| The Joyce Foundation supports efforts to close the achievement gaps that separate low-income and minority children from their peers by improving the quality of teachers they encounter in school, expanding their access to educational opportunities in early childhood, and exploring such innovations as small schools and charter schools.
Program Priorities Are:
Teacher quality: The Foundation supports efforts to improve federal, state, and district policies so that high-need schools in Chicago, Cleveland, and Milwaukee can attract and retain first-rate teachers. Efforts include research, policy development, model programs, advocacy, and evaluation related to:
- Reform of recruiting and hiring systems
- Reform of teacher evaluation and compensation systems
- New teacher support
- Alternative routes to teaching
- Principal quality
Early childhood education: The Foundation supports policy initiatives aimed at making preschool accessible to all three- to five-year-olds in Illinois and Wisconsin through a mixed delivery system that includes schools and community-based settings. Efforts include research, public education, demonstration projects, and advocacy designed to:
- Identify effective strategies for implementing high-quality pre-kindergarten in schools and community-based settings
- Build public and policy-maker support for implementing such programs
The Joyce Foundation supports efforts to close the achievement gaps that separate low-income and minority children from their peers by improving the quality of teachers they encounter in school, expanding their access to educational opportunities in early childhood, and exploring such innovations as small schools and charter schools.
Innovation grants: A small portion of program funds is reserved for other outstanding opportunities to close the achievement gap, especially policy-oriented efforts to expand the supply of high-quality charter schools and small schools in Chicago, Cleveland, and Milwaukee.
|
Site by DeepBlue.com