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Why Scaling Cost-Effective Professional Learning Is Critical During Covid
We explore why scaling well-designed, externally-provided professional learning for educators is critical, and the impact it can have on student learning.
Announcing Overdeck Family Foundation’s Financial Support of the Tools Competition 2021-22
We're proud to support the Learning Engineering Tools Competition, alongside Schmidt Futures, Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, Walton Family Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment.
Q2 Funding Announcement
In Q2 2021, our foundation awarded 29 grants totaling over $12 million dollars. Of these, 9 grants were new, while 20 were renewals.
NJPRF and Overdeck Family Foundation Partner with TCNJ to Launch Summer Tutoring Corps Program to Tackle COVID-Related Learning Loss
The NJ Summer Tutoring Corps Program is designed to accelerate student learning and address COVID-related learning loss.
Q1 Funding Announcement
In Q1 of 2021, our foundation awarded 32 grants totaling $12.27 million. Of these, 14 grants were new, while 16 were renewals.
Announcing Updates To Our Funding Model: A Commitment To Multi-Year Grants, More Early Stage Organizations, and Increased Strategic Support
Our updated funding model puts an emphasis on innovation, evidence building, and growth, incorporating the way we’ve funded in the past with lessons from the field.
Re-Envisioning “Innovative Schools” for 2021: Why We’re Investing Deeper in Tech-Enabled Learning Solutions
In our Innovative Schools portfolio, we're focusing on leveraging technology to create and support student-centered, evidence-based K-9 learning solutions.
Announcing a New Home for Family Math: The National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement
We have selected the National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement as the official new home for family math.
Adjusting Our Grantmaking To Meet the Moment
In response to COVID-19 and grantee feedback, we updated our grantmaking to be more transparent and streamlined.
COVID-19: $2.6 Million of Rapid Response Grants for Digitizing Services, Growth and Expansion, Educational Materials, and Research
We approved a series of rapid response grants across four categories: digitizing services, growth and expansion, educational materials, and research.
