The Evolution of the Education Program's Current Priorities

Education Program Theory of Change

Guiding Principles

Secondary Education in the United States - A Briefing for The Heinz Endowments' Education Program, by Jennifer Irti, PhD and William Bickel, PhD, University of Pittsburgh's Learning Research and Development Center

Cultural Responsiveness, Racial Identity and Academic Success: A Review of Literature by Mary Stone Hanley and George W. Noblit, commissioned by the Heinz Endowments

Young, Gifted and Black by Theresa Perry, Asa Hilliard III and Claude Steele

The Power of Transformative Youth Leadership: A Field Analysis of Youth Organizing in Pittsburgh, Prepared for The Heinz Endowments’ Education Program by the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing in partnership with the Movement Strategy Center, September 2012

Oliver High School students Curtis Brown, foreground, and DeAndre Yarbrough, center, take part in a NEED mentoring session last year about preparing for successful futures. (Photo by Terry Clark)
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