Advancing Youth-Adult Partnership: A Toolkit for Shared Leadership Across Generations

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Adult Practice | Youth Voice

Advancing Youth-Adult Partnership: A Toolkit for Shared Leadership Across Generations

Publication Year: 2026

GTY member the Annie E. Casey Foundation released Advancing Youth-Adult Partnership: A Toolkit for Shared Leadership Across Generations.The toolkit provides a practical framework for creating and advancing genuine youth-adult partnership for community change work. For background, listen to a conversation with Traci Broady of AECF and Jasmine Bernard and Eritrea Temesghen from BRIDGES USA.

By Annie E. Casey Foundation

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Supporting and Sustaining a Diverse Teacher Workforce

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Adult Practice | K-12

Supporting and Sustaining a Diverse Teacher Workforce

Publication Year: 2025

Using nationally representative teacher survey data, this study investigates the representation of teachers of color in the workforce—who stays, who leaves, and who would like to leave—and the conditions associated with their retention.

By the Learning Policy Institute.

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Understanding AI in Public Education: AI Resource Guide

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Adult Practice | K-12

Understanding AI in Public Education: AI Resource Guide

Publication Year: 2025

This guide is designed to support school systems and partners as they navigate the fast-changing world of artificial intelligence — offering tools, research, and examples that can strengthen advocacy and decision-making.

By Partnership for the Future of Learning.

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Investing in Relationships: Supporting Structures Are the Bedrock of Relationship‑Rich Organizations

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Adult Practice | Out-of-School Time | Racial Equity

Investing in Relationships: Supporting Structures Are the Bedrock of Relationship‑Rich Organizations

Publication Year: 2021

A study on the landscape of relationships in schools and out-of-school time (OST) programs shows the importance of supporting structures, such as hiring practices and internal communications, that form a relationship-rich culture.

By Search Institute.

Supported by:
John Templeton Foundation and Einhorn Collaborative

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16 Grantmaking Characteristics to Effectively Support Public Policy Advocacy

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Adult Practice

16 Grantmaking Characteristics to Effectively Support Public Policy Advocacy

Publication Year: 2022

A new publication provides guidance for funders on how their grantmaking can more effectively support advocacy, including providing flexible and multi-year funding, and ensuring those most impacted are at the policy table. The brief is intended to help funders use their limited financial resources more efficiently, consistent with legal rules.

By Dr. Sara Watson and the Alliance for Justice.

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How Learning Happens: Lessons Learned from Five Communities

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Adult Practice | K-12 | Out-of-School Time | Racial Equity | SEL

How Learning Happens: Lessons Learned from Five Communities

Publication Year: 2021

Shares three major lessons of the How Learning Happens project: Lesson 1. Equity must be an explicit desired outcome of all social, emotional, and cognitive programming; Lesson 2. Shifting Adult Practice Requires Time and Space for Adult Self-Care; Lesson 3. Youth Voice is a Crucial Influence in Transforming Learning Environments.

By America’s Promise Alliance.

Supported by:
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, NoVo Foundation, Pure Edge, Raikes Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation

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How can we prepare schools to meet the needs of students coping with trauma and toxic levels of stress?

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Adult Practice | K-12 | Mental Health | Trauma-Informed Practice

How can we prepare schools to meet the needs of students coping with trauma and toxic levels of stress?

Publication Year: 2021

Policies, practices and professional development recommendations for schools to meet the needs of students coping with trauma and toxic levels of stress.

By Results for America and Annenberg Institure for School Reofrm at Brown University.

Supported by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development into Action

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Adult Practice | Out-of-School Time | Racial Equity | Science of Learning & Dev | SEL

Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development into Action

Publication Year: 2021

A playbook of design principles for K-12 schools to align with the science of learning and development, including recommendations for evidence-based structures and practices.

By Forum for Youth Investment, in partnership with Learning Policy Institute and Turnaround for Children and in association with SoLD Alliance.

Supported by:
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Million Coaches Challenge

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Adult Practice | Out-of-School Time | SEL

Million Coaches Challenge

Publication Year: 2021

Susan Crown Exchange announces 10 exemplary organizations chosen to train one million coaches by 2025 and build a future where all youth are equipped with the skills they need to thrive.

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Liberatory Mathematics

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Adult Practice | K-12 | Racial Equity

Liberatory Mathematics

Publication Year: 2021

Liberatory Mathematics was created to build understanding of how racism can show up in mathematics pedagogy and in turn impact BIPOC students’ math experiences, as well as support changes to pedagogy in order to create more liberatory learning. By Transcend.