Brookings
For Support Of The Center For Universal Education
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Amount$2,000,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/17/2014
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
The Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution is a leader in research and policy advocacy about universal basic education. This grant would continue the Foundation’s support for the Center’s strategy for influencing the global education agenda to feature access plus learning in the post-2015 and Education for All goals and indicators. The Center plans to document learning interventions that have been broadly successful through the "Millions Learning" project. It also plans to advance technical work, tools, and better policies for institutionalizing learning assessment. The Center would also analyze the education financing landscape and innovative alternatives. Finally, the Center would carry out research and advise policymakers on how to provide a better education to the most marginalized children.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.brookings.edu
Address
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of a research program on macroeconomics and gender equality
The Brookings Institution conducts in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national, and global level. The Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings generates leading research and insights for advancing the development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals within and across countries. The center is committed to generating evidence, tools, and policy recommendations that support networked societal leadership for sustainable development. This grant will support the center in advancing a new program on gender and sustainable development. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment).
for the governance program’s work on the future of Senate
The Brookings Institution conducts independent, in-depth research that leads to pragmatic and innovative policy solutions. This grant enables the Brookings Governance Studies program to continue its research and analysis related to the future of the Senate and its place in our democratic system. (Substrategy: Legislative Branch)
for case study on IRS Funding, State Capacity, and Democracy
The Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies program and its scholars are dedicated to strengthening democracy and improving its institutions through research and expert analysis to inform public debate and provide solutions for the most critical governance challenges. This grant supports the analysis of technical reforms in federal tax administration and their implications for American democracy. (Substrategy: Executive Branch)
