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- Download forms and instructions for reporting on progress, challenges, and listings, here.
- Visit the Featured Work section to learn more about Stuart Foundation projects and programs.
- Learn about grantee perceptions of the Stuart Foundation in the Center for Effective Philanthropy's Grantee Perception Report.
New Reports
Just released highlights from a first-of-its-kind pilot research project. Through linking child welfare and education data, this groundbreaking report presents an overview of how youth in care are performing in school in four California counties.
Two new reports from the California Connected by 25 Initiative highlight the “five big results” across the county sites, share insights to inform private and public investment in child welfare and present useful learnings and strategies from the Initiative with links to technical assistance materials and resources. View Reports
What's New
May 11, 2012
Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey: PPIC’s latest survey shares key findings on Californians' opinions for funding K-12 Education. Find out more by viewing the results of the full survey and other featured links, videos, and publications on PPIC’s website.
April 17, 2012
Stuart Foundation Appoints New Chief of Staff. Read More
April 13, 2012
Stuart Foundation Open Position Announcements: Senior Program Officer, Education and Program Associate, Child Welfare.
January 30, 2012
TOP-Ed Opinion: Foster youth deserve to be left out of Brown’s plan to combine categorical funds. Daniel Heimpel of Fostering Media Connections explains how vulnerable foster youth benefit academically from dedicated funding for Foster Youth Services.
January 10, 2012
Sacramento Bee Op-Ed: Let Educators Help Improve Teacher Quality. David Cohen and Sandra Dean, co-directors of Accomplished California Teachers, articulate policy reforms to engage teachers in their training, evaluation and professional advancement.
More news...Featured Work: Becoming Visible
Through the stories of foster youth and educators, Becoming Visible marks these youths’ challenges to “be seen” at school and highlights how educators have supported their academic success.To download this video, click here.
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Featured Work: Peer Assistance and Review (PAR)
The Stuart Foundation strongly believes in examining what is already producing successful results in the education system. This study of San Juan and Poway Unified School Districts’ programs tells us that the peer assistance and review model shows promise for other districts in California.
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Featured Work: Big Picture Learning Company
More and more schools recognize that engaging students to learn and develop their critical thinking, communications skills and creativity is crucial for academic success. However, many of these schools lack guidance on how to evaluate and teach these vital abilities.
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