Think a principal’s job is easy? Think again. The principal’s role is multifaceted and extends far beyond just administrative work. We chatted with three principals about some common misconceptions about their jobs and what it’s actually like to be a principal. Principals: what myth makes you most crazy? https://bit.ly/3QHOKZi
The Wallace Foundation
Philanthropy
New York, NY 8,881 followers
Fostering equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people, and in the arts for everyone
About us
We fund and collaborate with grantees to develop new knowledge and insights to help solve important problems in our areas of interest. Our grantmaking runs through initiatives in our three areas of interest: the arts, education leadership, and youth development. These efforts have two goals, to help our grantees advance their work and to share insights from the work that can help their sectors advance as well. You can see more about our current focus areas and initiatives here: https://wallacefoundation.org/focus-areas-and-initiatives The Wallace Foundation is based in New York City. Learn more about the foundation and visit our online library of free publications at: www.wallacefoundation.org.
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http://www.wallacefoundation.org
External link for The Wallace Foundation
- Industry
- Philanthropy
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Education, Arts, School Leadership, After School, Summer Learning, Social and Emotional Learning, and Arts Audiences
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140 Broadway
49th Floor
New York, NY 10005, US
Employees at The Wallace Foundation
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Mina Para Matlon
Arts organizer | researcher | attorney | cultural equity advocate
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Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed. D
Educational Leader with Equity-Centered Vision and Strategic Oversight
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Bahia Ramos
Arts and Culture Funder
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Katherine Lewandowski
Senior Program Officer at Wallace Foundation
Updates
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New episode of “A Hot Time for Summer Learning” is here! Hear how two districts from the District Summer Learning Network led by FHI 360 have transformed their #summerlearning programs to combat student learning loss: https://bit.ly/4aGfeS7
Why–and How–Two Districts Transformed Their Summer Programs
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What if aspiring teachers could earn their credentials while teaching in their local school district at no cost? That’s the concept behind the “grow your own” programs that the National Center for Grow Your Own helps cultivate. https://bit.ly/4eaEwLe
What If We Paid Educators for Their Training Instead of Charging Them?
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#Summerlearning has gained momentum across the country, but some districts–particularly urban districts and high-poverty districts–anticipate funding decreases. A new RAND study digs into this and how districts approached summer programming in 2023. https://bit.ly/3WTUnaF
School Was in This Summer, but Less Than Half of Eligible Students Enrolled
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Through several focus groups with young people, the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) found that young people were not attending performances because they thought ballet was elitist and boring. This market research gave PNB the chance to revamp its external communications and make it a strategic priority to produce online videos that showed different sides of the company and its artists. Read more examples of arts organizations who put audience building practices into use: https://bit.ly/4auylhR
Building Arts Audiences: Strategies That Hold Up
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Early planning and positive, engaging environments are crucial components of high-quality #summerlearning programs. In this video, Akron, OH & Woodward, OK school districts show how two communities can take different paths to successful results: https://bit.ly/47Ai7Cp
Unlocking the Potential of Summer Learning
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Change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It takes a foundation of trust, a sense of responsibility, and a collaborative spirit to see desired results. In a new article, Wallace staff and grantees break down the Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative: its beginnings, the values it’s built on, and ongoing work in local communities. https://lnkd.in/eMNupARE
Checking in on the Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative
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Interviews with arts organizations. Audience surveys. Data from ticket sales. Francie Ostrower and her team from the University of Texas at Austin left no stone unturned to find out what worked and what didn’t in the Wallace Foundation’s “Building Audiences for Sustainability” initiative, a four-year, $41 million dollar initiative to help 25 large nonprofit performing arts organizations build new audiences for the arts and see if these efforts contribute to their financial health. What did the team learn? And what does it mean for nonprofit arts organizations in a post-pandemic world? https://bit.ly/49lDtoF
In Search of the Magic Bullet Results from the Building Audiences for Sustainability Initiative
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What does it take to run a high-quality #summerlearning program that young people want to attend? Communities in Woodward, OK, and Akron, OH, are working to find out. https://bit.ly/47Ai7Cp
Unlocking the Potential of Summer Learning
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How can principals work more effectively to help support students, teachers, and everyone else at their school? These principals, district and state leaders, and university officials have thoughts. https://bit.ly/3T6K3Zm
What Does an Effective Principal do?
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