​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Wallace editorial team has collaborated with experts across the fields of education and the arts to help provide guidance, resources and simply make sense of these unprecedented times. We're gathering relevant blog posts, webinars, reports here, divided by topic.

The American Rescue Plan Act

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides roughly $123 billion for K-12 education. To help districts and states make decisions about spending, as well as about how to implement programs, we’ve created four short briefs. Each includes a hyperlinked bibliography and relevant research.

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​Principal Leadership ​
​Social and Emotional Learning ​​​​
​Summer Learning ​​​​​
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The Education Landscape

School shutdowns and reopenings, challenges with resources, digital divides among students, as well as the urgent nationwide conversations about racial justice, have hit all aspects of K-12 education, higher ed and out-of-school time programs.

Blog posts

​ Pandemic Brings challenges (and Opportunities) for Arts Education​​
9/22/2020
What We Need from The Arts Right Now​​
9/9/2020
Keeping a Focus on Equity as Schools Reopen During the Pandemic​​
8/25/2020
​ Though it May Look Different, Summer Is Not Canceled
7/8/2020​​​
​ Bringing Out the Best in Principals During the COVID-19 Crisis
7/7/2020​​​
​ Cross-Sector Collaboration May Be ‘Invaluable’ in the Current Crisis
6/18/2020​​​
​ “All-Hands-On-Deck Moment” for Kids this Summer
6/11/2020​​​
​ What the Pandemic Means for Summer Learning-And How Policymakers Can Help
5/18/2020​​​
​ Keeping Young People Creative (and Connected) in Quarantine
4/14/2020​​​
​ Literacy Expert on Why Kids Must Keep Reading During This ‘Unprecedented Moment’
4/9/2020​​​​


​How Can Artists Help Reimagine Our Future Post-COVID

Art in the Shadow of COVID

Arts organizations across the nation are struggling in the wake of the pandemic and the resultant economic hardships it’s caused. And conversations about racial equity in the field have never felt more urgent.

Blog posts

​ What We Need from The Arts Right Now​​
9/9/20​
​ How Can Artists Help Reimagine Our Future Post-COVID?​​
8/11/20
​ Helping Museums Navigate Through the COVID-19 Fog​​
6/4/20
​ 10 Things Museums Should Consider as They Take Programs Virtual​​
6/28/20
​ Engaging Audiences in the Age of Social Distancing​​
4/16/20
​ The Arts Getting Us Through a Pandemic​​
3/31/20

Reports

​ Culture + Commu​nity in a Tim​e of Crisis​​​​
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​the CAR​ES Act

Making Sense of the CAR​ES Act

Rapidly passed in response to widespread pandemic shutdowns, the federal CARES Act provides more than $30 billion for K-12 and higher education programs and other supports for nonprofits, including providers of afterschool or summer programs.

Resources

​ Blog Post: The CARES Act: Five Things That School and District Leaders Need to Know Now
4/23/20​​​​
​ Webinar: What’s in the CARES Act and what may come next?​​​​​
​7/1/20
Financial Management for Nonprofits

Financial Management for Nonprofits

Nonprofits across all sectors have been hit hard by the pandemic. These resources and guidance can help organizations assess their financial health and plan and budget for this uncertain future.

Resources

​ Blog Post: Managing Nonprofit Finances During the Coronavirus Crisis
3/25/20​​​​
​ Webinar: Navigating COVID-19: From Financial Triage to Scenario Plan​ning​​​​​
4/17/20​

Statements from Wallace

​ A message from President Will Miller about recent events​​
6/5/2020
​ A Message to Our Grantees, Partners and Friends​​
3/18/2020​