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School-Age Children

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Overview

A high-quality education is essential to put young people on a path to economic success. It ignites curiosity and helps students discover their passions and talents, while ensuring that they master the academic, social-emotional, and career-relevant knowledge and skills to be prepared for success. Yet, our schools produce unequal outcomes for students living in poverty, especially in communities of color. Robin Hood’s School-Age Children program partners with organizations, schools, and government to create higher-quality learning experiences for all students, with the ultimate goal of increasing the percentage of low-income students who graduate from high school ready for college and careers.

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Submit your innovative ideas for helping overage and under-credited students at transfer schools achieve a high school diploma, an essential step towards achieving economic mobility.

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By the Numbers

949

K

NYC public schools students in grades K-12, 85% of which are students of color

73

%

Of NYC public school students live in poverty

27

%

Of NYC public school students who complete their bachelor’s degree within six years of HS graduation

Grantee Spotlight: Coney Island Prep

Learn more about how our grantee Coney Island Prep is innovating to improve education for our youngest New Yorkers.

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Our Strategy

We fund and support our grantee organizations and partners to:

  • Accelerate learning: We power interventions that fundamentally improve student experiences and address long-standing inequities in our education system.
  • Support educators: We fund efforts to attract and retain well-prepared, well-supported, diverse educators and school leadership.
  • Redesign schools: We support community partnerships that provide wrap-around health and social services and extended learning opportunities to improve student success and wellness.
  • Build pathways to success: We help forge connections between classroom learning and real-world skills application to better prepare students for college and careers.

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