The Jacobs Foundation announces that Camilo Andrés Morales will conclude his tenure as Country Director for Colombia in September 2026. We are grateful to Camilo for his leadership, commitment, and contributions throughout his time at the Foundation.

The inaugural cohort of evidence intermediaries selected to test the Synthesis-Ready Evidence Repository has been announced! The insights produced by the 15 sites will help shape the decisions that matter for children's learning. 🔗 Learn more: jacobsfoundation.org/accelerating...

At the V Encuentro Red STEM Latinoamérica, Camilo Andrés Morales shared how CEPE is building evidence infrastructure across territories in Colombia, helping partners move from measurement to action.

🎂 To mark @boldinsights.bsky.social’s 10th birthday, Annie Brookman-Byrne has pulled together 10 principles on the science of childhood and 10 favourite pieces from the archive. 10 principles: boldscience.org/the-science-... 10 favourite pieces: boldscience.org/what-weve-le... #LearningScience

At the #LEVANTE Hackathon this month, researchers used LEVANTE's global dataset on children’s learning variability to explore questions ranging from the impact of socio-environmental experiences on developmental and learning outcomes in youth, to whether a growth mindset is linked to math abilities.

The World Bank and IFFEd have announced a new partnership unlocking $750 million in concessional education funding for LMICs, and a new program in Uzbekistan to improve learning outcomes for 2 million children: iff-education.org/the-world-ba...

How does a @dmolearning.bsky.social story become useful in a classroom? For English language educator Alison Spence Montillet, “Can you crack the dress code?” became a way to build vocabulary with children in Switzerland. Read Alison’s experience in our Annual Report: bit.ly/4w60qYm

Next week in Lima, Camilo Morales joins the V Encuentro Red STEM Latinoamérica for a panel on partnerships and co-financing in education. In Lima? Register for the opening day: encuentroredstemlatam.org Following from elsewhere? Watch the livestream in Spanish: cayetano.plus

What do researchers miss when they are not working closely with schools and education systems? For Hirokazu Yoshikawa, one answer is “the ideas that come from deep practice knowledge”: the insight held by people working with policy and classrooms every day. Explore: bit.ly/4vpyTjA

Uniting actors across philanthropy, the private sector, and government can turn isolated interventions into systemic change. Read about UNESCO recognition of CLEF as a good-practice example for transforming education at scale through partnerships 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/clef-feature...

At the Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship meeting in Versailles, we asked fellows what stayed with them. Jake McMullen spoke about researchers and policymakers learning from each other, so evidence becomes more than an answer in search of a question.

Ten years of the Jacobs Research Fellowship, in one room. In Versailles, Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellows from all cohorts met across fields, geographies, career stages, and methods to exchange work on child development and learning. On the all-cohorts meeting and what comes next 🔗 bit.ly/3TftiPl

LEVANTE has built an open, cross-cultural dataset on how children learn differently across contexts. Its July hackathon opens the data to a wider research community, with a public week of talks and SEM/IRT tutorials on how to work with it. Register: levante-hackathon-2026.github.io

Financial expertise can go many places. Kartal Haskalkan brought his to the Jacobs Foundation because he wanted it to support something lasting: children’s education. As Finance and Controlling Manager, he helps lay the financial foundations for work that can move.

📩 The June edition of What We Learn explores how partnerships help bring evidence into action – across research, education finance, and our wider work to improve outcomes for children. Read it here 🔗 us11.campaign-archive.com?u=2b5cebf44d... #WhatWeLearn #Partnerships

Systems built for the “average” learner can miss real children. That tension shaped this year’s Jacobs Foundation Conference: how can evidence on learning variability help classrooms and policy reflect how children actually learn?

📒 We are pleased to share our 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a milestone year for the Foundation and our continued commitment to what works for children. Read the full report 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/annual-report/ #AnnualReport #Education #Strategy2030

💡 New from UNESCO IdeasLAB: Ana Cubillo, Gelgia Fetz, and Samuel Kembou reflect on why co-funding matters for evidence-based decision-making in education. Read in full 🔗 www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

A planned leadership transition has been announced at the Jacobs Foundation. Co-CEO Simon Sommer will assume the role of CEO from 1 October 2026. We thank Fabio Segura for his leadership as Co-CEO and service over the past 11 years. Read the full statement 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/jacobs-found...

More financing alone does not guarantee better learning outcomes. Yesterday, the Foundation for Global Partnership for Education officially launched.

One week to go before applications close for LEVANTE’s 2026 Call for Proposals! ⏳ Apply by 10 June. 🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: levante-network.org/open-call-fo... #ApplyNow

Evidence needs a route into policy. 🇬🇭 In Ghana, the Education Strategic Research Group is helping build the habit of asking: what do we know, what matters most, and how should that shape education decisions? Long-term work, but part of how evidence gets closer to classrooms.

🇨🇭 "In Switzerland, the quality of scientific evidence is strong. Yet making this evidence truly useful for education policy and practice remains a challenge." That's how Swiss EdLab co-leads Doris Hanappi and Moritz Daum frame the problem their initiative exists to solve. We asked them how.

🌟 Meet Kanan Dubal, Senior Advisor West Africa, in our staff spotlight series. Looking ahead to 2026, she is focused on building momentum in implementation and helping advance the Ghana EdLab and Communities of Excellence. Learn more 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/member/kanan... #WestAfrica #Education

🇨🇴 In nearly all Colombian territories, at least one in two children completes first grade without basic reading skills. #CEPE works with regional and national decision-makers to turn evidence on learning into policy and practice. Learn more: jacobsfoundation.org/activity/qua...

🇨🇭 What works in Swiss education, and for whom? The latest What We Learn looks at how the Foundation's Swiss program is working to close the gap between research and the classrooms and cantonal offices where decisions get made. @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social #Switzerland #Education

💡 @dmolearning.bsky.social's new story offers innovative tools for students to understand why their learning varies over time and across contexts. 🔗 Explore: www.museumoflearning.org/stories/desi... #LearningVariability

Last chance to join our LEVANTE webinar for researchers based in the Global South! 🗓️ 21 May | 16:00 CEST Register here 🔗 levante-network.org/support-for-... #LEVANTE #Webinar #GlobalSouth #CallForProposals

At the #ILFEducation event in Bogotá, Camilo Morales made a sharp point: if funding rewards only final performance, it can pull attention toward students easiest to reach. Progress from each learner’s starting point tells a different story. Learn about our Colombia program: bit.ly/4dehwv2

Developmental science has learned a great deal about children. Too often, from children in a narrow set of countries and populations. In this video, @rogierk.bsky.social explains why LEVANTE’s global, open, collaborative model matters. Learn more & join 🔗 levante-network.org/open-call-fo...