Turning the Page on 2020, With Hope For the Year Ahead Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 12/22/2020 on 12/22/2020 As this year comes to a close, it marks the end of a chapter for the U.S. – with a presidential transition underway – and the beginning of the crucial ten years to fight climate change.
Angie Junck Named Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Board Co-Chair Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 12/18/2020 on 12/18/2020 Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), the country’s only immigrant-focused philanthropy-supporting organization, has named Heising-Simons Foundation’s Human Rights Program Director Angie Junck as its new co-chair. Angie has been serving on GCIR’s board since January 2020.
Board Chair Liz Simons Pens Op-Ed for EdSource on California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 12/17/2020 on 12/17/2020 In an opinion piece published in EdSource today, Heising-Simons Foundation Board Chair Liz Simons shares her perspective on California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, announced earlier this month. The piece commends California’s template to build a comprehensive early learning and care system over the next decade, and also recognizes the tremendous strain providers are facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole”: Grantee Partner Andrea Ghez Delivers Nobel Lecture Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 12/10/2020 on 12/10/2020 When Dr. Andrea Ghez first proposed conducting research on a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy, she says, “people didn’t think it would work.” Earlier this year, and decades in the making, that work led Dr. Ghez to be awarded the 2020 Novel Prize in physics.
First Mural Complete in “FINDINGS” Series Celebrating Women and Science Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 11/20/2020 on 11/20/2020 On a towering brick wall near the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, a mysterious class of cosmological objects dance with the diverse women of New York City. “A Cluster of Enigmas” is the first in a series of colorful murals completed by renowned artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, in her new partnership with the Heising-Simons Foundation entitled “Findings.”
New Grantee Report on Supporting Early Math Development for Dual Language Learners Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 11/10/2020 on 11/10/2020 With support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, Bellwether Education Partners has released a report identifying promising strategies to support early math learning for dual language learners (DLLs), both in the classroom and at home with their families.
Storytelling Math: Celebrating Math, Diversity, and the Power of Storytelling Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/15/2020 on 10/15/2020 With support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, TERC has released Storytelling Math, a new series of books for young children that celebrates math, diversity, and the power of storytelling.
COVID-19 Response: First Large-Scale Study of Child Care Workforce Risks During Pandemic Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/14/2020 on 10/14/2020 In the first-ever large-scale assessment of the risk of working in child care during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Yale University have found that child care programs that remained open throughout the pandemic did not contribute to the spread of the virus to providers.
Climate Change and Two Dimensions of Justice Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/6/2020 on 10/6/2020 Multiple unfolding crises this year have laid bare, and exacerbated, deep inequities in our society. The poorest people around the world and communities of color here in the U.S. are once again bearing the heaviest burden from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic crisis, and climate impacts.