Author: Brian Schulz

September 9, 2024 – Public Agenda, a non-profit research-to-action organization dedicated to creating a democracy that works for everyone, announced today it received $1,000,000 in support from ECMC Foundation to study the colleges and universities delivering exceptional economic mobility to low-income students. This work builds on Public Agenda’s prior work in this critical area. “Economic …

August 14, 2024 – Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, welcomes three distinguished leaders to our Board of Directors: Jim Beck, Lee Stevens Deitch, and Cheryl Whaley. They bring a wealth of expertise in corporate and non-profit leadership to enable us to achieve our mission, ensuring the …

July 30th, 2024 – Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, announced today that it will disperse $180,000 in funding to six teams of scholars studying culturally relevant and sustaining education (CRSE) in Pennsylvania as part of its Pennsylvania Education Equity Project. Each team will receive $30,000 to …

June 20, 2024 – Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, announced today the release of a new resource highlighting the culture and practices of six colleges and universities providing the greatest economic mobility for low-income students. This resource serves as a guide for institutions seeking to improve …

May 14, 2024 – Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, announced today the release of a new report shedding light on the pressing concerns and priorities of Chicago residents regarding their public schools.  Full Report Here Supported by the Joyce Foundation, the research features findings from a …

March 27, 2024 – Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, today announced its inaugural slate of grantees for the Democracy Renewal Project. $500,000 in funding will be dispersed to ten teams of scholars from political science and other social science disciplines to conduct practice-relevant studies showing how …

December 5, 2023 – Public Agenda, a non-profit research-to-action organization dedicated to creating a democracy that works for everyone, announced today that it received $278,840 in support from Arnold Ventures to survey people with employer-sponsored health insurance about their views on regulating hospital prices.  “Hospital systems’ prices get passed on to employers and employees in …

The research-to-action nonprofit Public Agenda has launched the Democracy Renewal Project to catalyze actionable research on unanswered questions at the heart of democratic renewal Public Agenda’s new ‘research accelerator’ model will create momentum for scholars, researchers, practitioners, and funders in the democracy ecosystem by building an evidence base Emily Sandusky, PhD, joins Public Agenda as …

September 19, 2023 – Public Agenda, a non-profit research-to-action organization dedicated to creating a democracy that works for everyone, announced today that they received $375,000 in funding from The Kresge Foundation to begin an in-depth case study initiative of colleges and universities providing the greatest economic mobility for low-income students. “Increased costs, a higher reliance …