Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, June 2020 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/13/2020 on 7/13/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its 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 June 2020.
“Our Future Depends Upon Caring for the Early Educators” — New Op-Ed by the Early Educator Investment Collaborative Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/1/2020 on 7/1/2020 The Early Educator Investment Collaborative (EEIC) has published an opinion piece on The Hill about the urgent need to “redesign the preparation and compensation pathways for early educators” in the wake of the economic crisis brought on by COVID-19.
Early Educators are Essential – Now and Always Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/24/2020 on 6/24/2020 Early childhood education serves a perpetual dual purpose: providing critical early learning experiences during a child’s first years of life and supporting parents to work and to further their child’s learning outside of the classroom. For these reasons, we must acknowledge that early educators are essential to the stability of our society.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, May 2020 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/12/2020 on 6/12/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its 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 May 2020.
COVID-19 Response: Supporting the COVID – 19 Childcare Project Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/9/2020 on 6/9/2020 The Foundation has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support the COVID – 19 Childcare Project, which aims to protect and preserve scarce childcare spaces and home-based providers in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A Statement of Solidarity Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/1/2020 on 6/1/2020 We stand with the tens of thousands of people marching for justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and for all who have been killed by police and individuals simply for being Black. We stand with mothers and fathers forced to mourn for their babies, and sons and daughters who will never see their parents again.
New Documentary Film Follows Researchers Writing a New Chapter for Women Scientists Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/1/2020 on 6/1/2020 Gender discrimination continues to significantly affect women in science. Picture a Scientist, a new documentary film by directors Ian Cheney and Sharon Shattuck, follows a group of researchers who — through lived experiences and perspectives — provide insights on how to make science more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, April 2020 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 5/21/2020 on 5/21/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its 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 April 2020.
Abriendo Puertas Shares Multi-Lingual COVID-19 Resources for Families Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 5/19/2020 on 5/19/2020 Obtaining timely information about COVID-19 and explaining it to young children can be a challenge. For parents who speak languages other than English, as well as for parents who never learned to read, the task is doubly hard, as many of the public health materials that share important recommendations about handwashing and social distancing are not available to them.