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In this “Spotlight On Growth,” Emma Banay is joined by Dr. Christine Cunningham, senior vice president of STEM learning at the Museum of Science in Boston. They discuss the importance of engaging, hands-on STEM learning for all students, how the Museum grew the reach of its education programming both in- and out-of-school, and the impact of its signature YES and EiE curricula.
Here, we highlight how our funding helped CommonLit, Museum of Science, Learn Fresh, National Inventors Hall of Fame, and New Jersey Tutoring Corps unlock growth in 2024, measured by increased earned revenue and reach, improved capacities, and follow-on funding.
In this “Spotlight On Growth,” Emma Banay sits down with Hannah Paulin, Chief Strategic Officer at the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Together, they discuss the organization’s long history of nurturing students' skills and interest in STEM and innovation, the scale trajectory of its educational programming since the pandemic, and more.
Founded in 2012, Zearn is the nonprofit behind Zearn Math, the top-rated math learning platform used by one in four elementary school students nationwide. In this “Spotlight On Growth,” we hear from co-founder and CEO Shalinee Sharma and explore the organization’s journey to expand access to high-quality math learning.
In this “Spotlight On Growth,” Pete Lavorini talks with Michelle Brown, founder and CEO of CommonLit. Together, they delve into CommonLit’s growth trajectory, the role of AI in the organization’s future, and its approach to measuring impact on student learning and engagement.
The first installation of our new interview series, “Spotlight On,” features Lina Eroh in conversation with Heejae Lim, founder and CEO of TalkingPoints. Together, they discuss TalkingPoints’ growth trajectory, the platform’s use of AI to foster family-school partnerships, and how technology will continue to shape the future of education.
Here we highlight how our funding helped DiscoverE, EdReports, FluentSeeds, and Teaching Lab unlock growth in 2023, measured by increased earned revenue and reach, improved capacities, and follow-on funding.
In this blog post, we highlight how Overdeck Family Foundation funding has helped Almost Fun, Imagine Science, Next Education Workforce, Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund, Saga Education, and Tools of the Mind unlock growth, measured by increased earned revenue and reach, improved capacities, and follow-on funding.
Melanie Dukes talks with leaders from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, CommonLit, Khan Academy, Quill, ST Math, and Transcend about the innovative ways technology is being used to accelerate student-centered learning, and the cutting-edge approaches each organization is using to respond to students’ learning needs and augment teachers’ expertise.
This blog post explores how five organizations—Waterford Upstart, Zearn, TalkingPoints, BellXcel, and Public Impact Opportunity Culture—successfully achieved growth in the past year with support from Overdeck Family Foundation.