What We're Reading
We do our best to stay abreast of national, state, and local research, reports, news, data, and other resources to inform our strategies. Here’s a selection of what we’re reading these days:
Vermont Reports & Resources
- NESSC Common Data Project Annual Report (2022)
- Public Assets: State of Working Vermont report (2022)
- Early College Data Review (2016-2021)
- Advance Vermont's data dashboard
- VSAC’s Follow-Up Report on the Vermont High School Class of 2012: a longitudinal study of postsecondary education and attainment (Summer 2021) and VSAC Reports and County Fact Sheets
- Great Schools Partnership's Diversifying the Educator Workforce Collaborative: Regional Landscape Snapshot (2022)
- Equity in Infrastructure Framework from Vermont Works for Women (2023)
- The Vermont Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Center
- VT9to26 Coalition talking points about the value of young people in Vermont
- The Youth Workforce Development Guide for Businesses from Vermont Afterschool
- Dan Smith's op-ed: The Philanthropy Challenge in Higher Education (November 2019)
National Reports & Resources
- "The Dollars and Sense of Free College" (2020) from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce
- Strada Institute for the Future of Work: On-Ramps to Good Jobs (2019)
- Credentials as a Tool for Equity and Regional Economic Growth: A Funders' Primer (2019)
- Grantmakers for Education Resources: reports, case studies, policy updates, and field developments in the field of education philanthropy