Articles & Interviews

Over the past two decades, governments have increasingly used policy units and labs to push for educational reforms. However, research on EdLabs is scarce—less than 40% of the 76 policy labs assessed in one review pertained to education. During a recent ‘Let’s Talk Education Africa’ podcast episode, Samuel Kembou—Global Lead for Learning and Evidence at […]

During the recent UN Summit of the Future, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UN Special Envoy Gordon Brown unveiled a groundbreaking $1.5 billion investment in education and skills development for the world’s most vulnerable children and youth. The Jacobs Foundation is proud to support this ground-breaking initiative, which represents the largest single increase in education […]

The Jacobs Foundation has joined the What Works Hub for Global Education as a ‘Strategic Partner’ to embed grounded evidence and field research in government strategies to successfully deliver education reforms globally. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Jacobs Foundation and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will see both organizations work […]

The ten finalists have been announced for the Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes – which acknowledge institutions or individuals who are working to implement evidence-based solutions to improve child development and learning in practice. Ten finalists have been shortlisted and the three winners are due to be announced ahead of the ceremony in November. […]

In our special two-part podcast series ‘Evidence in Practice,’ you can hear from some of our previous Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prize nominees and winners with the co-leads of our Learning Societies Portfolio, Gelgia Fetz Fernandes and Ana Cubillo. They sit down to discuss the real-life challenges of using evidence in practice and hear […]

“A transformed and well-resourced education system can be an effective long-term preventative tool that protects, builds and sustains peace before, during and after conflict.” UNESCO This year’s International Day of Education is focused on “learning for lasting peace”. Around the world, conflict, poverty, child labor, and forced displacement have disrupted the vital education of millions […]

Lavinia Jacobs, the Chair of our Board of Trustees, recently sat down with Handelszeitung to discuss the Foundation’s work, and the ambition behind our Strategy 2030. Often, there is a lack of evidence in education policy and practice. Since our founding by entrepreneur Klaus J. Jacobs in 1989, we have worked to tackle this challenge […]

The Jacobs Foundation, alongside On Think Tanks (OTT), has today released an evidence review on the efficacy of Education Evidence Labs (EdLabs). In collaboration with EdLabs across our key geographies of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Switzerland, and Colombia, the Jacobs Foundation is working to enhance evidence use in education policy and practice. Despite the prevalence of […]

The World Bank has cited our Child Learning and Education Facility (CLEF) program in Côte d’Ivoire as a best-practice example of a public-private partnership. This major recognition showcases the program as a potential blueprint for other countries.  The CLEF program is a central part of our efforts to work with governments to ensure that evidence […]