School Readiness
Create strong foundations for early learning.
News about our grantees, the Foundation, and the field.
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Introducing Our Updated Mission and Grantmaking Strategies for 2026 and Beyond
We’re sharpening our grantmaking areas and strategies to ensure children have the social-emotional skills, cognition, and agency to navigate the world around them.
Research
Our 2026 Research Strategy
We’re expanding our investments in research, data, and evidence to generate more rigorous, timely insights that can inform decision-making.
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Register Now: Updates to Our Grantmaking Strategies for 2026 and Beyond
Join us on 4/7 to hear details on our foundation’s new mission and focus areas across School Readiness, School Success, and Future Readiness.
Perspectives
Making Afterschool & Summer Programs More Affordable for Millions of Families
How nonprofit providers, policymakers, and philanthropy can expand access to and affordability of out-of-school time programs.
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Overdeck Family Foundation Awards $10.7 Million in Grants in Q1 2026
In Q1 2026, we awarded 29 grants totaling over $10.68 million. We highlighted just some of the organizations we’re proud to support.
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Lessons That Are Shaping Our 2026 Learning Agenda
Our team’s learning agenda centers on questions designed to sharpen our grantmaking and deepen what we understand about improving outcomes for children.
Additional News from the Foundation
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What We Learned: Exploring the Role of Educators in the Age of AI
We convened leaders from 40+ organizations to explore how AI can augment—not replace—the human work at the heart of learning.
Research
What We’re Learning: Advances in Technology for Improving Professional Learning, Curriculum Implementation, and Student Impact at Scale
Grantee research highlights how technology, when used thoughtfully, can strengthen PD, support curriculum implementation, and amplify learning at scale.
Perspectives
Our Predictions for 2026
Each year, our team gathers to reflect on what the data, our grantees, and our partners are telling us about where education is headed.
Research
Five Studies That Inspired Our Thinking in 2025
Meghan McCormick reflects on the past year of evidence in education, highlighting five standout research studies that inspired our thinking in 2025.
