Category: Schools

Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018

January 18, 2019

WBEZ: Vacant School Buildings Litter Chicago Neighborhoods After Mass School Closings

December 5, 2018

Foundations College Prep: From a ‘tiny beginning’ to a thriving community

November 12, 2018

IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest

November 12, 2018

High school that emphasizes service makes investment in IFF

September 5, 2018

Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network

September 4, 2018

The Real Deal Neighborhood Spotlight: Can North Lawndale’s future live up to its past?

September 4, 2018

Profile: Eric Weinheimer, President and CEO, Forefront

August 6, 2018

‘We just don’t give up:’ How one alternative school is reaching homeless, dropout youth throughout Michigan

June 6, 2018

Chicago’s Pay for Success Program Evaluation: Year 3

April 30, 2018

Staff News: IFF hires Townsend and Walker Johnson as new VPs

April 24, 2018

From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change

April 16, 2018

Investor Consortium Raises a Record $55 Million in 2017

March 8, 2018

Foundation for Homan Square, IFF Bet on Future Together

February 6, 2018

IFF launches new strategic plan focused on systems change and community transformation

January 9, 2018

Detroit News Editorial: Road map for better Detroit schools

December 22, 2017

Detroit Free Press: Report says tough to find good schools in these Detroit neighborhoods

December 14, 2017

Chalkbeat: New study shows just how hard it is to find a decent public school in Detroit — especially in 10 city neighborhoods

December 14, 2017

Rethink, Reset, Rebuild: A Shared Vision of Performing Schools in Quality Buildings for Every Child in Detroit

December 13, 2017

Detroit Free Press: Detroit has a new spot for working parents to grow their children and themselves

November 6, 2017

Crain’s Detroit: To track suburban poverty trends, look to the schools

October 23, 2017

Can Illinois schools make the grade? IFF study on K-12 public education shines light on inequities, bright spots

October 4, 2017

IFF Investor Consortium: First Ohio-based institution joins, total investment exceeds $262 million in critical capital for Midwest communities

October 4, 2017

KMOV News 4: Collinsville School District does more with less

September 26, 2017

CDFI Fund awards $4 million to IFF

September 20, 2017

Gary’s Steel City Academy expands, provides more high-quality seats

September 14, 2017

More and more, faith-based investors appreciate IFF’s double bottom line

September 14, 2017

Cleveland’s Menlo Park Academy transforms former garment manufacturing plant and West Side

September 14, 2017

WBEZ: New School Law Only ‘Down Payment’ Toward Closing Funding Gap

September 14, 2017

Raising Quality, Promoting Equity: An Analysis of Location, Performance, and Investment in Illinois Public Schools

September 14, 2017