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Public Education Forum - Ascent to 55% Postsecondary Attainment Grant

WOODWARD HINES EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Funding Amount

$1,000,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Ascent to 55% Postsecondary Attainment Grant

Funder: Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF)

Recipient: Public Education Forum (PEF), a subsidiary of the Mississippi Economic Council

Amount: $1,000,000

Duration: Four-year grant

Geographic Scope: Mississippi

Focus Areas:

  • Postsecondary attainment

  • Supporting Mississippi's state goal "Ascent to 55%" - increasing postsecondary attainment among Mississippians

  • Education and public policy research
  • Background:
    The grant supports Mississippi's newly-established postsecondary attainment goal to increase the percentage of Mississippians with postsecondary degrees or credentials to 55%. Public Education Forum is a non-profit education and public policy research group that is part of the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC).

    Organization:

  • Public Education Forum (PEF) - Subsidiary of Mississippi Economic Council

  • Focus on education advocacy and policy research
  • Contact Information:

  • Woodward Hines Education Foundation

  • 2616 Lakeward Drive, Jackson, MS 39216

  • (601) 321-5555
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    educationcollege-prep

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