to support the Families and Media Project, which conducts research, communications, and convenings on the intersection between digital media, family engagement, and child learning

for general support for San Jose Children’s Musical Theater

for planning support for the new Center for Early Learning to promote articulation and alignment of early learning for Pre-K-3rd grade in Santa Clara County

for analytical thought leadership in association with the Environmental Protection Agency’s rulemaking of existing power plants under the Clean Air Act.

to support the conceptual design and systems design review phases of the optics and mechanical structure for the Stable High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer for Keck (SHREK)

to support family engagement activities through matching funds contingent upon the award of a federal Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant

for the dissemination of the 2013 State of Preschool Yearbook and general support

to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities

for Early Edge California to support effective implementation of transitional kindergarten and to increase awareness of the importance of early childhood education

for Kids in Common and its work related to the Santa Clara County Children’s Agenda and the Santa Clara County Children’s Summit

for the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative (ECFC) and for the ECFC Federal Philanthropic Fund

to improve the quality of reporting in home visiting research through the development of reporting guidelines

to support the production of the Peg + Cat early math series and complementary games and applications for children and parents

for communication efforts of the First Five Years Fund

to upgrade the technology for and increase access to Building Blocks Learning Trajectories, a web application tool for educators teaching young children mathematics

to (1) collect data on students’ mathematical, executive functioning, and literacy skills longitudinally from 3rd to 8th grade and (2) examine pre-K through 8th grade predictors of mathematical competencies

to support the planning of a network of researchers who study early mathematics teaching and learning

to evaluate the effects of a school-based family engagement intervention on student, family, and teacher outcomes

to support work on energy efficiency at electric utilities and in buildings and appliances

for general support for the Alliance for Early Success

to develop an observational measure of home visiting service delivery, with the aim of improving evidence-based home visiting services and broadening their benefits for children and families

for an endowment for the Energy Nanosciences Institute at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

to disseminate results of analyses of states’ early mathematics standards and to analyze early learning standards across multiple domains in a select group of states

for the annual STEM Summit

to help support the implementation and evaluation of a curriculum-based, math-focused intervention with intensive professional development and coaching for preschool teachers.

to advocate for practices that hold school districts accountable for implementing effective family engagement practices

to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change

to enable the collection of information about transitional kindergarten in the CalPADS database

to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies

for an analysis of videotaped mother-child mathematical interactions and predictors of school readiness

to extend communications efforts associated with the release of The State of Preschool 2012 Yearbook

to develop a community partnership and implementation plan that coordinates evidence-based family engagement services for families of preschoolers and kindergarteners in North Sunnyvale

for general support

to study the implementation of an early learning mathematics professional development program

to support retreats and on-site seminars and poster sessions for the Joint BioEnergy Institute

to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector

to promote college access and completion for undocumented students in East Palo Alto

for support of the California Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Program

to support an online national family engagement network, and its provision of interactive and strategic resources, with a focus on early childhood education, teacher professional development, and national policy

for general support

to develop a community partnership and implementation plan that coordinates evidence-based family engagement services for families of preschoolers through third graders in San Jose

for the Freshman/Sophomore Seminar program

to investigate how families are using media for children’s learning, the benefits of joint media engagement, and media platforms and configurations associated with school readiness and achievement

to support the construction of a building that will house an Educare early learning center, family support services, and a professional development institute for early childhood educators

to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change

to implement a summer math and science honors academy for high-potential students of color

for core organizational support and to produce a brief on the costs of child care

for partial support of a conference on early childhood education policy focused on children from birth to third grade

to enhance early mathematics education in San Mateo County by providing professional development to pre-K to third grade teachers

to develop a community partnership and implementation plan that coordinates evidence-based family engagement services for families of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in East San Jose