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ICYMI: The latest issue of @ssir.org highlights the TRECC program, funded by the Jacobs Foundation, and how it has helped governments pilot and scale approaches for improving education access and quality in Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮

Read more 🔗 ssir.org/articles/ent...

#FoundationalLearning #SystemsChange

🌟 Meet Annie Brookman-Byrne, Editor-in-Chief of @boldinsights.bsky.social, in our new monthly staff spotlight series – featuring the people who help bring evidence to life.

Her 2025 highlight: BOLD’s free 5-part “Learning to Thrive” course for adults supporting children.

Learn more🔗 bit.ly/3MscEcr

The @dmolearning.bsky.social's new exhibition shows how technology can support learning. 📚

In one of its latest stories, VR learning resources let us explore places and processes that are impossible to see in real life.

🔍 Explore the story: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/can-...

#VR #AI

🧠 Why do we learn differently? We remember differently.

Dr Zoe Ngo of @mpib-berlin.bsky.social explains why the key to better understanding learning variability is through investigating memory variability.

Learn more about LEVANTE 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/activity/the...

#LEVANTE #Development

Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow Dr Margherita Malanchini is examining how school, family, and peer environments interact with genetic risk to shape educational outcomes – a crucial step toward better, targeted interventions.

🎥 Watch the video and learn more about her work: bit.ly/3MlXuFu

#Research

🏫 @boldinsights.bsky.social speaks with Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow Chunyan Yang about building inclusive, emotionally safe schools for all.

🔗 boldscience.org/the-school-p...

#Education

Synthesis-Ready Evidence Repository – Expression of Interest (EoI) - What Works Hub for Global Education Submit an Expression of Interest to test a Synthesis-Ready Evidence Repository and produce high-impact education synthesis work.

Evidence intermediaries are invited to test the global repository and help shape high-impact evidence for education policy and practice.

🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/3Z8v98u

#CallForApplications #Education #EvidenceUse

📢 Last chance to apply!

Submissions of Expressions of Interest for testing the Synthesis-Ready Evidence Repository will close on 29 January. 🗓️

🌟 Thrilled to announce Camilo Andrés Morales and Karen Shormeh Sai as our new Country Directors for Colombia and Ghana.

Their appointments will deepen our partnerships & impact, helping every child access quality learning opportunities.

👉 Learn more: jacobsfoundation.org/the-jacobs-f...

📚 Tomorrow is the International Day of Education

Today, 250 million children and young people are out of school. It’s time to reimagine education, together with young people. At the Digital Museum of Learning, we create free learning resources that spark curiosity and agency.

#ICYMI A recent @voxdev.bsky.social blog co-authored by the Jacobs Foundation makes the case for investing in the systems that connect evidence to policy through local capacity, trusted intermediaries, and long-term institutional learning.

🔗 Read in full: voxdev.org/topic/educat...

#Education

⏳ Two weeks left to apply for the Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship!

The Fellowship supports early- and mid-career researchers advancing evidence on how children and young people learn across contexts and disciplines.

📅 Deadline: 2 Feb 2026
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/45fKdVp

#Education #Evidence

📬 Our newest What We Learn newsletter includes open calls, new partnerships, and reflections on building stronger links between research and education policy.

🔗 Read in full: us11.campaign-archive.com?u=2b5cebf44d...

#Education #Evidence #Partnerships

Synthesis-Ready Evidence Repository – Expression of Interest (EoI) - What Works Hub for Global Education Submit an Expression of Interest to test a Synthesis-Ready Evidence Repository and produce high-impact education synthesis work.

🗓️ Apply by 3 PM UTC, 29 Jan 2026 🔗 www.wwhge.org/what-we-do/i...

#CallForApplications

📢 Applications are open!

This is an opportunity for evidence intermediaries to help test and shape an early-stage evidence repository, supporting policy- and practice-relevant education decision-making.

🛎️ Book a 15-minute slot with the help desk 🔗 www.wwhge.org/what-we-do/i...

As state-led aid retreats and blended finance models fall short, innovative co-funding models are helping close the global development gap.

Discover how our co-funding mechanisms are transforming education systems around the world 🌍

Read 🔗 www.swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...

#Education

In 2026, we'll be sharing our What We Learn newsletter every month, instead of quarterly.

📬 Stay up to date with the latest evidence, research & partnerships shaping children’s learning.

Subscribe today! 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/newsletter/

#Education #Evidence #Learning

Catherine Lebel, Associate Professor at @ucalgary.bsky.social, explains how her #LEVANTE project findings are already driving tangible changes beyond the classroom.

Learn more 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...

#EducationPolicy #CognitiveDevelopment #Policy

🤖 How do young children learn from social robots?

For Kristyn Sommer of @griffith.edu.au, the Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship provided essential support to continue her work while navigating early-career caregiving and accessibility needs.

Apply by 2 Feb 2026 👉 bit.ly/3Lxh2X2

#EducationResearch

🌍 From 6-17 July 2026, the LEVANTE Hackathon will bring researchers together to use coordinated global data on children’s learning.

🔗 researcher.levante-project.org/hackathon

#LEVANTE #LearningVariability

✨ Happy New Year from the Jacobs Foundation!

Thank you to our partners for advancing evidence and strengthening learning systems in 2025.

In 2026, we remain committed to research, collaboration, and improving learning opportunities for every child.

#Education #Evidence #Learning

✨ Warm holiday wishes from the Jacobs Foundation. Thank you to all our partners and friends for your dedication to evidence, collaboration, and improving learning opportunities for children around the world.

We look forward to continuing this work together in 2026!

#Education #Learning #Evidence

🌟 We are pleased to share the Foundation's 2025 highlights!

Together, these achievements reflect our commitment to evidence-driven collaboration that supports children’s learning worldwide.

Explore the key moments 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/looking-back...

#Highlights #Education #Philanthropy

Inside the global web of education evidence Around the world, governments are under pressure to improve learning outcomes. There is now an unprecedented wealth of research, yet this rarely reaches the people making decisions. The sector needs t...

In our latest co-authored blog on VoxDev, Samuel Kembou, Aashti Zaidi Hai, and Juan Manuel Hernández-Agramonte explain why having more research isn’t enough to fix the global learning crisis.

True progress means moving beyond one-off pilots to building “systems that learn."

Read 👉 bit.ly/4ap9fVt

📢 Calling evidence intermediaries!

Applications are open for the Synthesis-Ready Evidence Repository. Share your interest in improving education decision-making through evidence synthesis and use.

🗓️ Apply by 29 January 2026 → www.wwhge.org/what-we-do/i...

#EoI #Education #Evidence

🤝 In a new interview with BOLD, Dr. Nia Nixon explores how human–AI teams can support inclusion, belonging, and equitable collaboration.

🔗 boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...

#STEM #AIinEducation #EvidenceUse

🌍 For Dr. Alex Eble, the Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship has been a catalyst for fieldwork in West Africa and a gateway to global collaboration.

Applications for the 2027–2029 cohort are open until 2 Feb 2026.

Apply 🔗 cifar.ca/next-generat...

#GlobalEducation #ApplyNow

🧠 Meet Zoe Ngo, Developmental Psychologist & Principal Investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development #LEVANTE site.

In this video, she explains just how critical cross-disciplinary collaboration is to her research into memory growth.

Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4oWysdp

#EducationResearch

2025 was a year of impact for the Jacobs Foundation – advancing evidence, partnership & innovation in education.

🎓 Read our Q4 edition of What We Learn: jacobsfoundation.org/what-we-lear...

#Education #2025Highlights

🇨🇮 In Côte d’Ivoire, the TRECC initiative enabled the government to test what works and scale TaRLAfrica’s approach nationwide.

Read more via @ssir.org 🔗 ssir.org/articles/ent...

#FoundationalLearning #SystemsChange