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Kayne's work studies the connections between poverty and education. She is best known for her book (also a training workshop), A Framework for Understanding Poverty (also bookmarked, follow payne tag).

Mission: "Transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty through better health and education" The foundation is based in Texas, though they work throughout the U.S. and the world.

The Gates Foundation has a global reach, with focuses on global health, poverty & development, education & information and special projects. In the U.S., they work in both "college-ready" education and post-secondary education.

From the About page, "The mission of aha! Process is to improve the lives and education of individuals throughout the world." The group focuses on school improvement, professional development and community sustainability. The company was founded by Ruby Payne (see tag: payne for more).