The New America Foundation has announced the appointment of the 2015 New America Fellows who will join under the new leadership of Peter Bergen. One of them is the Jacobs Foundation Fellow Brian K. Barber.
The Board of Trustees of the Jacobs Foundation has approved a second phase of the Educational Landscapes Switzerland program, paving the way for its nationwide expansion (from 2014 to 2018) with the addition of 15 new local educational landscapes. The Board’s decision was based on the positive results of an external evaluation and the interest shown by numerous Swiss cantons. The foundation is allocating 2.5 million Swiss francs for this second phase. Investment in the program’s two phases will total 6.5 million francs.
They have enough: Over three-quarters (79 percent) of Swiss youth report that they have enough money; 46 percent say that they have more than they need. This is one of the findings of the Jacobs Foundation’s third representative study of young people in Switzerland.
They have enough: Over three-quarters (79 percent) of Swiss youth report that they have enough money; 46 percent say that they have more than they need. This is one of the findings of the Jacobs Foundation’s third representative study of young people in Switzerland.
The Annual Report 2013 of the Jacobs Foundation provides detailed information on the Foundation and its worldwide activities in the field of child and youth development.
The Institute of Medicine, is pleased to announce a new workshop on Investing in Young Children Globally: The Cost of Inaction on April 17-18, 2014 at the Institute of Medicine in Washington, DC.
The Jacobs Foundation is issuing a call for nominations for the 2014 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The prize, which is endowed with a cash award of one million Swiss francs, recognizes the work of scholars devoted to promoting the successful development and life chances of children and youth.
