A focused analysis of ‘bright spots’: public schools and community-based organizations well known for their long-standing reputations of offering quality educational services in Los Angeles. In a city where Black people constitute less than 10% of the overall...
In 2022, the Stuart Foundation and students in the Design Lab at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles formed a creative partnership. The goals: To explore how to visually represent the Foundation’s strategy and to gain perspectives from young people on...
In partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and 22 San Mateo County school districts, this report and research brief explore the ways in which local students experience housing instability, and how cross-sector strategies can better identify and serve these...
A report that sheds light on the challenges faced by students experiencing homelessness in K-12 public schools in the United States. With an estimated undercount of approximately 1.3 million homeless students, the study highlights the detrimental effects of housing...
As Senior Manager, Partnerships, Joe leads grantmaking and partnership efforts to support the educational success of young people furthest from opportunity. Joe is motivated by the Stuart Foundation’s commitment to educational equity and to working with partners...
As the Director of Operations and Technology, Jade partners with the Foundation’s staff to oversee Operations, Information Technology, and Grants Administration. Jade enjoys the multifaceted role of working in both Operations and Grants Administration. Jade has worked...
Writing a New Story Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity....
Letter from Sophie Fanelli, President of The Stuart Foundation, June 11, 2024 We did not feel prepared to be the heirsOf such a terrifying hour.But within it we found the powerTo author a new chapter,To offer hope and laughter to ourselvesFor there is always light,If...
Kathryn Bradley is the Director of the Purpose of Education Fund, a collaborative initiative designed to support young people and strengthen their sense of belonging, purpose, and agency. In this interview with Roberta Furger, the Foundation’s Senior Director of...
In her role at the Foundation, Alexia compassionately listens to the experiences of California’s education professionals and beneficiaries and puts forward grant recommendations to advance the missions of both the Stuart Foundation and its grantees. As a former...
Message from the President: Nothing Short of Thriving I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. – from Democracy, by Langston Hughes When I was 25, working as a researcher for the ACLU of Southern California – my first...
The Stuart Foundation was established in 1985. Since its founding, the Foundation has invested in people, programs, and ideas that improve the lives of youth in California and Washington state and has been committed to transforming systems to realize sustained...
The Stuart Foundation supported public dialogue about the democratic purposes of California public education and encourage the integration of approaches that foster caring relationships, lived civics, and youth voice in.
This series of reports examines the distribution and effectiveness of Title I, Part A funding in targeting resources to high-poverty school districts. With Title I being the largest federal funding source for K-12 schools, the report addresses the challenges of...
Findings from a comprehensive study on the outcomes of dual enrollment students. Focusing specifically on the Kern Community College District, the report examines the trajectories and achievements of these students after their participation in dual enrollment...
The Stuart Foundation supported an examination of how Black-led education organizations, youth workers, and adolescents in Oakland understand and respond to changes within the city and neighborhoods stimulated by education reforms and gentrification.
A report that highlights examples of social-emotional learning (SEL) from organizing praxis, problematizes current SEL frameworks (especially when SEL is used as another form of policing), and illuminates the connections between holistic safety and SEL.
The Stuart Foundation supported a research report examining the experiences of California high school and college students who pursue alternate pathways.
Before joining the Foundation, Nora was the Office Manager & Program Assistant at Horizons Foundation – the world’s first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people. Prior to entering philanthropy, Nora was the Membership Manager at the San Francisco Museum...
Roberta leads the Foundation’s narrative strategy, storytelling, and strategic communications efforts. She was drawn to the Foundation by its holistic vision for schools as places where young people thrive. Roberta’s career has spanned a variety of roles – from...
In June 2024, the Foundation announced, with partners, two multi-year collaborative funds that comprise the California Thriving Youth Initiative, which leverages and integrates decades of related work in California. Housed at the California Community Foundation, the...
Dr. Peter Ross is the managing director of the Youth Thriving Through Learning Fund, a collaborative initiative designed to build on unprecedented state investments in public education and related systems while reimagining the learning experience for California’s...
Adolescents are a vibrant segment of California’s population, engaged in a powerful period of discovery, growth, and learning. Through their leadership and engagement, they play an essential role in creating more equitable and inclusive schools and...
Kathryn leads grantmaking and partnership efforts to support a holistic vision of education and adolescent development. She was drawn to the Stuart Foundation’s commitment to supporting equitable school systems, where young people are heard and valued. Prior to...
This report highlights the urgent need to prepare young people for active participation in a diverse democracy by fostering dialogue, understanding varied perspectives, and promoting civil liberties. However, the study reveals that US public high schools face...
YR Media, a leader in media since 1993, has been nurturing the voices of young creators (ages 14 to 24) alongside the visionary leadership of individuals like CEO Kyra Kyles and the young people involved. At YR Media, young content creators, who are majority BIPOC and...
