Read more about Sha’nice Patterson and Envision Schools in the May 2010 newsletter. Learn more about the Hewlett Foundation’s approach to Deeper Learning. Read the letter from the Education Program announcing the new Deeper Learning strategy.
For Medical Director Tina Raine-Bennett and the staff at the New Generation Health Center in San Francisco’s Mission District, the job is far more than the advertised reproductive health care. There was the lonely sixteen-year-old girl recently arrived from Central America, whom the staff learned had attempted suicide two days earlier. They were able …
Succeeding in high school is never easy, but for Sha’nice Patterson it was harder than for most. When Patterson started at City Arts & Technology High School in San Francisco, her mother had just died of a heart ailment at age forty-two. Her estranged father, who had served time in prison and then started a …
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, commonly known as “J-PAL,” is a network of 44 professors around the world who are united by their use of sound research to help reduce poverty. The network, with headquarters in the economics department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and regional offices around the world, is driven by …
“Foundations” is a series of informal question-and-answer sessions with employees and others affiliated with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to give them an opportunity to explain their work. Patrick Collins is the chief information officer and director of grants administration at the Hewlett Foundation. He is responsible for all aspects of the Foundation’s information …
Open Educational Resources Open Educational Resources was front-and-center in the New York Times on April 8, 2010. Read the story: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/education/edlife/18open-t.html Open Educational Resources were also in the spotlight at the Hewlett Foundation’s annual OER grantees meeting. You can see the conversation unfold on Twitter using the hashtag #oerhf, or read more about the conference …
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to share with you some exciting news from the Hewlett Foundation’s Education Program. Building upon our work in technology and policy, we are expanding our focus to help schools nationwide prepare students to thrive in an increasingly complex, fast-paced, and unpredictable world. The Hewlett Board of Directors approved the added …
12 Major Foundations Committ $500 Million to Education Innovation in Concert with U.S. Department of Education’s $650 Million “Investing in Education” Fund Private Foundations Also Launch Online Registry to Help Schools and Programs Access Funds To dramatically improve student learning outcomes, 12 national foundations have committed $500 million in 2010 funds to leverage the U.S. …
At its annual meeting with grantees in the field of Open Educational Resources, the Hewlett Foundation welcomed keynote speaker Hal Plotkin, senior policy advisor to Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter. As part of his remarks, Mr. Plotkin noted that the Hewlett Foundation has agreed to advise the Department on issues related to Open Educational …
“Foundations” is a regular series of informal question-and-answer sessions with employees and others affiliated with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to give them an opportunity to explain their work. Peggy Duxbury is a program officer with the Foundation’s Environment Program. She makes grants to minimize damage from fossil fuel development in the West, …