Education First’s resource library offers curated resources, toolkits, policy memos and templates that have served our clients around the country and are now available to support you. Use these resources to guide your strategic planning, to stay fresh on hot-topic reform areas, to improve your planning and implementation at the state or local levels and to inform grantmaking strategies and investments in areas that will improve student outcomes. Don’t see something you need? Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
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North Carolina Racial Equity and Social Impact in Education Community of Practice
Guiding PrinciplesThe following document is a set of guiding principles that can be used to select membership for and convene a learning community focused on examining the...
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Coherence Toolkit
Coherence results when the work of the system is grounded in equitable ways of thinking and working, the components of the system are logically connected,...
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We Refuse to Lose: Report to Philanthropy
In American philanthropy, there is an imbalance in power between national and local/regional philanthropies and between philanthropies of all types and communities. That power imbalance...
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Case Study: Inside Chicago Public Schools’ Opportunity Schools Initiative
This case study details the Opportunity Schools initiative, Chicago Public Schools’ effort to address teacher recruitment and retention issues in its hardest to staff schools....
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Heeding the Call for Change: Centering Equity in Social & Emotional Learning
Educators and researchers have long understood the role of social emotional learning (SEL) in improving learning and college and career-ready outcomes for all students. Additionally,...
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Innovative Staffing Models to Sustain Teacher Residencies
Education First recently organized a Residency Sustainability Webinar Series to spotlight successful approaches teacher preparation programs and districts have used to develop and implement high-quality,...
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We Refuse to Lose: Dallas Spotlight
The We Refuse to Lose series explores what cradle-to-career initiatives across the country are doing to improve outcomes for students of color and those experiencing...
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We Refuse to Lose: Rio Grande Spotlight
The We Refuse to Lose series explores what cradle-to-career initiatives across the country are doing to improve outcomes for students of color and those experiencing...
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Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation Strategic Plan
In 2019, Education First partnered with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) on the potential for a county-level foundation that would drive education...
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Greater Texas Foundation Strategic Plan
Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) supports initiatives that increase rates of postsecondary enrollment and completion for all Texas students, with a particular focus on students who...
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Fort Worth Independent School District’s Office of Innovation
In partnership with Fort Worth Independent School District and the Texas Education Agency (TEA), we designed and launched the district’s first Office of Innovation, helped...
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Our Commitment to Chicago Students: A Roadmap for Student Success
To improve college and career readiness and success in Chicago, Education First collaborated with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) to...
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Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) Toolkit
In partnership with NewSchools Venture Fund and The Broad Center, we are pleased to announce the release of a Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) Toolkit. This...
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A Broader Vision of Student Success: Insights and Opportunities for Social and Emotional Learning in Delaware
Education First worked with the Rodel Foundation to understand the schools, programs and organizations supporting SEL for Delaware public school students. We identified in-school programs...
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Illinois State Board of Education Strategic Plan
The Illinois State Board of Education’s 2021-23 strategic plan serves as a roadmap for public education as the state recovers from the global pandemic. The...
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Research to Action: Improving K-3 Literacy Instruction for Students with Learning Differences
Oak Foundation partnered with Education First to research efforts to improve students’ literacy in the early grades of their schooling, with special attention to supporting...
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Culturally Centered Education: A Primer
Efforts to make student experiences more reflective of diverse racial, ethnic and linguistic groups have been around for decades. However, our nation’s ongoing reckoning with...
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P-16 Community Investment, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Framework
As the Network Intermediary for the P-16 Community Investment initiative, Education First led a process to co-create with the foundation and its partners a diversity,...
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LACOE School Re-opening Framework
School Reopening Framework: The Los Angeles County Superintendents Task Force for the 2020-21 School Year was organized by the Los Angeles County Office of Education...
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Recovery with Equity
A roadmap for higher education after the pandemicIn partnership with students and education leaders across the state, Education First supported the Recovery with Equity Taskforce to produce a final report to recast...
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Farash Foundation City-Wide Teacher Pipeline Analysis
We conducted an analysis of Rochester’s teacher pipeline for the Farash Foundation to identify gaps in the teacher talent ecosystem that must be addressed in...
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We Refuse to Lose: Buffalo Spotlight
The We Refuse to Lose series explores what cradle-to-career initiatives across the country are doing to improve outcomes for students of color and those experiencing...
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DEI Companion Document
A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Guide to the Teacher Preparation Outcomes and IndicatorsHigh-quality teacher preparation can play a critical role in dismantling inequities in education, such as disparities in student achievement and access to high-quality education, which...
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We Refuse to Lose: Chattanooga Spotlight
The We Refuse to Lose series explores what cradle-to-career initiatives across the country are doing to improve outcomes for students of color and those experiencing...
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