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.
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 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 …
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 …