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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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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Diverse Perspectives: Findings and Strategies to Improve Teacher Diversity in Rochester, NY
This report reflects the experiences and suggestions of teachers, teacher candidates and parents of children of color in Rochester, NY on the early stages of...
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Scaling High-Quality Teacher Residencies
To improve educational outcomes for Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty, we know we need outstanding teachers in every classroom. And high-quality teacher...
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We Refuse to Lose: Tacoma 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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Advance SEL in California Final Report and Recommendations
Education First and Beyond Differences, supported by a generous grant from the Marin Community Foundation, partnered to support widespread stakeholder engagement in conversations about how...
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Opportunities in the Midst of COVID-19: Innovative Ways States are Using this Moment to Rethink Education
The United States Department of Education’s Rethink K-12 Education Models Discretionary Grant Program gave states an incentive to accelerate their plans to scale up flexible...
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Improving Early Math Instruction and Outcomes:
Community ProfilesTo help grantees, educators, policymakers and colleague foundation leaders understand ways to create a strong start in math for early learners, the Heising‐Simons Foundation asked...
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Parent Engagement and Early Math:
A California Landscape ScanThe Heising‐Simons Foundation is especially interested in the role parents and family members can play as partners with educators to boost math outcomes for children...
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Improving Early Math Instruction and Outcomes:
Information and Recommendations for California Policymakers, Education Leaders and FundersFor the Heising-Simons Foundation in 2019, Education First examined challenges and opportunities for improving early math in California and suggested steps for state and local...
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In a State of Flux, Part Two:
Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation for State Assessment and AccountabilityIn partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, Education First developed a comprehensive “State of State Assessments: Part Two” report summarizing the challenges and opportunities for...
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Making the Most of Grantmaking
A Primer for Designing and Launching Open RFPsRigorous and transparent open Request for Proposals (RFP) processes are one strategy grantmakers can use to source, vet and select high-potential grantees. Done well, RFPs...
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Integrating Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)
An Action Guide for School Leadership TeamsTo help principals and school leadership teams see how social and emotional learning can enhance academic performance, and how to weave social-emotional development into every...
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Partnering on Prep
A Toolkit for Building Strong District-Teacher Preparation Partnerships that Support a Diverse WorkforceIn 2016, with the support of the Joyce Foundation, Education First released Ensuring High-Quality Teacher Talent, which made the case for strong, bold district-teacher preparation partnerships...
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What’s Next for Innovative Schools?
Recommendations for Funders and the FieldWhile innovative school models and practices are taking hold across the U.S., the field lacks sufficient research, evidence and support to ensure high-quality implementation, widespread...
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Teacher Preparation Transformation Centers Learning Series: Technical Assistance
What Does High-Quality Technical Assistance in Teacher Preparation Look Like?Many organizations offer technical assistance to teacher preparation programs seeking to improve their programming. But until recently, there was no common way to assess the...
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Funder Collaborations – Flourish or Flounder?
Given the complexities of changing education systems, funders regularly collaborate to leverage their influence, channel their funding and mobilize grantees in the same direction. But...
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Whatever Happened to All Those New & Better State Tests?
The State of State AssessmentsIn 2010, 46 states joined together in two different consortia (PARCC and Smarter Balanced) to create higher-quality, next-generation state summative assessments. Though these new tests...
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Teacher Preparation Transformation Centers Learning Series: Teacher Educators
If We Want Excellent Teachers, We Need Excellent Teacher EducatorsTo give all students great educational opportunities, we need outstanding teachers in our classrooms. But we can’t forget that, when participating in teacher preparation programs...
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