Powering the Future of Learning
Tackling teaching and learning challenges that disproportionately affect Black, Latino, and students of all races experiencing poverty.
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Our Inclusive R&D Programs
Assessment for Good
We seek to dramatically improve conditions for the social and emotional health and positive academic outcomes of learners aged 8-13, with a special focus on Black and Latinx learners.
Reading Reimagined
We aim to unlock the greater reader in every child. Specifically, our program will focus on increasing reading fluency and comprehension for all students, particularly Black, Latino, and Native American students and those experiencing poverty.
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New RFP Alert (Assessment for Good)
Assessment for Good (AFG) is excited to continue its journey to transform formative assessment by producing effective, asset-based solutions that enable educators, caregivers, or learners themselves to have more effective tools in their learning environments. This third RFP is our largest yet, with the call for innovative assessment instruments and assessment platforms, and for the first time, they are looking to support deep partnerships between districts and R&D teams for multi-year place-based assessment R&D opportunities.
Introducing Reading Reimagined
The Advanced Education Research & Development Fund (AERDF) announced today the launch of Reading Reimagined, the third program in its effort to accelerate progress against intractable teaching and learning challenges that disproportionately impact Black and Latino students, and PreK-12 students of all races experiencing poverty. Reading Reimagined joins Assessment for Good and EF+Math in AERDF’s Inclusive Research and Development (R&D) effort.
Wanted: Your Recommendations for New Board Members
Our governing board at the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF) is undergoing planned transition and growth and we hope you will recommend talented leaders in your networks as candidates for a number of open seats