Equitable Education
Eliminating predictable gaps in public education by ensuring increased opportunity for priority students
Meyer’s priorities around education
In a flourishing and equitable Oregon, each of our nearly 600,000 students have the opportunity to succeed in school. They enter ready to learn, develop a love of learning in a relevant, engaging and supportive environment and graduate with a plan for postsecondary and career success.
Through the Equitable Education portfolio, Meyer contributes to this vision by investing in strategies designed to eliminate the predictable gaps in the public K-12 system. We seek to balance our investments between the urgent needs of students today (direct service) and the system that must prepare itself to meet the needs of students tomorrow (policy- and systems-level change). Learn more about our vision for equitable education
Equitable Education portfolio Information Session
Goals + Outcomes
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- Advance education equity through systems- and policy-level change
- Improve priority student achievement and college and career readiness
Intended Outcomes
Policy- and systems-level change: Through changes in public policy, systems and institutional practices, eliminate disparities for priority students at key education benchmarks
Organizational capacity: Increase impact and long-term sustainability by strengthening the effectiveness of organizations advancing community-driven solutions
Collaborative capacity: Increase coordination and alignment between education institutions and community-based organizations to eliminate persistent barriers for priority students
Community influence: Increase community participation in civic, education and policy systems
Educator diversity: Grow strategies to increase and retain educator workforce diversity
Intended Outcomes
Student Achievement: Improve priority student achievement at key education benchmarks:
- Kindergarten readiness
- Third grade reading
- Ninth grade on-track
- High school graduation and college/career readiness
- K-12 attendance
Types of Grants
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Operating
For an organization’s overall strategic goals
Capacity
Support to strengthen an organization’s ability and infrastructure to advance its mission
Project
For specific and discrete projects that are of high priority to an organization and its community or constituents