Articles & Interviews

A new report conducted by LEK and commissioned by Jacobs Foundation explores the potential of privately-run schools to benefit societies.

Research Fellow Yee Lee Shing discusses whether entering schooling contributes to the observed leap in cognitive, social, and moral functioning.

What will our children’s lives be like in 30 years? What skills will the members of the next generation need so that they can help shape the future, and thrive in that new world?

Researchers launch new website for people to test their sensitivity.

A group of 15 talented mid-career professionals from 5 sectors are enlisting their collective expertise in the Learning Sciences Exchange Fellowship to produce new and creative means of promoting early learning to help young children and families thrive.

The Youth Development Project shows remarkable results and has profoundly improved the lives of young farmers in Uganda. Claudia Huber tells us more about the lessons learned from this inspiring project.

What if there was an easy way to foster beneficial interactions between infants and their caregivers? The book series Bunny to Bunny produced by fellows of the Learning Science Exchange Fellowship features rhymes and poems to help with bonding.

In the current extraordinary times, our kids’ health has even higher priority. Elizabeth Bonawitz, Jacobs Research Fellow, tells us how an understanding of germs might help. But also, that it is time for parents to relish children’s joyful exploration.

A new PhD program is supporting young researchers in Côte d’Ivoire to advance their knowledge on early childhood development. Learn more about research interests of the six fellows and their united goal of enhancing lives of children and youth.