Our team is full of thinkers and visionaries who are full of ideas on how we can set future generations up for success in the CreatEconomy. Our research and ideas are shared here.
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Vision To maintain a culture of equity and inclusion focused on optimizing the rich diversity present in our workforce and workplace. Mission To be intention in creating space for diverse perspectives and styles in the implementation and execution...
The Center on Research and Evaluation at Southern Methodist University completed an evaluation of Dallas City of Learning (DCoL), the summer learning ecosystem in Dallas, Texas that comprises over 2,700 different summer learning opportunities for...
The Wallace Foundation,...
A study of summertime experiences for young people offers recommendations for improving the quality, equity and effectiveness of summer programming. This report by the National Academies of Science’s Committee on Summertime Experiences and...
Big Thought and Dallas ISD, along with four other urban public-private partnerships, participated in a multi-year research study funded by the Wallace Foundation to develop and implement summer learning programs to help close the opportunity gap....
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