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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building a Stronger Principalship, Vol. 5 The Principal Pipeline Initiative in Action

October 1, 2016 Report

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Summer Learning

Learning from Summer Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth

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 How the Contemporary Jewish Museum Expanded its Reach

May 19, 2016 Report

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Social and Emotional Learning

ExpandED Schools National Demonstration: Lessons For Scale And Sustainability

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 Building

March 15, 2016 Report

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Cross-Sector Collaboration

Collective Impact and the New Generation of Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education A Nationwide Scan

March 1, 2016 Report

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School Leadership

Improving State Evaluation of Principal Preparation Programs

February 11, 2016 Report

A principal sits with a teacher and students at a table full of learning blocks.

School Leadership

Improving University Principal Preparation Programs Five Themes From the Field

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 and Supporting Principals

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 Supply of and Support for School Leaders

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 A Review of the Literature on Local Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Education

October 1, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Public Policy

Developing Excellent School Principals to Advance Teaching and Learning Considerations for State Policy

September 1, 2015 Report

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Arts

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

August 17, 2015 Report

Arts

Staying Relevant in a Changing Neighborhood How Fleisher Art Memorial is Adapting to Shifting Community Demographics

August 17, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Making Time for Instructional Leadership The evolution of the SAM process

July 24, 2015 Report

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Afterschool

Growing Together, Learning Together What Cities Have Discovered about Building Afterschool Systems

July 1, 2015 Report

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Arts

Taking Out the Guesswork A Guide to Using Research to Build Arts Audiences

June 19, 2015 Report

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Afterschool

Foundations for Young Adult Success A Developmental Framework

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

Getting Past "It’s Not for People Like Us" Pacific Northwest Ballet Builds a Following with Teens and Young Adults

March 11, 2015 Report

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Arts

Extending Reach with Technology Seattle Opera’s Multipronged Experiment to Deepen Relationships and Reach New Audiences

March 11, 2015 Report

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Summer Learning

An Analysis of the Effects of an Academic Summer Program for Middle School Students

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 of Principal Preparation A Guide to NYC Leadership Academy’s Aspiring Principals Program

February 12, 2015 Report

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Financial Management for Nonprofits

The Skills to Pay the Bills An Evaluation of an Effort to Help Nonprofits Manage Their Finances

February 1, 2015 Report

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building a Stronger Principalship, Vol. 3 Districts Taking Charge of the Principal Pipeline

January 1, 2015 Report

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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

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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

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

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Afterschool

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

July 9, 2014 Report

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Afterschool

Evaluate Your Afterschool Program

June 15, 2014 toolkit

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

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