New Report Examines Foundation Investments in K-12 Teachers and Teaching
Submitted by Steve on July 18, 2011
Critical Contributions: Philanthropic Investment in Teachers and Teaching is a new report that examines recent foundation activity to improve instruction and offers an in-depth review of grantmaking in the 2000s. A key finding of the report was the magnitude of philanthropic investment in strengthening teacher quality—between 2000 and 2008, $684 million was directed toward teachers and teaching. Half of this funding came from a group of ten foundations. Similarly much of it—60 percent—was directed to just twenty organizations. With $213 million in identified grants, Teach for America captured more than any other organization working on matters related to teachers and teaching.