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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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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In a Geneva classroom, students tried an online lesson with a 3D heart model before a dissection. Ease of use alone predicted their intention to use it (β=.443, p=.024). Surprisingly, perceived usefulness was the lowest-rated factor.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Public education creates value that lasts for decades, but doesn’t fit neatly into conventional investment models. So what makes it investable? Six leaders will tackle that question at #BuildingBridges2026. 📍 Room 9, CICG, Geneva 🗓 7 Oct, 10:30–12:00 CEST www.buildingbridges.org/2026-edition/
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In locally grounded education work, sustainability has to be built before external support can step back. Ana Cubillo and Camilo Andrés Morales write about CEPE in Colombia, where sustainability means local coalitions can carry the work forward with less external support over time.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Global Evidence Repository is being tested with questions from education partners’ own contexts. Evidence intermediaries, organizations connecting research with policy & practice, are checking whether the repository can help them access and use evidence to support concrete education decisions.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On The Impact Equation, the Jacobs Foundation, IFFEd, and UBS Optimus Foundation discuss education finance from three perspectives. Listen to the episode: www.theimpactequation.org/podcast
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Parents, educators and caregivers do the best they can with the knowledge available to them. This month’s What We Learn focuses on the work of making research on how children learn and grow easier to find and use, including a Fellowship to help scientists write beyond academia.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Governments in India, Pakistan and The Gambia are using evidence to shape foundational learning reforms in very different ways. On 16 Sept, Samuel Kembou will chair a WWHGE panel on what they’re learning as these approaches move through government systems.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On 11 September, Ana Cubillo, Global Program Director at the Jacobs Foundation, will join a discussion at Impact Minds 2026: “Systemic Change: Mobilize Capital to Enable Impact.” Attending? Connect with Ana to learn about our work in Colombia. #ImpactMinds2026
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
After the earthquake in Colombia, recovery means rebuilding schools and helping children return to learning. The Jacobs Foundation is committing CHF 5 million through CEPE to support educational continuity in affected communities.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What can philanthropy do differently to help mobilize more financing for education? Hinah Mian joins Karthik Krishnan and Martina Gaus on The Impact Equation podcast to discuss the International Finance Facility for Education’s unique model.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good science needs good science communicators. Applications are now open for BOLD’s Science Communication Fellowship, giving early-career researchers in child learning and development the chance to build those skills. Up to 3 Fellows, 6 months of training and a CHF 5,000 stipend. 1 Sept–31 Oct
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Education needs more than promising initiatives. It needs ways to help them last. Ana Cubillo, Global Program Director at the Jacobs Foundation, will join Impact Minds 2026 in Manaus to discuss co-financing mechanisms. Attending? Connect with Ana to learn about our work in Colombia.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A coalition can agree on the goal and still be pulled in too many directions. Ana Cubillo and Camilo Andrés Morales write about CEPE in Colombia, where shared intent had to become shared focus. Read their piece for CEP: cep.org/blog/what-it... #Colombia #SystemsChange
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“Leadership is about creating space — not filling it.” Meet Tanja Kotz, People & Culture Manager at the Jacobs Foundation, whose work focuses on people, culture, and helping colleagues contribute to the Foundation’s mission. 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/member/tanja... #StaffSpotlight
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One year into SCALE in Ghana, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak points to a condition for lasting reform: evidence has to reach the decisions that shape children’s experience of school — from planning to teacher support and classroom practice.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🇬🇭 A government, three foundations, and ten cocoa and chocolate companies behind one nationally led education agenda. That is the model behind SCALE in Ghana. One year in, the Ghana team shares its insights on what it takes to align resources around better learning outcomes.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What does a child's everyday life actually look like — through their own eyes? Researchers at @leuphana.bsky.social are giving children bodycams to find out, using LEVANTE measures to explore what shapes their development. Read more: levante-network.org/spotlight-on...
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Spotlight on LEVANTE's Leuphana Site: Understanding socio-communicative development through children's eyes - Levante
Early life experiences crucially shape human development, particularly during the period from birth to preschool age. Perhaps one of the biggest paradoxes in developmental psychology is that there is ...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🎂 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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
To mark its 10th birthday, @boldinsights.bsky.social is spotlighting its top 10 pieces from the last decade. Explore how research is deepening our understanding of how challenging conditions may enhance children's skills and abilities. 🔗 Watch: boldscience.org/hidden-talen...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
📩 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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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?
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📒 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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
💡 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/...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What makes research useful to government? When asked what helps government make better decisions, Dr. Koffi N'Guessan, Côte d'Ivoire's Education Minister, pointed to evidence that can diagnose today's needs and help prepare for tomorrow's. Read more 🔗 jacobsfoundation.org/cote-divoire...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
More financing alone does not guarantee better learning outcomes. Yesterday, the Foundation for Global Partnership for Education officially launched.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🇨🇭 "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.
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🌟 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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🇨🇴 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...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🇨🇭 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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
💡 @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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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...
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Jacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📣 Calling Global South researchers! Join our webinars for guidance on applying to the LEVANTE 2026 Call for Proposals. 🗓️ 7 May | 09:00 CEST 🗓️ 21 May | 16:00 CEST Register: levante-network.org/support-for-... #Webinar #CallForProposals
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