Jacobs Foundation

From new research to global education financing, our What We Learn newsletter brings you key insights & updates on our mission to transform education.

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🇨🇭 How do we connect research with real-world teaching?

The Swiss EdLab, launched in 2024, is putting evidence at the heart of education in Switzerland.

📘 Learn more in our 2024 Annual Report: jacobsfoundation.org/annual-repor...

#EdLab #Switzerland #Education

📱Can simple text messages help close learning gaps?

Sharon Wolf’s study in Côte d’Ivoire shows that nudges to parents improved learning outcomes—especially for boys.

📖 Read more on @boldinsights.bsky.social: boldscience.org/helping-pare...

#LearningEquity #Education

🇬🇭 Our Global Lead for Learning & Evidence Samuel Kembou joined the GALOP AF2 Oversight Committee recently in Ghana to help drive lasting change in education.

Together with SCALE partners, we’re working to ensure every child in Ghana has the chance to thrive.

Read more: bit.ly/4oduRZa

#Ghana

The Advancing Research on Learning Variability Research Agenda sets a clear direction for investing in research that helps children become confident, capable learners across countries and contexts.

🔗 Read the agenda: jacobsfoundation.org/advancing-re...

#Education #Research #Learning

🇨🇭Digital Education for Equity in Primary Schools (DEEP) is a research consortium in Switzerland generating insights to advance equity in primary education.

Discover more about our work in Switzerland 👉 jacobsfoundation.org/activity/qua...

#DigitalEducation #LearningEquity #DEEP

The @dmolearning.bsky.social is helping children decode digital images and rethink beauty in an AI-driven world.

Explore the story 🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/real...

#MediaLiteracy #DigitalMuseum #AI

Our Co-CEO Fabio Segura joined @devex.com live to explain why advocacy is central to our work — and how we're investing in long-term, systems-level change.

📘 Read more: jacobsfoundation.org/fabio-segura...

#Education #Strategy2030 #SDG4

🔁 #ICYMI Our Co-CEO Simon Sommer joins leaders from Yidan Prize Foundation & @agakhanfoundation.bsky.social in a @unesco.org blog calling for smarter, more collaborative education funding to drive systemic change.

🔗 www.unesco.org/sdg4educatio...

#FundEducation #SDG4

Join On Think Tanks and our Global Program Manager Yasmine Bekkouche for a webinar exploring how evidence is generated, shared, and applied in Community-Led Learning Ecosystems.

🗓️ 24 July
⏰ 5:00 - 6.00 pm (GMT+2)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#CLLE #EvidenceUse #EdPolicy

📣 REMINDER: The LEVANTE 2025 Call for Proposals is open!

We’re investing USD 5M in cutting-edge research on learning variability in children aged 5–12.

Apply by August 19 👉 levante-network.org/open-call-fo...

#LEVANTE #OpenCall #ChildDevelopment

📢 Tomorrow: Join our Global Knowledge Manager, Nelson Amaya, for a virtual fireside chat on the evolving role of data and transparency in philanthropy.

🗓 Date: July 17, 2025
⏰ Time: 08:00 GMT
🎟️ Register here: www.circlemena.org/calendar/eve...

#Philanthropy

Stephanie Wermelinger & Réka Borbás break down the science behind learning variability in this @boldinsights.bsky.social article.

🔗 boldscience.org/what-makes-e...

#Education #LearningVariability #BOLD

🇨🇭 The Swiss EdLab is our initiative with @uzh-ch.bsky.social to bridge research and education policy in Switzerland. Launched in 2024, it’s turning evidence into action for better learning outcomes.

Learn more in our 2024 Annual Report 👉 jacobsfoundation.org/annual-repor...

#Switzerland #EdLab

🤝 Scholars from across Colombia took part in the LEARN Summer Methods Workshop—5 days of intensive training in psychometrics, validity, and adapting tools for diverse learners.

A step toward stronger, more locally grounded education research.

Read more about LEARN: bit.ly/4ksNkhm

#Education

🇨🇭We’re proud to support @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social as it advances youth development through science. The 2024 Annual Report highlights actionable findings on education, mental health, digital life & more.

🔗 www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/aboutus/a...

#YouthDevelopment #Evidence

🔬The NSF–Jacobs Foundation workshop on Deconstructing the Universal Mind explored cultural variation, open science, and what comes next for cross-cultural research.

🔗 Highlights: cps-vo.org/group/cise-s...

#LEVANTE #Science #Research

🖍️ @dmolearning.bsky.social has launched a creative, hands-on FanZine resource for learners aged 7–12, developed with ARTIZIP.

Explore the world through Élisée Reclus with drawing, collage & storytelling.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3GbNDiG

#ChildDevelopment #CreativeLearning #Education

🇬🇭 #ICYMI The SCALE initiative in Ghana is setting a new standard for collaborative education finance—$80M mobilized to boost foundational learning.

Read the article in Alliance Magazine 🔗 www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/ghana-e...

#SCALE #Education #Ghana

🤝 In May 2025, the Jacobs Foundation hosted researchers at Marbach Castle to explore cross-cultural data and learning variability through our LEVANTE initiative.

🔗 Learn more: jacobsfoundation.org/activity/jac...

#LEVANTE #LearningVariability #EducationResearch

The School Management Committee: A strategic asset for the Ministry of National Education and Literacy Before traveling to the heart of Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa-growing regions to meet the School Management Committees (COGES) in Bakaridougou and Assoumankro – where CLEF partners, including the Government ...

🇨🇮 In Côte d’Ivoire, School Management Committees (COGES) are supporting enrolment, school leadership & local priorities.

🎧 Hear more from the Ministry of National Education and Literacy: www.clefcoalition.com/en/the-schoo...

#COGES #CLEF #Education

📢 Philanthropy is stepping up for education at #FFD4.

In a new @unesco.org blog, Simon Sommer (Jacobs Foundation), Lucy Lake (Yidan Prize), & Dr. Andrew Cunningham (Aga Khan Foundation) call for collective action to close the global education financing gap.

🔗 bit.ly/4nwYp3O

#FundEducation #SDG4

📢 The 2025 LEVANTE Call for Proposals is now open!

Up to USD 5M available for research on how children learn across individual, group & contextual levels.

Apply by 19 Aug 2025.

🔗 levante-network.org/open-call-fo...

#Apply #Education #CallForProposals

How can evidence help education systems decide what works best for children?

🎙️ Hear from two 2024 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize winners in the new #TeachersVoices episode on @boldinsights.bsky.social.

🔗 boldscience.org/improving-ch...

#Education #Equity #BOLD

📬 #ICYMI Our latest newsletter highlights SCALE’s launch in Ghana, LEVANTE’s global expansion & more.

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#Education #Research #Newsletter

👕 How do clothing choices shape identity and belonging in schools?

This story from @dmolearning.bsky.social explores what educators and learners can gain from recognising the deeper meaning in what we wear.

Explore 👉 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/clot...

#Museum #Education #Learning

📚 At the #JRF annual meeting, our Research Fellows engaged in three days of structured exchange, sharing research, building interdisciplinary connections, and advancing ideas to improve learning outcomes for children worldwide.

Meet the fellows 👥 bit.ly/4kQMPij

#Education #Research #Fellows

🇨🇮 In Côte d’Ivoire, community-driven change is transforming schools. A new report shares how CLEF is improving learning conditions in rural villages through collaboration, infrastructure, and local leadership.

🔗 Read more: www.clefcoalition.com/en/communiti...

#Education #Cotedlvoire

🌍 The LEVANTE Steering Committee recently convened at our annual conference to guide the next phase of our global research network on learning variability—aligning strategy, measures, and priorities for impact.

🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/activity/the...

#LEVANTE #Education #Research

📝 A new report from the Jacobs Foundation and On Think Tanks uncovers lessons from community-led learning ecosystems—showing how evidence, trust, and local leadership can drive lasting impact.

🔗 Read the report: jacobsfoundation.org/reimagining-...

#Strategy2030 #Education #Community