Q2 2022 Funding Announcement
In Q2 2022, our foundation awarded 30 grants totaling over $12.5 million dollars. Of these, 13 grants were new and 17 were renewals. This post highlights just some of the many organizations we’re proud to support.
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How Districts and Out-of-School Time STEM Organizations Partner for Student Success
To support teachers and address Covid learning loss, a multitude of stakeholders and strategies must be leveraged. Uchenna Ezibe explores how afterschool, summer, and other out-of-school time STEM organizations can partner with schools and districts to promote positive academic and social-emotional outcomes for children.
Perspectives: Out-of-School STEM Programs Inspire, Empower, and Engage Children. Here's What K-12 Can Learn from Them.
Gemma Lenowitz and Britt Magneson of NIHF write about why out-of-school STEM programs are a prime way to build the next generation of resilient, creative, problem-solving, solution-finding, inspired, and innovative students—and teachers.
Summer 2021: An Opportunity for STEM Engagement and Learning
This summer presents a unique opportunity to both re-engage disconnected students and help those who have fallen behind get to grade level. In this post, we spotlight four organizations that take diverse evidence-based approaches to summer STEM, all focused on student engagement, social emotional learning, and STEM mindset development.
A Look Back on 2020: Supporting Impact in a Year of Challenge and Innovation
A look back on what we've seen and learned as a Foundation over the past 12 months, with a particular emphasis on the work our grantees have done to ensure that children, families, and educators had as much support as possible given the barriers to learning in 2020.