Social Policy Research Associates

Teaching Lab prioritizes equity-centered teacher professional learning to work toward their goal of “creating a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that support lifelong learning”. Explore their work through W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity Spotlight series. SPR was thrilled to work with W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Eternal Knot Evaluation to produce it! https://lnkd.in/gAPJhwUa

Hi friends! Come work with us! We have some won-der-ful projects just waiting for your talents and expertise! NextFlex CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) Karen Tamley Luther Jackson Vanessa Bennett Patricia Maguire Lauren Friedman Sam Catherine Johnston José Luiz F. Perez Janet Gronneberg Alison Kent Rebecca Lewis

Mothering Justice supports mothers of color in policy advocacy that benefits their families, neighborhoods, and communities. Learn more about their equity-oriented work in W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity Spotlight series, authored by SPR and Eternal Knot Evaluation: https://lnkd.in/gwcDechK

Beacon Community School programs provide learning, integrated health and social supports, and family and community engagement to develop students’ cognitive, social, emotional and civic capacities. One year ago, SPR shared final evaluation findings on the program's COVID-era expansion efforts within San Francisco Unified School District. Explore our report and recording of the presentation here: https://lnkd.in/gbD-abib

We were thrilled to partner with W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Eternal Knot Evaluation to produce the three-volume Spotlight Series: Organizational Journeys in Centering Racial Equity. Take a peek at The Corps Network’s approach and be as inspired as we are by its dedication to fostering inclusive environments and addressing systemic inequities to better serve its 150 member corps and the 20,000 young people and veterans improve their communities through Corps programs each year. https://lnkd.in/gBR5_kP4

At SPR, we're committed to ongoing learning about racial equity and justice. Our monthly staff discussions on this topic recently highlighted the insightful "Brown at 70" series by Learning Policy Institute. A standout piece for our team was "Reclaiming the Promise of Brown: The Integration of Desegregation & School Funding Reform." So we’re sharing it! https://lnkd.in/g25k7bZT

Explore Union for Reform Judaism’s efforts to unpack whiteness and recognize intersectional identities in the Reform Jewish community. W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity Spotlight #1 highlights key lessons and resources documented by SPR and Eternal Knot Evaluation.

❕@Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center Webinar alert❕ The DCW Strategies Center partners, led by National Council on Aging, invite you to Workforce Investment Systems 101: Engaging with State Workforce Systems – Learning the Language to Build Partnerships on Thursday, July 11 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET. State direct care workforce systems change initiatives benefit from a strong partnership between the state’s workforce development system and the state’s Medicaid and home and community based service agencies. This webinar will provide an overview of common workforce terminology, the role of a state workforce board, federal and state workforce funding vehicles, and insight into state workforce investment systems determination of high growth industries to prioritize in sector-based career pathway development. Registration is now open here: https://lnkd.in/gtBHb6c6

The ACCESS - Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services began in 1971 as a group of community members organized to support Arab immigrants. It is now the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the nation and includes over 120 programs serving Arab, Black, and Latinx families throughout the Detroit metro area. Read more about how ACCESS revamped its internal culture to combat colorism, anti-Blackness and bias toward Arab clients and experiences in SPR’s Racial Equity Spotlight series, completed for W.K. Kellogg Foundation here: https://lnkd.in/gKaHDTeH

Childcare providers are undervalued, underpaid, and excluded from policy conversations in California and across the country. To ensure care workers’ wages, benefits, and job quality are addressed in system improvement and policy improvement, the early learning and care field needs to build with communities and not for them. The Practitioners’ Voice CA fund (PVCA) awarded nearly $2m to 11 California-based organizations through flexible grants, based on their direct work with practitioners that care for young children, as well as their demonstrated commitment to equity and understanding of historical and systemic barriers to opportunities. SPR documented early efforts and lessons learned from PVCA’s first year. https://lnkd.in/gQ2hieuE PVCA is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation, Tides, Tipping Point Community, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the Stein Early Childhood Development Fund.