New York Times Features Foundation Board Members Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/14/2017 on 7/14/2017 The New York Times has featured Heising-Simons Foundation Board members Liz Simons and Caitlin Heising as an example of when inter-generational philanthropy works well.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/13/2017 on 7/13/2017 At the Heising-Simons Foundation, we are proud to regularly see many of our grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in the past month.
Guest Post: An Unprecedented Look at Early Childhood Home Visiting Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/12/2017 on 7/12/2017 The 2017 Home Visiting Yearbook presents, for the first time, the most comprehensive picture available of home visiting on the national and state levels.
Foundation Joins “We Are Still In” Coalition in Support of Paris Agreement Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/7/2017 on 7/7/2017 As the director of a program focused on climate and clean energy, these last few months have been a rollercoaster: one day there’s more bad news from the federal government and the next there is more good news from the states. In these fast-changing times, the Heising-Simons Foundation remains committed to supporting efforts to protect people and the planet from the worst impacts of climate change.
Attendance Matters: Q&A with Dr. Todd Rogers Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/5/2017 on 7/5/2017 Dr. Todd Rogers is a behavioral scientist who leads The Student Social Support Research and Development Lab (S3 R&D Lab) at Harvard University. S3 R&D Lab develops and scales up interventions that mobilize and empower students’ social support systems to improve achievement. Recently, S3 R&D Lab led the Attendance Matters Project, a study aimed at reducing student absenteeism …
The Effects of Transitional Kindergarten on California’s Students Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/28/2017 on 6/28/2017 Students who attend California’s transitional kindergarten (TK) program enter kindergarten with stronger math and literacy skills than students who did not attend TK, according to a new study released today by grantee American Institutes for Research (AIR).
The Value of Higher Education for Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/21/2017 on 6/21/2017 Renewing Communities is a four-year initiative based in California that seeks to provide high-quality courses to students inside prisons and jails, and to help formerly incarcerated students on college campuses transform their lives.
Science Explained: Watch MinutePhysics’ Video on Neutrinos Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/16/2017 on 6/16/2017 Explaining complex science concepts in simple and entertaining ways for a general audience can be a hard task, but theoretical physicist Henry Reich has carved out a special place in the YouTube-sphere doing exactly that. In its latest video, supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science program, MinutePhysics explains the surprising characteristics of “neutrino oscillations.”
DREME Launches Free Math Resources for Teacher Educators Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/8/2017 on 6/8/2017 The Development and Research in Early Math Education (DREME) Network has launched DREME TE, a new website with free early math resources for teacher educators. In a blog post, DREME member and UCLA professor Megan Franke explains that, “DREME TE is designed to be flexible and easy to use. Appropriate for both prospective and practicing …