School Leadership Public Policy American Rescue Plan: Five Things State and District Leaders Need to Know Now The latest round of federal COVID aid can be used for both immediate and longer-term K-12 needs August 4, 2021 Article
Social and Emotional Learning Summer Learning Public Policy Proposed Priorities and Definitions on Discretionary Grants Programs—Summer Learning Comments from The Wallace Foundation to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on issues including the definition of out-of-school-ti... July 29, 2021 Comment Letter
School Leadership Public Policy Proposed Priorities and Definitions in Discretionary Grants Programs—School Leaders Comments from The Wallace Foundation to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, including recommendation to replace the word “educato... July 28, 2021 Comment Letter
Summer Learning How Libraries Can Partner with Communities for Summer Learning Success Public libraries have long been poised to help strengthen learning opportunities and equitable outcomes for youth July 28, 2021 Article
School Leadership Think States Play No Role in Shaping Effective Principals? Think Again. Researcher discusses seven policy levers states can pull to improve school leadership July 22, 2021 Article
Arts $53 Million Initiative Offers Much-Needed Support for Arts Organizations of Color An open call seeks medium to large organizations and researchers who will explore issues of community, relevance and resilience July 19, 2021 Article
Social and Emotional Learning Navigating Social and Emotional Learning From the Inside Out This expanded guide to evidence-based social-emotional learning programs for children looks at curricula and program highlights. July 13, 2021 report
Afterschool Putting Data to Work for Young People This tool and guidebook can help people assess afterschool systems, the programs within them, and youth outcomes—in the interest of infor... July 11, 2021 report
Summer Learning 4 Reports and Tools to Help Guide Your Summer Learning Program Everything from planning district-wide summer programs to maximizing resources available under the American Rescue Plan Act—and Wallace’s... July 9, 2021 Article
Summer Learning Study Finds Cost a Key Barrier to Summer Programs for Youth Despite high demand, especially with the pandemic, summer programs are still out of reach for too many children. June 23, 2021 Article
Arts Education Why Young People Need Access to High-Quality Arts Education Studies confirm that arts experiences can boost academic and social skills--but too many children and teens are still missing out June 15, 2021 Article
School Leadership Districts That Succeed: What Are They Doing Right? Author of new book based on lessons from high-performing schools implores districts to learn from one another June 8, 2021 Article