportunities

December 1, 2014 Report

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School Leadership

Principal Supervisors

Beyond Buses, Boilers, and Books: Instructional Support for Principal Supervisors

November 9, 2014 Article

A female teacher sitting at a desk in an elementary school classroom, with a group of mixed race and gender students

School Leadership

Quality Measures: Partnership Effectiveness Continuum

November 1, 2014 Toolkit

Metro Nashville school buses take program students home after Nashville After Zone Alliance

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

Differences a Day Can Make Exploring the Effects of an Abbreviated Intervention to Help Improve Financial Management for Youth-Serving Organizations

October 1, 2014 Report

A black male boxing coach training a young black boy in boxing

Afterschool

Grantmakers and Thought Leaders on Out-of-School Time Survey & Interview Report

July 9, 2014 Report

Black, white and other children in a classroom looking at a board, in Boston

Afterschool

Evaluate Your Afterschool Program

June 15, 2014 toolkit

A Wallace Update offers key findings from research and the experiences of arts groups about engaging and building audiences.

Arts

Thriving Arts Organizations, Thriving Arts What We Know About Building Audiences for the Arts and What We Still Have to Learn

May 12, 2014 Report

A report and case study investigate how advocacy organizations and their funders can influence education policy in the U.S.

School Leadership

Public Policy

New Education Advocacy Organizations in the U.S. States National Snapshot and a Case Study of Advance Illinois

May 9, 2014 Report

A female teacher standing over 2 young female mixed race elementary school students, one writing with a pencil

Financial Management for Nonprofits

Scaling Up, Staying True A Wallace Conference Report on Spreading Innovations in Expanded Learning

April 12, 2014 Report

This report discusses findings from year two of a five-year evaluation of The After-School Corporation (TASC)’s model for expanding the school day.

Social and Emotional Learning

Institutionalizing ExpandED Schools: Evaluation Findings from the Second Year of TASC’s National Demonstration

April 1, 2014 Report

Think Summer

Summer Learning

December 4, 2013 Article

School Leadership

Make Room for the Principal Supervisors

December 1, 2013 Article

A teacher standing in a classroom full of students sitting at their desk doing classwork

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building a Stronger Principalship, Vol. 2 Cultivating Talent Through a Principal Pipeline

December 1, 2013 Report

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

Summer Learning

Staying On Track Testing Higher Achievement’s Long-Term Impact on Academic Outcomes and High School Choice

November 12, 2013 Report

Something to Say

Arts Education

Something to Say Success Principles for Afterschool Arts Programs From Urban Youth and Other Experts

November 5, 2013 Report

2 mixed race young girls playing the violin. The Merit School of Music's summer programming

Arts Education

Expanding Learning, Enriching Learning Portraits of Five Programs

November 1, 2013 Report

Leading Schools Through Major Change

School Leadership

Leading Schools Through Major Change: Principals and the Common Core

October 14, 2013 Article

Findings from two surveys, fielded six years apart, provide indications that large school districts nationwide are redesigning the principal supervisor job to focus more on principal support.

School Leadership

Rethinking Leadership The Changing Role of Principal Supervisors

October 1, 2013 Report

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Afterschool

Is Citywide Afterschool Coordination Going Nationwide? An Exploratory Study in Large Cities

September 1, 2013 Report

Strength Training

School Leadership

Strength Training: Aspiring Principals Need Fortified Programs to Train Them for the Challenges They Face

August 1, 2013 Article

Two girls sit at a laptop designing a digital character.

Arts Education

New Opportunities for Interest-Driven Arts Learning in a Digital Age

July 1, 2013 Report

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Six Districts Begin the Principal Pipeline Initiative

July 1, 2013 Report

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Afterschool

Better Together Building Local Systems to Improve Afterschool (A Conference Report)

July 1, 2013 Report

Three children work on their paintings in front of a string of drying art.

Arts Education

Advancing Arts Education through an Expanded School Day Lessons from Five Schools

June 1, 2013 Report

A black female instructor sitting with a young black female student, writing on a paper

Afterschool

Strong Directors-Skilled Staff Guide to Using the Core Competencies

February 1, 2013 Report

A group of mixed gender and race principals meeting in a conference room, having a discussion

School Leadership

Districts Matter Cultivating the Principals Urban Schools Need

February 1, 2013 Report

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

Afterschool

Financing Expanded Learning Time in Schools A Look at Five District Expanded-Time Schools

January 1, 2013 Report

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School Leadership

Public Policy

Education Leadership: How Districts Can Grow and Support a Pipeline of Highly Effective Leaders

October 12, 2012 Presentation

The Effective Principal: Five Pivotal Practices that Shape Instructional Leadership

School Leadership

The Effective Principal: Five Pivotal Practices that Shape Instructional Leadership

October 4, 2012 Article

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

Afterschool

Building Citywide Systems for Quality A Guide and Case Studies for Afterschool Leaders

October 1, 2012 Report

An elementary school classroom with mixed race and gender kids working on laptops

Afterschool

Building Management Information Systems to Coordinate Citywide Afterschool Programs A Toolkit for Cities

September 1, 2012 Report

Education leaders in discussion at a conference.

School Leadership

Preparing a Pipeline of Effective Principals A Legislative Approach

September 1, 2012 Report

A young white boy using crayons to color a picture in a classroom

Afterschool

Expanding Time for Learning Both Inside and Outside the Classroom A Review of the Evidence Base

August 1, 2012 Report

A black boy and girl sitting at a table in a classroom, reading and writing

Afterschool

Making the Connections A Report on the First National Survey of Out-of-School Time Intermediary Organizations

June 1, 2012 Report

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School Leadership

The Making of the Principal Five Lessons in Leadership Training

June 1, 2012 Report

Education leaders sit around a table holding a discussion.

Financial Management for Nonprofits

Building Stronger Nonprofits Through Better Financial Management Early Efforts in 26 Youth-Serving Organizations

May 3, 2012 Report

A white boy sitting on the floor holding a toy, in a classroom with other mixed race and gender students

Afterschool

Tough Times, Tough Choices in Afterschool Funding Pathways to Protecting Quality

May 1, 2012 Report

A group of mixed race and gender, people sitting around tables in a classroom, talking

School Leadership

The Wallace Foundation’s Education Leadership Professional Learning Communities A Case Study

April 1, 2012 Report

A white man and woman performers, performing on a stage, holding a baby in a park setting with tree in the back of them

Arts

Building Arts Organizations That Build Audiences

March 1, 2012 Report

Barbara Castellán, Gads Hill Center charity leader

Financial Management for Nonprofits

“Lessons in Financial Management Pay Off for Chicago Charities”

December 5, 2011 Article

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Arts

Building Deeper Relationships How Steppenwolf Theatre Company is Turning Single-Ticket Buyers into Repeat Visitors

November 18, 2011 Report

Scene from Boston Lyric Opera's production of The Magic Flute

Arts

Cultivating the Next Generation of Arts Lovers How Boston Lyric Opera Sought to Create Greater Opportunities for Families to Attend Opera

November 18, 2011 Report

After Hours party attendees enjoy themselves at the museum.

Arts

More Than Just a Party How the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boosted Participation by Young Adults

November 18, 2011 Report

San Francisco chorus girls and boys in red hats and scarves perform.

Arts

Attracting an Elusive Audience How the San Francisco Girls Chorus is Breaking Down Stereotypes and Generating Interest Among Classical Music Patrons

November 14, 2011 Report

A female principal standing in a class evaluating a female teacher sitting at a table with 2 students

School Leadership

Principal Training

Issue Brief: Preparing Principals to Evaluate Teachers

November 5, 2011 Article

A girl wearing headphones in front of the computer smiles at the camera.

Summer Learning

NASBE Discussion Guide Summer Learning: A New Vision for Supporting Students in Summer Programs

November 1, 2011 Report

A group of young female mixed race elementary school students sitting on the floor playing with cards

Afterschool

Reimagining the School Day More Time for Learning

November 1, 2011 Report

Fiscal Fitness for Nonprofits: Project Puts Chicago After-School Programs and Funders Through a Financial Workout

Financial Management for Nonprofits

Afterschool

Fiscal Fitness for Nonprofits: Project Puts Chicago After-School Programs and Funders Through a Financial Workout

October 13, 2011 Article

A female white teacher kneeling on the ground helping 2 young male students writing on the sidewalk with chalk

Afterschool

Municipal Leadership for Afterschool Citywide Approaches Spreading Across the Country

October 1, 2011 Report

3 mixed gender black students at a table in a classroom, gluing together small glitter balls

Afterschool

The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative Final Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative

September 1, 2011 Report

A black female instructor sitting at her desk in a classroom with large papers in the background with writing on them

School Leadership

Executive Education for Educators A Vehicle for Improving K-12 Systems?

September 1, 2011 Report

A group of black female young middle school students kneeling around a bunch of art projects made out of cardboard

Afterschool

Collecting and Using Information to Strengthen Citywide Out-of-School Time Systems

August 1, 2011 Report

Children stand amongst life-sized chess pieces and look up to smile towards the camera.

Afterschool

AfterZone Outcomes for Youth Participating in Providence’s After-School System

August 1, 2011 Report

Education leaders sit around a conference table in discussion.

School Leadership

NASBE Discussion Guide School Leadership: Improving State Systems for Leader Development

August 1, 2011 Report

A group of mixed race and gender student standing around and looking inside a giant fish tank

Summer Learning

Summer Snapshot Exploring the Impact of Higher Achievement’s Year-Round Out-of-School-Time Program on Summer Learning

July 12, 2011 Report

A little girl wearing blue t-shirt and black overalls, rope climbing in the park

Summer Learning

Making Summer Count How Summer Programs Can Boost Children’s Learning

June 1, 2011 Report

A high school student in chef's attire prepares meals.

Afterschool

After-School Programs for High School Students An Evaluation of After School Matters

June 1, 2011 Report

A group of mixed race educators, sitting in a circle, holding books open, and having a discussion

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2010 School Leadership Laws

June 1, 2011 Report

School Leadership

Principal Training

Think Outside the Clock: Planners Link After-School Programs to Classroom Curriculum

April 16, 2011 Article

Three education leaders look at something on a laptop screen.

School Leadership

Research Findings to Support Effective Educational Policymaking Evidence and Action Steps for State, District and Local

March 1, 2011 Report

water colors and crayons

Arts Education

Collaboration Paints a Bright Future for Arts Education

February 8, 2011 Article

Two girls hang out on a jungle gym.

Afterschool

Fair and Accountable Partnership Principles for a Sustainable Human Service System

October 1, 2010 Report

A classroom full of mixed race and gender young students, some are raising their hand, a teacher standing giving instruction

School Leadership

Districts Developing Leaders Lessons on Consumer Actions and Program Approaches from Eight Urban Districts

October 1, 2010 Report

A classroom full of students, with a few of them raising their hands giving a thumbs up

School Leadership

The School Turnaround Field Guide

September 1, 2010 Report

3 mixed race woman standing in a classroom holding papers and having a discusion

School Leadership

Learning-Focused Leadership and Leadership Support Meaning and Practice in Urban Systems

August 11, 2010 Report

Mixed gender and race students sitting at their desks in a middle school classroom

Afterschool

Engaging Older Youth Program and City-Level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time

August 9, 2010 Report

A close up shot of a hand holding a paintbrush to a painting.

Arts

From START to Finish Lessons from The Wallace Foundation’s Work with State Arts Agencies

August 1, 2010 Report

4 white and black woman sitting at a desk in a classroom, one of them has a laptop

School Leadership

The Three Essentials Improving Schools Requires District Vision, District and State Support, and Principal Leadership

August 1, 2010 Report

A male white teacher standing over mixed race and gender middle school students in a classroom, working on laptops

School Leadership

Learning From Leadership Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning

July 1, 2010 Report

3 mixed gender black students sitting at a table doing experiments in science class

Afterschool

The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative’s Second Year

June 1, 2010 Report

A group of mixed race educators, sitting in a circle, holding books open, and having a discussion

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2009 School Leadership Laws

June 1, 2010 Report

A classroom full of students sitting at their desk cutting pieces of paper for a class project

Afterschool

Summer Learning

America After 3 PM Special Report on Summer

May 1, 2010 Report

3 mixed race woman standing in a classroom holding papers and having a discusion

School Leadership

Central Office Transformation for District-Wide Teaching and Learning Improvement

April 1, 2010 Report

Children stand amongst life-sized chess pieces and look up to smile towards the camera.

Afterschool

AfterZones Creating a Citywide System to Support and Sustain High-Quality After-School Programs

April 1, 2010 Report

A group of male and female, black and white principals standing and talking

School Leadership

Education Leadership An Agenda for School Improvement

April 1, 2010 Report

A student beams at the camera from his desk.

Afterschool

Strengthening Partnerships and Building Public Will for Out-of-School Time Programs

March 1, 2010 Report

Children play chess during afterschool program.

Afterschool

Hours of Opportunity Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs (Volumes I, II, and III)

January 1, 2010 Report

School Leadership

Four Big Lessons on Education Leadership

December 14, 2009 Video

2 white woman standing in a classroom having a discussion

School Leadership

Evaluation of the School Administration Manager Project

December 1, 2009 Report

A black female principal sitting at a desk talking to a white female teacher in a classroom

School Leadership

Improving School Leadership The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems

December 1, 2009 Report

3 mixed race woman standing in a classroom holding papers and having a discusion

School Leadership

How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources for Learning Improvement

October 1, 2009 Report

3 mixed race woman standing in a classroom holding papers and having a discusion

School Leadership

Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools

October 1, 2009 Report

Principal Story

School Leadership

The Principal Story Project

September 18, 2009 toolkit

School Leadership

Oregon Schools Work to Close and Achievement Gap

September 15, 2009 Video

School Leadership

Training Effective Principals and School Leaders

September 15, 2009 Video

2 mixed race females, standing over a desk writing on a piece of paper with a hand print on it

Afterschool

Evidence of Program Quality and Youth Outcomes in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative Report on the Initiative’s First Three Years

September 1, 2009 Report

A ballerina leaps into the air in front of fellow ballerinas.

Arts

Research into Action Pathways to New Opportunities

September 1, 2009 Report

In the turntablism class D.J. Ron Brown, (aka RBI) in skull cap and royal blue shirt spins records with students

Afterschool

Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems A Six-City Study

September 1, 2009 Report

2 mixed race woman standing in an art gallery looking at pictures hung up on the wall

Arts

Engaging Audiences

August 1, 2009 Report

A teacher dressed in a suit looking at a science project, with a teenage boy standing next to him

School Leadership

The New York City Aspiring Principals Program A School-Level Evaluation

August 1, 2009 Report

A female teacher wearing a red blazer, sitting with a student, tutoring her

School Leadership

The District Leadership Challenge Empowering Principals to Improve Teaching and Learning

July 1, 2009 Report

Photos from Russel Elementary School afterschool sailing program in the Boston Harbor at Piers Park Sailing Center

School Leadership

State Strategies for Turning Around Low-Performing Schools and Districts

June 25, 2009 Article

Ballet students receive instruction.

Arts Education

The Qualities of Quality Understanding Excellence in Arts Education

June 22, 2009 Report

3 mixed gender black students at a table in a classroom, gluing together small glitter balls

Afterschool

Evaluation of The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative Report on the First Year

June 1, 2009 Report

A group of mixed race educators, sitting in a circle, holding books open, and having a discussion

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2008 State Laws

June 1, 2009 Report

A boy mans his "Promise Store" during an afterschool program.

Afterschool

Opportunity in Hard Times Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last

April 1, 2009 Report

2 young female white girls posing for a photo in a middle school classroom at their desk

Afterschool

Financial Strategies to Support Citywide Systems of Out-of-School Time Programs

March 1, 2009 Report

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