Jacobs Foundation

Join us at the CIES - Comparative & International Education Society conference in Chicago for discussions on evidence-driven education and how we can strengthen the link between research and policy to improve learning outcomes. We'll be speaking on the following topics: 📌 Adapting to Context for Effective Data and Evidence Uptake: A comparison between embedded labs in Côte d’Ivoire, Peru, and Rwanda, with Margo Berends and Swetha Sridharan at Mathematica, and Karla Petersen O’Farrill, Juan Manuel Hernández-Agramonte, Will Sims, and Leodomir M. at Innovations for Poverty Action. 🗓 March 23 | 2:45 - 4:00 PM 📌 A digital framework for assessing and promoting education practitioners’ evidence practices, with Donika Dimovska and Samuel Kembou, PhD at the Jacobs Foundation, Alejandra A. at Mathematica, Mary Abdo at Centre for Evidence and Implementation, and Lasse Leponiemi at The HundrEDorg Foundation. 🗓 March 24 | 9:45 - 11:00 AM 📌 Learning at all levels: Building schools’ capacity to generate and use relevant evidence to strengthen instruction practices, with Josh R. Meuth Alldredge at Mathematica, Daniele Ressler at Teaching at the Right Level Africa, and Renaud Comba at UNICEF Innocenti. 🗓 March 25 | 2:45 - 4:00 PM Beyond these sessions, the Jacobs Foundation team will also be taking part in additional discussions throughout the week on how to drive meaningful, evidence-based change in education. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/grw356gz #Education #Evidence #Conference #EdLabs #CIES2025

⭐ We’re thrilled to see Libby Hills, Senior Advisor at the Jacobs Foundation, named one of the top 200 women shaping the AI revolution in education. Her work is driving real change and ensuring technology is designed with learning impact in mind. 🎉 Join us in celebrating Libby’s leadership and the incredible women on this list who are reimagining the future of education through AI. #AI #Education #WomeninAI #Leadership #EdTech

👗🎓 From royal courts to classrooms, clothing rules have shaped society for centuries. But what do they teach us about identity, inclusion, and education? The Digital Museum of Learning, one of the Jacobs Foundation’s learning outreach teams, explores the history of dress codes—how they influence students, signal social status, and even spark change. Discover more in their latest story, 'Can you crack the dress code?' ➡️ https://lnkd.in/edmdp-4n #DigitalMuseum #History #Learning #DressCodes #Story #Education #School

📢 Education is the foundation of opportunity, yet Switzerland’s decision to withdraw from funding basic education in international cooperation puts millions of children at risk. We stand with global partners calling on the Swiss Federal Council to reconsider. Without investment in basic education, we risk deepening inequalities and limiting opportunities for future generations. Read the joint statement below ⬇️ #Education #Funding #Switzerland #Partners #Letter

📚 We recently brought together education leaders, researchers, and evidence intermediaries to explore practical ways to improve the production, synthesis, and use of evidence in education. The energy, commitment, and depth of discussion reinforced the urgent need for coordinated efforts to strengthen the education evidence ecosystem. 💡 Our discussions focused on tangible ways to make evidence synthesis more efficient and impactful, ensuring that research speaks to the realities of policymakers and practitioners. A key theme was the importance of aligning with broader cross-sector initiatives, such as those supported by Wellcome Trust and UKRI ESRC, while also ensuring that education remains at the frontier of innovation in evidence use. This is not just about one initiative—it’s about how all of us can contribute to making education research more accessible, actionable, and impactful. #Education #Innovation #Discussions #Research #Evidence #Impact Aga Khan Foundation Gates Foundation International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) On Think Tanks J-PAL Europe International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) Future Evidence Foundation Innovations for Poverty Action Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) The Open University UNICEF Innocenti What Works Hub for Global Education Porticus HundrEDorg Centre for Evidence and Implementation

🚀 The rapid growth of education technology has opened exciting possibilities for students and teachers worldwide. But there’s a problem—too many tools make it into classrooms without real evidence that they actually improve learning. With the Learning EdTech Impact Funds (LEIF), we’re investing CHF 40 million to change that. By working with researchers, EdTech companies, and investors, we’re ensuring that evidence-based innovation becomes the standard. ✅ We partner with top venture capital firms to fund EdTech companies committed to using research. ✅ We connect EdTech developers with researchers to refine and test their products before they reach students. ✅ We work across sectors to set a new benchmark for EdTech investment. Learn how LEIF is leading the way 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2gJK5Jf #Education #EdTech #Funding #Evidence #Impact #Global

💬 An inspiring conversation with Simon Sommer, Co-CEO, Jacobs Foundation, on supporting Global Schools Forum’s Impact at Scale Labs programme. Innovation acceleration is central to our mission of improving education outcomes at scale and the Lab programme enables us to provide intensive support, catalytic funding, extended duration, a focus on evidence, and key relationships for scaling. Now in its third cohort, the Lab supports organisations to develop and implement their scaling strategies, distilling best practices from practitioners, and generate evidence on 'what works' in education to share with our collaborative community.   🔗 Find out more: 👉 Impact at Scale Labs - Early Years in Kenya: https://lnkd.in/eU8yrS9K 👉 Impact at Scale Labs - Foundational Literacy & Numeracy: https://lnkd.in/dnmPBf3M Stay tuned to find out more about how these programmes are helping education organisations to scale their innovations and improve education outcomes in the global south. #ImpactAtScale #InnovationAtScale #ScalingSolutions #GlobalSouth

❓Do you have questions about the Jacobs Foundation? We’ve made it easier to find answers. From how we select grantees to our approach to education research and partnerships, we’ve compiled answers to the most frequently asked questions so you can better understand our work and mission. Explore our FAQs ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJhAV6Up #Education #FAQs #Funding #Research #Partnerships #Mission #Answers

Have you heard of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)? 🧠 It is a key construct in Vygotsky's theory of learning and development and, as Assistant Professor Julia Leonard notes, adaptive learning technologies are helping to ensure students are able to learn within their own ZPD, so they thrive in education. Learn more below 👇 #Learning #Development #Education

📝 What’s the best way to improve learning outcomes? Test, learn, and iterate. At #CIES2025, Samuel Kembou, PhD joins an incredible panel of experts to unpack A/B testing—a simple but powerful way to generate evidence and make smarter decisions in education. 📅 Add the workshop to your schedule at the link below #Evidence #Workshop #Education #Learning