Education
You are in the Education section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation.
See also the Our Work: Education, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investments in this issue.
Featured Publications
2010 KIDS COUNT Special Report: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
2010
The 2010 KIDS COUNT Special Report makes the case that reading proficiently by grade three is a fundamental benchmark in developmental success and overall childhood well-being.
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Closing the Achievement Gap: Technical Assistance to Schools and School Support Organizations
2009
This is the final report in Casey's "Closing the Achievement Gap" series that highlights stories, results, and lessons learned from more than a decade of education investing. This publication presents an overview of the Foundation's support to four organizations, each of which targeted technical assistance to a specific audience. It summarizes results and offers concrete examples of how innovative schools and organizations can use technical assistance to build capacity and improve outcomes for children and families.
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Ensuring Success for Young Children: Early Childhood Literacy
2009
Research shows that reading abilities in third grade act as a tell-tale barometer for later school success, since children who read at grade level are more likely to graduate from high school. And those who graduate from high school are more likely to pursue further education or get a job. This discussion guide for small foundations explores strategies for supporting nonprofits that provide early childhood education programs and services, especially those that focus on early childhood literacy and reading at grade level by third grade.
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The Connection Strategy: Preparing Young People to Succeed in College and Beyond
2008
This report discusses academic content and state policy strategies, and describes Casey's work in Atlanta as one example of what schools and community organizations can do to strengthen the pipeline to educational and economic success for young people in their communities.
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Present, Engaged, and Accounted For: The Critical Importance of Addressing Chronic Absence in the Early Grades
2008
Thousands of this country’s youngest students are academically at-risk because of extended absences when they first embark upon their school careers. Nationally, an estimated one in ten kindergarten and first grade students are chronically absent (i.e., miss nearly a month or more of school over the course of a year). This report, commissioned by Casey, raises awareness of this issue, presents data on the scope of the challenge, and shares emerging insights about how to address it.
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Closing the Achivement Gap Series
2010
Through its education investments, the Annie E. Casey Foundation helps ensure that young people graduate from school prepared to succeed as adults. The Foundation achieves this by supporting quality school choices and strong connections between schools, families, and communities. Closing the Achievement Gap is a series of stories, results, and lessons learned from seven years of education investing.
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Residential Instability and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Education Program
2010
This brief describes the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program, summarizes the research, and outlines future research questions of concern to policymakers.
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Digital Stories: San Antonio Schools Help Children and Parents Succeed
2009
Casey's digital stories capture the families and children whose lives are touched by the Foundation's work. This photo slideshow depicts Casey's work in San Antonio to create opportunity and lift children out of poverty by making sure their parents have what they need to succeed at home and at work.
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What Works? A Study of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs
2009
This report is targeted toward states and communities interested in data-driven guidance around the creation and implementation of childhood mental health consultation programs. Through visits to six consultation programs, the authors explore the essential components of effective mental health programs, such as the skills, competencies, and training of the mental health professionals, and detail the extent to which consultation efforts occur nationally.
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KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the High School Dropout Rate
2009
This brief outlines strategies for reducing the dropout rate, including: make it harder for students to drop out of school; address underlying causes of dropping out and needs of the groups at highest risk of dropping out; strengthen school readiness and skills, and understanding of the adults who affect teens’ motivation and ability to stay in school.
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