Jacobs Foundation
@jacobsfoundation.bsky.social
Founded by Klaus J. Jacobs, the Jacobs Foundation works to ensure that every child is given the evidence-based learning opportunities they need to thrive.
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📢 The Jacobs Foundation has surpassed CHF 1 billion in philanthropic giving.
This milestone reflects 36 years of evidence-driven philanthropy; advancing children’s learning through research, partnerships & systems reform.
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This milestone reflects 36 years of evidence-driven philanthropy; advancing children’s learning through research, partnerships & systems reform.
Explore ➡️
jacobsfoundation.org/who-we-are/b...
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In this #DataMustSpeak blog, we share how Ghana is turning the research-to-practice gap into action, making sure evidence reaches schools, supports teachers, and drives real change. www.unicef.org/innocenti/st...
When evidence speaks
Ghana’s journey to close the research-to-practice gap in schools
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November 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
In this #DataMustSpeak blog, we share how Ghana is turning the research-to-practice gap into action, making sure evidence reaches schools, supports teachers, and drives real change. www.unicef.org/innocenti/st...
🎓 How can teachers meet the needs of every learner in a diverse classroom?
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🎓 How can teachers meet the needs of every learner in a diverse classroom?
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
@boldinsights.bsky.social interviews Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Alejandro Ganimian on how differentiated instruction helps teachers adapt lessons to every student.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-economis...
#Education
📚 What does "modern" #EducationResearch look like today?
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
📚 What does "modern" #EducationResearch look like today?
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
@radboudumc.bsky.social's Rogier Kievit shares how the #LEVANTE initiative embodies a unique approach to human #CognitiveDevelopment—one that is both truly global & collaborative to its core.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/48CmPmU
#LearningVariability
💡How will AI change education by 2028?
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
💡How will AI change education by 2028?
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
Share your forecast in EdTechnical's $25K global challenge.
Judges include OpenAI, DeepMind, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social & Stanford.
⏳ Deadline: Dec 16
🔗 www.edtechnical.com/competition
#AI #Education #FutureOfLearning
📢 Applications are open for the 2026 #JacobsCIFARFellowship!
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📢 Applications are open for the 2026 #JacobsCIFARFellowship!
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide.
🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...
📚 From notebooks to tablets, what's in every school bag tells a story of how children learn.
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📚 From notebooks to tablets, what's in every school bag tells a story of how children learn.
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
Explore @dmolearning.bsky.social’s story on how simple objects reveal the history of education.
🔗 www.museumoflearning.org/stories/what...
#Education #Learning
📚 On #WorldChildrensDay, we’re reminded that the future depends on what—and how—children learn today.
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📚 On #WorldChildrensDay, we’re reminded that the future depends on what—and how—children learn today.
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
We’re working with partners worldwide to make education systems more equitable, effective, and evidence-driven.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org?utm_source=B...
#Education #LearningForAll
📞 2025 #KJJPrize laureate Hirokazu Yoshikawa shares how his time as a hotline counselor shaped his approach to research, mentorship, & human development.
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📞 2025 #KJJPrize laureate Hirokazu Yoshikawa shares how his time as a hotline counselor shaped his approach to research, mentorship, & human development.
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
Step into Hiro’s world and hear the voices of those who have been a part of his journey 🎧 researchprize2025.jacobsfoundation.org
#Education
📚 In Côte d’Ivoire, teachers are transforming learning through PNAPAS, a new national program supported by the CLEF coalition.
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
📚 In Côte d’Ivoire, teachers are transforming learning through PNAPAS, a new national program supported by the CLEF coalition.
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
Read more 🔗 www.clefcoalition.com/en/pnapas-a-...
#Education #CLEF #Evidence #Learning
🏆 Last Friday in Zürich, Professor @hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social received the 2025 #KJJPrize for his pioneering research on early childhood development, learning and policy.
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🏆 Last Friday in Zürich, Professor @hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social received the 2025 #KJJPrize for his pioneering research on early childhood development, learning and policy.
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
Discover more: jacobsfoundation.org/professor-hi...
#Education #Learning #Research #Evidence
🧠 What can brain science teach us about adolescence?
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🧠 What can brain science teach us about adolescence?
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research
In a @boldinsights.bsky.social interview, Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow Brenden Tervo-Clemmens explores how daily brain changes shape how teens learn, think & grow.
Read more 👉 boldscience.org/the-neurosci...
#Learning #Research
How can we make education evidence easier to find, compare, and use?
In London, the taxonomy technical working group met for the second time last month — co-developing a shared framework to strengthen evidence-informed decision-making across the sector.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3LG6tk5
#Education
In London, the taxonomy technical working group met for the second time last month — co-developing a shared framework to strengthen evidence-informed decision-making across the sector.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3LG6tk5
#Education
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
How can we make education evidence easier to find, compare, and use?
In London, the taxonomy technical working group met for the second time last month — co-developing a shared framework to strengthen evidence-informed decision-making across the sector.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3LG6tk5
#Education
In London, the taxonomy technical working group met for the second time last month — co-developing a shared framework to strengthen evidence-informed decision-making across the sector.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3LG6tk5
#Education
📍This Friday in Zürich: the 2025 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize Ceremony & Symposium.
Join leading researchers & policymakers to explore how science drives better learning outcomes for children.
🎓 Register for the Symposium: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#Education #Research #Learning #Impact
Join leading researchers & policymakers to explore how science drives better learning outcomes for children.
🎓 Register for the Symposium: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#Education #Research #Learning #Impact
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
📍This Friday in Zürich: the 2025 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize Ceremony & Symposium.
Join leading researchers & policymakers to explore how science drives better learning outcomes for children.
🎓 Register for the Symposium: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#Education #Research #Learning #Impact
Join leading researchers & policymakers to explore how science drives better learning outcomes for children.
🎓 Register for the Symposium: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#Education #Research #Learning #Impact
🏆 Meet Professor Hirokazu Yoshikawa — developmental psychologist, global leader in early childhood research, and this year’s Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize laureate.
🎥 Watch the video below
#Education #KJJPrize
🎥 Watch the video below
#Education #KJJPrize
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🏆 Meet Professor Hirokazu Yoshikawa — developmental psychologist, global leader in early childhood research, and this year’s Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize laureate.
🎥 Watch the video below
#Education #KJJPrize
🎥 Watch the video below
#Education #KJJPrize
💡 As education budgets shrink, we must focus on how money is spent, not just how much.
Our Co-CEO Simon Sommer speaks to Swiss Info about using evidence & collaboration to strengthen education systems.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/smarter-spen...
#Learning #Education #Evidence
Our Co-CEO Simon Sommer speaks to Swiss Info about using evidence & collaboration to strengthen education systems.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/smarter-spen...
#Learning #Education #Evidence
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
💡 As education budgets shrink, we must focus on how money is spent, not just how much.
Our Co-CEO Simon Sommer speaks to Swiss Info about using evidence & collaboration to strengthen education systems.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/smarter-spen...
#Learning #Education #Evidence
Our Co-CEO Simon Sommer speaks to Swiss Info about using evidence & collaboration to strengthen education systems.
🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/smarter-spen...
#Learning #Education #Evidence
🪼In the 1800s, glass artists Rudolph & Leopold Blaschka recreated marine life in extraordinary detail — preserving biodiversity before modern tools existed.
Explore their story on @dmolearning.bsky.social: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/sea-...
#Oceans #Education #Science
Explore their story on @dmolearning.bsky.social: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/sea-...
#Oceans #Education #Science
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🪼In the 1800s, glass artists Rudolph & Leopold Blaschka recreated marine life in extraordinary detail — preserving biodiversity before modern tools existed.
Explore their story on @dmolearning.bsky.social: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/sea-...
#Oceans #Education #Science
Explore their story on @dmolearning.bsky.social: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/sea-...
#Oceans #Education #Science
🌍 A successful #ADEATriennale2025 in Ghana!
The Jacobs Foundation joined partners to highlight how evidence and collaboration drive stronger education systems across Africa.
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence #Education
The Jacobs Foundation joined partners to highlight how evidence and collaboration drive stronger education systems across Africa.
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence #Education
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🌍 A successful #ADEATriennale2025 in Ghana!
The Jacobs Foundation joined partners to highlight how evidence and collaboration drive stronger education systems across Africa.
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence #Education
The Jacobs Foundation joined partners to highlight how evidence and collaboration drive stronger education systems across Africa.
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence #Education
🔬"We can do great things in the Global South... and have an impact in global science"
🌍 Cecilia Calero shares why she joined the #LEVANTE project—and how she sees her site's influence across borders.
Learn more 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#CognitiveDevelopment #LearningVariability
🌍 Cecilia Calero shares why she joined the #LEVANTE project—and how she sees her site's influence across borders.
Learn more 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#CognitiveDevelopment #LearningVariability
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🔬"We can do great things in the Global South... and have an impact in global science"
🌍 Cecilia Calero shares why she joined the #LEVANTE project—and how she sees her site's influence across borders.
Learn more 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#CognitiveDevelopment #LearningVariability
🌍 Cecilia Calero shares why she joined the #LEVANTE project—and how she sees her site's influence across borders.
Learn more 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#CognitiveDevelopment #LearningVariability
🧠 How does the social world shape the developing brain?
@boldinsights.bsky.social speaks with Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow @sofievalk.bsky.social on linking neuroscience, education & wellbeing.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...
#Neuroscience #Education #Learning
@boldinsights.bsky.social speaks with Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow @sofievalk.bsky.social on linking neuroscience, education & wellbeing.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...
#Neuroscience #Education #Learning
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🧠 How does the social world shape the developing brain?
@boldinsights.bsky.social speaks with Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow @sofievalk.bsky.social on linking neuroscience, education & wellbeing.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...
#Neuroscience #Education #Learning
@boldinsights.bsky.social speaks with Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow @sofievalk.bsky.social on linking neuroscience, education & wellbeing.
🔗 boldscience.org/the-cognitiv...
#Neuroscience #Education #Learning
📊 The Jacobs Foundation & @wwhglobaled.bsky.social are highlighting how Education Evidence Labs (EdLabs) are helping governments in Ghana, South Africa & beyond turn research into policy.
🔗 Read the full blog: jacobsfoundation.org/how-educatio...
#EdLabs #Evidence #Education
🔗 Read the full blog: jacobsfoundation.org/how-educatio...
#EdLabs #Evidence #Education
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📊 The Jacobs Foundation & @wwhglobaled.bsky.social are highlighting how Education Evidence Labs (EdLabs) are helping governments in Ghana, South Africa & beyond turn research into policy.
🔗 Read the full blog: jacobsfoundation.org/how-educatio...
#EdLabs #Evidence #Education
🔗 Read the full blog: jacobsfoundation.org/how-educatio...
#EdLabs #Evidence #Education
🌍 The Jacobs Foundation joins partners at the #ADEATriennale 2025 in Ghana to explore how evidence and collaboration can strengthen education systems across Africa.
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence
October 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🌍 The Jacobs Foundation joins partners at the #ADEATriennale 2025 in Ghana to explore how evidence and collaboration can strengthen education systems across Africa.
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence
@gpforeducation.bsky.social #Learning #Evidence
In this video, @uzh-ch.bsky.social's Iliana Karipidis explains the #LEVANTE project's representative research approach, and how it's better equipped to assess how children across the world learn differently today.
Learn more ➡️ jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#Linguistics
Learn more ➡️ jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#Linguistics
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In this video, @uzh-ch.bsky.social's Iliana Karipidis explains the #LEVANTE project's representative research approach, and how it's better equipped to assess how children across the world learn differently today.
Learn more ➡️ jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#Linguistics
Learn more ➡️ jacobsfoundation.org/levante-welc...
#Linguistics
🎓 Calling academics & practitioners in Switzerland!
On 14 Nov, the Jacobs Foundation Symposium honors Prof. Hirokazu Yoshikawa, 2025 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize laureate, and explores how science drives better outcomes for children.
📍 ETH Zürich | Seats limited: bit.ly/4oCjKZh
#ChildDevelopment
On 14 Nov, the Jacobs Foundation Symposium honors Prof. Hirokazu Yoshikawa, 2025 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize laureate, and explores how science drives better outcomes for children.
📍 ETH Zürich | Seats limited: bit.ly/4oCjKZh
#ChildDevelopment
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🎓 Calling academics & practitioners in Switzerland!
On 14 Nov, the Jacobs Foundation Symposium honors Prof. Hirokazu Yoshikawa, 2025 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize laureate, and explores how science drives better outcomes for children.
📍 ETH Zürich | Seats limited: bit.ly/4oCjKZh
#ChildDevelopment
On 14 Nov, the Jacobs Foundation Symposium honors Prof. Hirokazu Yoshikawa, 2025 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize laureate, and explores how science drives better outcomes for children.
📍 ETH Zürich | Seats limited: bit.ly/4oCjKZh
#ChildDevelopment
💡 The @dmolearning.bsky.social’s Teacher Zone gives teachers tools to design lessons that reflect their students’ needs — track progress, adapt, and share with ease.
🔗 Sign up for free: www.museumoflearning.org/teacher-zone/
#Teachers #Learning
🔗 Sign up for free: www.museumoflearning.org/teacher-zone/
#Teachers #Learning
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
💡 The @dmolearning.bsky.social’s Teacher Zone gives teachers tools to design lessons that reflect their students’ needs — track progress, adapt, and share with ease.
🔗 Sign up for free: www.museumoflearning.org/teacher-zone/
#Teachers #Learning
🔗 Sign up for free: www.museumoflearning.org/teacher-zone/
#Teachers #Learning
🎓 Scaling practices of schools that outperform peer schools in similar settings can help improve learning.
The #DataMustSpeak research synthesis report, made possible through the Jacobs Foundation + @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social partnership, highlights these practices.
Read more 🔗 bit.ly/47a2zXK
The #DataMustSpeak research synthesis report, made possible through the Jacobs Foundation + @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social partnership, highlights these practices.
Read more 🔗 bit.ly/47a2zXK
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🎓 Scaling practices of schools that outperform peer schools in similar settings can help improve learning.
The #DataMustSpeak research synthesis report, made possible through the Jacobs Foundation + @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social partnership, highlights these practices.
Read more 🔗 bit.ly/47a2zXK
The #DataMustSpeak research synthesis report, made possible through the Jacobs Foundation + @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social partnership, highlights these practices.
Read more 🔗 bit.ly/47a2zXK