Introducing Our New Education Program Officer Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/14/2016 on 10/14/2016 I write you today to share the latest arrival to the Early Education grantmaking team at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Last month, Rebecca Gomez joined us as a program officer for the program. She’s an incredible addition to the Foundation, and will be working with many of our grantees on early education policy and on improving …
New Consensus Study on Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/20/2016 on 7/20/2016 Parents have a profound impact on their children’s education and development. And yet, developing a framework to better support effective parenting practices has remained a challenge, particularly in the context of changing demographic characteristics of the U.S. population, greater diversity in family structures, and increased access to technology and parenting information. Developed by the National …
The Road Less Traveled Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/12/2016 on 7/12/2016 Education program officers Holly Kreider and Kimberly Brenneman write about their work with the Foundation’s early math and family engagement grant portfolios in this post for Harvard Family Research Project’s new blog, New Directions in Family Engagement. As program officers at the Heising-Simons Foundation, we often take the road less traveled, seeking out areas of …
Supporting Development and Research in Early Math Education Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/30/2016 on 6/30/2016 Dear Colleagues: We believe that children who enjoy quality early learning experiences gain significant advantages for future achievement. One of the main priorities of our Education program is to inspire greater understanding of early math as a catalyst for school success. Through this grantmaking, we aim to increase the number of young children exposed to …
“California Needs Early Childhood Education” – Liz Simons’ Op-Ed in the San Jose Mercury News Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 5/27/2016 on 5/27/2016 The children were dancing when I walked through the door of the transitional kindergarten classroom in east Menlo Park where I volunteer as a storyteller for Bring Me a Book. A dark-eyed girl took my hand, and we pirouetted until the young teacher called the children to the floor where they gathered around me. It …