Spencer Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Chicago, IL 1,758 followers
The Spencer Foundation invests in education research that cultivates learning and transforms lives.
About us
The Spencer Foundation was established in 1962 by Lyle M. Spencer. The Foundation received its major endowment upon Spencer's death in 1968 and began formal grant making in 1971. Since that time, the Foundation has made grants totaling approximately $250 million. The Foundation is intended, by Spencer's direction, to investigate ways in which education, broadly conceived, can be improved around the world. From the first, the Foundation has been dedicated to the belief that research is necessary to the improvement in education. The Foundation is thus committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and training programs and related activities.
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http://www.spencer.org
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- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1962
Locations
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Primary
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625 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60611, US
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625 N MICHIGAN AVE
Chicago, Illinois 60611, US
Employees at Spencer Foundation
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Laura Glick
Chief Investment Officer @ The Spencer Foundation | MBA
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Kara Finnigan
Senior Vice President, Spencer Foundation; Professor, University of Michigan; Editor in Chief AERA Open
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Andreason Brown
CFO I Thought Partner I Consensus Builder
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Na'ilah Nasir
President at Spencer Foundation
Updates
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In the 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education, the pursuit of educational equity has seen major strides forward and significant pushbacks. What progress has been made, what can be learned from setbacks, and what can be done to ensure all students to have the opportunity to learn? Some of the country’s leading education and civil rights researchers ask these questions in a collection of reports released in conjunction with the anniversary and produced for the Spencer Foundation, Learning Policy Institute, and the California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAASA). https://lnkd.in/gtvw437W
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