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Education philanthropy misses the mark in helping American students
- 10-27-2010
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By National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy/Sacramento Bee
Every year, our nation's grantmakers give billions of dollars in grants for education. Yet, only a small fraction of these foundations provides funding to address the specific needs of lower-income and other vulnerable students. An even smaller number supports efforts to solve the education equity crisis, according to a new report to be released today, (Tuesday, 10/26/10), by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (http://www.ncrp.org), a watchdog group based in D.C. In "Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy," Kelvin Welner and Amy Farley examine the cycle of unequal educational access and opportunities faced by students from marginalized communities. They argue that education reform cannot take place without breaking this cycle, and this requires changes in the way philanthropy deploys its resources. (more…)
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