The Hewlett Foundation awarded the NYU Metro Center’s Education Justice Research and Organizing Collaborative (EJ-ROC) a grant of $175K grant to provide educational equity data, policy and research support, and strategic assistance to education justice organizing groups and coalitions. This grant builds on work previously funded by Hewlett with the added focus on identifying and addressing the needs of students, families, and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

EJ-ROC was also awarded $40k from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation for the From Integration to Anti-Racism Initiative to strengthen anti-racist mindset and practices among white public school parent leaders.