Making Headlines: Grantees in the News Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/2/2017 on 6/2/2017 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 articles that have featured our grantees in the past month: Four Education Priorities …
2016 State of Preschool Yearbook Released Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 5/24/2017 on 5/24/2017 Student enrollment in state-funded preschool programs has reached an all-time high, according to the 2016 State of Preschool Yearbook published by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). However, access to high-quality programs still varies significantly from state to state.
The Impact of Transitional Kindergarten on English Learner Students Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 5/22/2017 on 5/22/2017 A new study released last week by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) reveals that English learner students who attend California’s transitional kindergarten program enter kindergarten with stronger English language, mathematics, and literacy skills than English learners who do not. The report, Transitional Kindergarten in California: The Impact of Transitional Kindergarten on English Learner Students, is the …
New AAAS Mass Media Fellows Ready to Communicate Science Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 5/15/2017 on 5/15/2017 For the third year, the Heising-Simons Foundation is excited to support the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in its competitive fellowship program that connects scientists and journalists to better communicate complex science ideas to all audiences.
Introducing Our New Director of Education Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/26/2017 on 4/26/2017 I’m delighted to announce that Barbara Chow will join the Heising-Simons Foundation as our new Director of Education. Barbara has deep experience in philanthropy, government, and policy, most recently serving for eight years as the Education Program Director for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. We could not be more pleased to have Barbara, an insightful …
51 Pegasi b Fellow Jason Dittmann Discovers Temperate Super-Earth Exoplanet Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/21/2017 on 4/21/2017 In a remarkable discovery, researchers have found a new exoplanet 39 light-years away that shows promise for life beyond our solar system. Jason Dittmann, lead author of the paper in Nature and an inaugural 51 Pegasi b Fellow, calls the discovery “the most exciting exoplanet I’ve seen in the last decade.” The new rocky exoplanet, …
New Consensus Study Assesses the Long-term Effects of Pre-K Education Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/18/2017 on 4/18/2017 This week, Education grantee Brookings Institution hosted leading pre-K researchers who presented six consensus statements about the effects of pre-K education, with the goal of informing further research in this area. The consensus statements are part of a report, “The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects,” that includes the role of curriculum, challenges …
Letter from the President: April 2017 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/4/2017 on 4/4/2017 Dear Colleagues: As we begin the second quarter of the year, I wanted to thank you, our friends and partners, for your good work and to share with you some of the connections we see across your efforts and ours. In the past quarter, we awarded more than $12.8 million through 67 new grants. In …
Heising-Simons Foundation Grants to Strengthen and Sustain Journalism Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/4/2017 on 4/4/2017 In this country’s infancy, the founders recognized the value of journalism as an institution to keep the new government in check…