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

for general support

for general support

to help young people in the South Bay who are eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to apply for relief and for advocacy efforts around immigration issues

for the Family Engagement Institute

for policy analysis and advocacy in the areas of the economy, immigration, health, and national security

for the Democracy and Civic Health in America project

to provide early mathematics professional development to pre-kindergarten through third grade teachers; build educational and community partnerships to increase support for early mathematics; and develop curricular resources in San Mateo County

for general support

for kindergarten readiness and family engagement services in the Mayfair neighborhood of East San Jose

to support Parent Voices, data collection and analyses, and communications

for general support

to evaluate California’s transitional kindergarten program

to design, implement, and assess a professional-development program for pre-kindergarten through third grade educators and to increase the capacity of California community colleges to prepare preschool and early elementary teachers of mathematics

for general support

for the Santa Clara County Family Engagement Institute, which will bring together parents, educators, and school leaders to learn about and create action plans for engaging families of children from birth through third grade

for general support

for policy analysis and education related to early care and education in California

to convene a statewide Home Visiting Program Conference for learning, skill building, and networking among home visiting professionals across California

for the Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics

to investigate teacher education opportunities in early mathematics in California and the nation

to explore the environmental and economic value of wind and solar electricity generators, given their intermittent production limitations

for an evaluation of the Parent-Child Home Program

for efforts to increase public awareness about the importance of early learning in California

for the Family Engagement Institute

for general support

for the Parent Story Project (a survey of parents of young children in Santa Clara County) and for the Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness

for the We Are Dreamers Fund

to bring to scale and validate early mathematics intervention

to evaluate the Stretch to Kindergarten program