Schools are the gateway to best serving children. The strength of tomorrow’s economy — and the health of tomorrow’s neighborhoods and cities — will depend on the academic opportunities that we are offering young people today.
By promoting programs that create quality educational options for families and young people, communities can provide the services and supports children need to succeed in school and in life.
Unfortunately, a deep and persistent achievement gap exists for students of color. One example: Among eighth graders in public school, 87% of African American kids, 81% of American Indian kids and 80% of Latino kids tested below proficient in math. Among all eighth graders tested, just 67% missed this important academic benchmark.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has teamed up with Johns Hopkins University and community partners in two states to design and implement a new framework for helping youth stay on track academically and prepare for careers that pay family-suppoprting wages.
Members of Generation Z tend to be more open-minded, liberal-leaning, and engaged in social justice. Learn about seven issues that have Generation Z’s attention so far.
Workforce development funders can be effective changemakers in the push to promote racial equity, and a new report — produced with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s support — shares how.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's latest webinar recording shares insights, lessons and themes from a pair of two-generation program evaluations. The discussion centers on how to serve whole families while also prioritizing racial equity and the voices of those being served.
Atlanta Public Schools hired Tauheedah Baker-Jones in November as the district’s first chief equity and social justice officer. Learn more about her efforts to eliminate historic disparities in the district.
Three sites with the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative are participating in a college readiness pilot, called Fostering Higher Education, aimed at supporting the transition from high school to college among youth who have experienced foster care.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is working with partners in four cities — Austin, Charlotte, Miami and Santa Fe — as well as several national organizations to better support young parents and their children.
In Baltimore, many adult learners encountered challenges when the COVID-19 pandemic forced their workforce training and education programs to move online. As a result, the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition’s (BDEC) Tech Support Hotline stepped in to provide valuable technical support to keep learners engaged.
A recently released report explores the role of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Results Count® framework in helping federal Promise Neighborhoods grantees advance large-scale results for children and young adults.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, grantees of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Atlanta and Baltimore — the Foundation’s two civic sites — are helping young people and families address the resulting educational, employment and social pressures they’re facing.
