The Opportunity Institute
For Community Engagement In School System Planning
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded5/10/2017
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
Partners for Each and Every Child is a project of The Opportunity Institute and grew out of the work of the congressionally chartered The Equity and Excellence Commission. It is a collaborative, nonpartisan network of education researchers, advocacy organizations, and policy experts. The partnership will support implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act in several states to advance a broad equity agenda, including deeper learning outcomes that result in student acquisition of the knowledge, higher-order thinking skills, and academic mindsets necessary for economic and civic success. This proposed grantee, Christopher Edley, co-chaired the congressionally chartered national Equity and Excellence Commission with Tino Cuellar.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
theopportunityinstitute.org
Address
1400 Shattuck Ave Ste 12, #136, Berkeley, CA, 94709, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of development of national equity indicators
The Opportunity Institute promotes social mobility and equity by improving outcomes from early childhood through early career, bringing together leaders in early childhood development to 12th grade education, juvenile and criminal justice, and higher education to collaborate across policy sectors for broader and deeper impact. The Institute’s vision and mission is to a create a country where education, health, and career opportunities allow every individual to pursue a thriving, productive, and meaningful life. This grant will support the implementation of indicators needed for equity-driven school decision making. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
for support of "Renewing Communities" to improve college opportunities for incarcerated Californians
The Opportunity Institute works across issue silos to address the complex barriers to social mobility and focuses broadly on educational opportunities ranging from infant and toddler development to pathways out of incarceration. One signature project is Renewing Communities, a four-year initiative that is building pathways from criminal justice to higher education in California. The systems-change initiative aims for long-term sustainability so that the state’s public higher education system adopts the goal of higher education achievement for currently and formerly incarcerated students.
