Carnegie Corporation of New York
Through small-group conversations with parents, students, and teachers, Carnegie Corporation of New York worked to understand how immigrant and low-income families find and use information to support their children’s education.
Listen to a medley of voices sharing the impact of this work.
The culmination of this work is a repository of voices from around the country, designed to help the education field hear directly from immigrant and low-income families on how to shape a more equitable approach to eduction.
Read the case study to learn more about how Cortico worked with Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Introduction:
In a collaborative effort that brings together Cortico’s conversation approach and Carnegie Corporation of New York’s expansive reach, Carnegie’s Education Program’s Pilot Project aims to amplify the often-unheard voices of immigrant and low-income families regarding their children’s education.This initiative not only seeks to highlight the experiences and challenges these families face but also aims to build a greater understanding among educators and policymakers.
The Challenge: Accessing Essential Education Information
Navigating the U.S. education system can be daunting, especially for immigrant and low-income families who may encounter barriers in accessing reliable and pertinent information. Carnegie, recognizing the critical need to bridge this gap, has partnered with Cortico to use small-group conversations to better understand how these communities obtain trusted education-related information.
Solution: Building a Learning Network
The project centered a cohort of eight organizations around the U.S. focused on educational equity that each adapted Cortico’s approach and facilitated their own conversation campaigns. A primary goal of the project was to create a learning network among the organizations as an opportunity to share insights, strategies, and best practices. The cohort includes RISE Colorado, ImmSchools, GO Public Schools, Kids First Chicago, Black Hills Special Services Cooperative, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, Federation for Children with Special Needs, and Parent Institute for Quality Education.
Process: Conversations to Community Insights
The conversations aimed to answer two key questions: 1) What specific education-related information do low-income families and immigrant communities need to support their children’s academic progress, and where do they find it? 2) How do these families, including non-English speakers or newly arrived immigrants, access education information, and who do they turn to for guidance?
Over 40 recorded small-group conversations with local students, parents, and teachers were collected across the organizations. The conversations were analyzed on Cortico’s platform by a group of Sensemaking Fellows, recruited from grantee organizations in order to utilize local expertise to interpret and surface unique patterns and powerful insights across conversations and locations.
Results: Amplifying Underheard Voices
The culmination of this work is the interactive portal: a repository of local experiences and voices with the goal to help the education field hear directly from these communities and learn how to provide timely, trusted information that supports children’s educational success
Explore the conversation portal for firsthand the stories and insights that are shaping a more equitable approach to education.
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