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Learning Minds
Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program
Our global fellowship program is for researchers whose work is dedicated to improving children’s learning and development.
Learning Schools
EdTech Evidence Ecosystem
We aim to strengthen the EdTech ecosystem by encouraging greater use of evidence in investment decisions and product development and assessment.
Learning Societies
Supporting the Digitization of the Swiss Education System
We are trying to bridge the gap between evidence, policy, and practice, to ensure all children in Switzerland thrive in an increasingly digital world.
Latest news
News
18 April 2024
Simon Sommer: Governments and Foundations must work together to move the needle towards SDG4
The key to achieving SDG4 – ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all- is fostering a culture of listening. Writing for UNESCO’s SDG4 Knowledge Hub, Simon Sommer, the Co-CEO of the Jacobs Foundation, called on governments and foundations to work together to develop a common approach towards providing every child with the educational opportunities […]
Newsletter
04 April 2024
What We Learn: latest edition
The latest edition of our What We Learn newsletter for 2024 is now available! We look back over the first few months of this year at some of our highlights, including the launch of our new Colombian initiative: Colombia Evidencia Potencial en Educación (CEPE), our reading recommendations, from Results for Development to Alliance Magazine, and […]
News
27 March 2024
Convening researchers and practitioners to ignite collaboration
Gaining insights into the impact of our work Although Colombia is a middle-income country with a strong education ecosystem, there are large learning gaps in foundational skills and socioemotional learning, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To explore ways to overcome these challenges, many of our team members, alongside our Board of Trustees, recently […]