During the inaugural session of our Funder-to-Funder Conversation series, Janet Froetscher, President of the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation, shared highlights from the growing body of science pointing to the impact of the prenatal-to-age-3 time period on a child’s learning and healthy development. In doing so, she highlighted new research that links adversity in […]
This Funder-to-Funder Conversation began with reflections from Liz Simons, Board Chair of the Heising-Simons Foundation, who explained her personal commitment to helping math flourish in early childhood settings. Simons shared her belief that access to early math learning opportunities is an equity issue; and she noted that in the time that the Heising-Simons Foundation has […]
With the experiences of pandemic-precipitated school closures causing a growing number of schools to recognize and embrace the necessity of strong family engagement, this session engaged a panel of education funders in reflecting on their organizations’ evolving and increasing focus on promoting parent leadership, voice and power. Panelists Alex Cortez of New Profit, Romy Drucker […]
