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== Top DonorsThe New America Foundation receives funding from the [[Peter G. Peterson Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.newamerica.net/about/funding/ "Our Funding"], ''The New America Foundation.'', Accessed January 21, 2013.</ref>  ==2014 Policy Brief Insisting that Colleges Align with the Common Core== In July 2014, the New America Foundation released a policy brief recommending that, rather than primary and secondary school education aiming to prepare students for post-secondary education, higher education providers should change their teaching methods in order to accommodate Common Core State Standards. The report, titled "Common Core Goes to College: Building Better Connections Between High School and Higher Education," suggests that "the widespread adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and assessments presents a new opportunity to bridge the gap between high school and higher education."<ref name="CCSS">Lindsay Tepe, New America Foundation, [http://newamerica.net/publications/policy/common_core_goes_to_college Common Core Goes to College], organizational website, July 21, 2014.</ref> The report argues "that states' new college- and career-ready assessments should, at the very least, provide an additional avenue for students to meet minimum college eligibility requirements, qualify for state financial aid, and place into the assortment of first-year credit-bearing coursework offered by institutions."<ref name="CCSS"/> The report concludes by providing recommendations to higher education institutions in order to align teaching methods, teacher preparation, financial aid dissemination, and course placement decisions with Common Core standards. Recommendations include that:<ref name="CCSS"/> * Institutions with minimum standards for admission should amend those standards to include college- and career-ready assessment cut scores.* Institutions offering developmental coursework should base this instruction upon their state's college- and career-ready standards, and determine the success of those programs using the state's high school assessments* For those states which continue to award financial aid on the basis of demonstrated academic merit, amend any criteria relating to assessment scores to include those from the state's high school college- and career-ready assessments. The report was funded by grants from:<ref name="CCSS"/> * [[Alliance for Early Success]]* [[Annie E. Casey Foundation]]* [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]] * [[Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund]] * [[Grable Foundation]]* [[Foundation for Child Development]] * [[Joyce Foundation]]* [[Kresge Foundation]] * [[Lumina Foundation]] * [[Pritzker Children’s Initiative]] * [[William and Flora Hewlett Foundation]]* [[W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation]] ==Funders== As of January 2013, New America Foundation's top donors included:<ref>New America Foundation, [http://www.newamerica.net/about/funding/ Our Funding], organizational website, accessed January 21, 2013.</ref> 

===Funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation= New America has received at least '''$6,530,002''' from the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] from "2009 and earlier" through 2013:<ref>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, [http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database#q/k=%22New%20America%20Foundation%22 Awarded Grants], organizational website, accessed July 22, 2014.</ref> '''2013'''*'''740,000''' for global policy and advocacy* '''$200,002''' grant from the [[Gates Foundation]] in order "to conduct research on the effectiveness and utility of exit exams and develop and distribute policy options for states as they develop their Common Core assessment systems."<ref>Gates Foundation, [http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database/Grants/2013/05/OPP1083996 New America Foundation], organizational website, accessed July 23, 2014.</ref> '''2012'''*'''$1,450,000''' for postsecondary success*'''$110,000''' for postsecondary success '''2011'''*'''$530,000''' for postsecondary success '''2010'''*'''$1,300,000''' for global policy and advocacy '''2009 and earlier'''*'''$450,000''' for global policy and advocacy*'''$1,500,000''' for global policy and advocacy*'''$250,000''' for global policy and advocacy ==Personnel== ===Board of Directors=== As of January 2013:<ref>New America Foundation, [http://www.newamerica.net/about/board/ "Board of Directors"], ''New America Foundation''organizational website, Accessed accessed January 21, 2013.</ref>== 

===Staff=== As of January 2013:<refname="Staff">New America Foundation, [http://newamerica.net/about/staff/ "New America Staff"], ''New America Foundation''organizational website, Accessed accessed January 21, 2013.</ref>=='''Executive Team'''

===Leadership Council=== According to the organization, "New America's Leadership Council, chaired by [[John C. Whitehead]], recognizes those individuals who contribute $25,000 or more to the Foundation each year. As members of the Leadership Council, they participate in the intellectual life of the Foundation in numerous ways. For instance, they are invited to attend a special annual retreat with New America senior staff, Fellows and Board of Directors, as well as a series of salon dinners across the country. "<ref name="Staff"/>

== Contact: Information==:The New America Foundation<br>:Located in Historic Dupont Circle, at:1630 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 7th Floor<br>:Washington, DC 20009<br>:Phone: (202) 986-2700<br>:Fax: (202) 986-3696<br>:Website:[http://www.newamerica.net/ www.newamerica.net]

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