Jacobs Foundation
@jacobsfoundation.bsky.social
Founded by Klaus J. Jacobs, the Jacobs Foundation works to ensure that every child is given the evidence-based learning opportunities they need to thrive.
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📢 The Jacobs Foundation has surpassed CHF 1 billion in philanthropic giving.
This milestone reflects 36 years of evidence-driven philanthropy; advancing children’s learning through research, partnerships & systems reform.
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This milestone reflects 36 years of evidence-driven philanthropy; advancing children’s learning through research, partnerships & systems reform.
Explore ➡️
jacobsfoundation.org/who-we-are/b...
✨ 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 look forward to continuing this work together in 2026!
#Education #Learning #Evidence
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
✨ 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 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
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
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌟 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
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
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
True progress means moving beyond one-off pilots to building “systems that learn."
Read 👉 bit.ly/4ap9fVt
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...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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
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
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
December 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📢 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
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
🔗 boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...
#STEM #AIinEducation #EvidenceUse
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🤝 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
🔗 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
Applications for the 2027–2029 cohort are open until 2 Feb 2026.
Apply 🔗 cifar.ca/next-generat...
#GlobalEducation #ApplyNow
December 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌍 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
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
In this video, she explains just how critical cross-disciplinary collaboration is to her research into memory growth.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/4oWysdp
#EducationResearch
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🧠 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
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
🎓 Read our Q4 edition of What We Learn: jacobsfoundation.org/what-we-lear...
#Education #2025Highlights
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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
🎓 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
Read more via @ssir.org 🔗 ssir.org/articles/ent...
#FoundationalLearning #SystemsChange
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🇨🇮 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
Read more via @ssir.org 🔗 ssir.org/articles/ent...
#FoundationalLearning #SystemsChange
🧠 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow Elsje van Bergen of @vuamsterdam.bsky.social studies how genetics & home environments shape children’s development.
📢 Apply for the 2027–2029 #JacobsCIFARFellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#ApplyNow #Education
📢 Apply for the 2027–2029 #JacobsCIFARFellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#ApplyNow #Education
December 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🧠 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow Elsje van Bergen of @vuamsterdam.bsky.social studies how genetics & home environments shape children’s development.
📢 Apply for the 2027–2029 #JacobsCIFARFellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#ApplyNow #Education
📢 Apply for the 2027–2029 #JacobsCIFARFellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#ApplyNow #Education
📊 In a new @gpforeducation.bsky.social blog, Hinah Mian highlights how impact-linked finance helps EdTech organizations build evidence, measure outcomes, and scale responsibly.
🔗 www.globalpartnership.org/blog/impact-...
#Education #EdTech
🔗 www.globalpartnership.org/blog/impact-...
#Education #EdTech
December 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
📊 In a new @gpforeducation.bsky.social blog, Hinah Mian highlights how impact-linked finance helps EdTech organizations build evidence, measure outcomes, and scale responsibly.
🔗 www.globalpartnership.org/blog/impact-...
#Education #EdTech
🔗 www.globalpartnership.org/blog/impact-...
#Education #EdTech
🔬 We’re thrilled to introduce the 2026-28 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship cohort – interdisciplinary researchers tackling critical questions about how children learn, grow, and thrive across contexts.
Meet the Fellows 👉 jacobsfoundation.org/fellowships/...
#JacobsCIFARFellowship #Learning
Meet the Fellows 👉 jacobsfoundation.org/fellowships/...
#JacobsCIFARFellowship #Learning
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🔬 We’re thrilled to introduce the 2026-28 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship cohort – interdisciplinary researchers tackling critical questions about how children learn, grow, and thrive across contexts.
Meet the Fellows 👉 jacobsfoundation.org/fellowships/...
#JacobsCIFARFellowship #Learning
Meet the Fellows 👉 jacobsfoundation.org/fellowships/...
#JacobsCIFARFellowship #Learning
👟 From long skirts in gymnastics to smart fabrics, every outfit tells a story.
Explore how sportswear reflects the evolution of learning, inclusion & fair play in @dmolearning.bsky.social’s “Gear Up for Sports and Fair Play.”
🔗 Learn more: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/gear...
#Education
Explore how sportswear reflects the evolution of learning, inclusion & fair play in @dmolearning.bsky.social’s “Gear Up for Sports and Fair Play.”
🔗 Learn more: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/gear...
#Education
December 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
👟 From long skirts in gymnastics to smart fabrics, every outfit tells a story.
Explore how sportswear reflects the evolution of learning, inclusion & fair play in @dmolearning.bsky.social’s “Gear Up for Sports and Fair Play.”
🔗 Learn more: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/gear...
#Education
Explore how sportswear reflects the evolution of learning, inclusion & fair play in @dmolearning.bsky.social’s “Gear Up for Sports and Fair Play.”
🔗 Learn more: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/gear...
#Education
🎓 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian is uncovering why differentiated instruction works and how to make it scalable.
🗓️ Apply for the 2027–2029 Fellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#Education #Research
🗓️ Apply for the 2027–2029 Fellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#Education #Research
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🎓 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian is uncovering why differentiated instruction works and how to make it scalable.
🗓️ Apply for the 2027–2029 Fellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#Education #Research
🗓️ Apply for the 2027–2029 Fellowship by 2 Feb 2026: cifar.ca/next-generat...
#Education #Research
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In this #DataMustSpeak blog, we share how Ghana is turning the research-to-practice gap into action, making sure evidence reaches schools, supports teachers, and drives real change. www.unicef.org/innocenti/st...
When evidence speaks
Ghana’s journey to close the research-to-practice gap in schools
www.unicef.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
In this #DataMustSpeak blog, we share how Ghana is turning the research-to-practice gap into action, making sure evidence reaches schools, supports teachers, and drives real change. www.unicef.org/innocenti/st...
🎓 How can teachers meet the needs of every learner in a diverse classroom?
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🎓 How can teachers meet the needs of every learner in a diverse classroom?
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
📚 What does "modern" #EducationResearch look like today?
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
📚 What does "modern" #EducationResearch look like today?
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
💡How will AI change education by 2028?
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
💡How will AI change education by 2028?
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
📢 Applications are open for the 2026 #JacobsCIFARFellowship!
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📢 Applications are open for the 2026 #JacobsCIFARFellowship!
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
📚 From notebooks to tablets, what's in every school bag tells a story of how children learn.
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📚 From notebooks to tablets, what's in every school bag tells a story of how children learn.
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
📚 On #WorldChildrensDay, we’re reminded that the future depends on what—and how—children learn today.
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📚 On #WorldChildrensDay, we’re reminded that the future depends on what—and how—children learn today.
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
📞 2025 #KJJPrize laureate Hirokazu Yoshikawa shares how his time as a hotline counselor shaped his approach to research, mentorship, & human development.
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📞 2025 #KJJPrize laureate Hirokazu Yoshikawa shares how his time as a hotline counselor shaped his approach to research, mentorship, & human development.
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
📚 In Côte d’Ivoire, teachers are transforming learning through PNAPAS, a new national program supported by the CLEF coalition.
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
📚 In Côte d’Ivoire, teachers are transforming learning through PNAPAS, a new national program supported by the CLEF coalition.
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
🏆 Last Friday in Zürich, Professor @hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social received the 2025 #KJJPrize for his pioneering research on early childhood development, learning and policy.
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🏆 Last Friday in Zürich, Professor @hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social received the 2025 #KJJPrize for his pioneering research on early childhood development, learning and policy.
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
🧠 What can brain science teach us about adolescence?
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🧠 What can brain science teach us about adolescence?
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research