Articles & Interviews

In the fall of 2018, the Johann Jacobs Museum n Zurich invited an entire school class to curate an exhibition. This project, which lasted for about a year, culminated in an intriguing exhibition entitled “What is History?”.

“I graduated from Yale School of Management, armed with the skills to positively contribute to the US public education. Then I struggled for two years with my choice to return to the non-profit sector. Now, six years later. I love the work I do.”

An innovative cross-generational program promotes the health and development of children as well as youth. Angelica Ponguta, Jacobs Research Fellow, introduces LEAPS, a win-win program for children, youth, and sustainability.

Inspired by Swiss examples of Educational Landscapes, the UP Foundation is for several months building the first educational landscape in Luxemburgs second biggest city, Esch-sur-Alzette. The Jacobs Foundation spoke with Director Liz Kremer-Rauchs.

The EL Education 2019 National Conference took place in Atlanta (USA). Kenli Okada, Jacobs Social Entrepreneurship Fellow, reports about the conference focused on student achievement.

What can be done to ensure high quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC)? The OECD conducted the first international survey focused on the workforce in ECEC and presents four suggestions to policy makers.

An international competition brought together new innovative ideas for future higher education. Now, the third and final project has been approved. It aims at an individualized education.

The workforce is an education system’s biggest investment and one of its greatest levers for change. The recently published Education Commission’s Report draws on existing evidence and innovations to rethink the education workforce needed for the future.

While effective approaches to improve learning exist, they are often only implemented on a small scale. That is why the “Global Compact on Learning” Donor Network met in New York to discuss the best ways to scale education initiatives and achieve the SDG 4.