{"id":32239,"date":"2023-05-31T12:19:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T10:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/?page_id=32239"},"modified":"2025-05-26T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:59:14","slug":"annual-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobs Foundation Annual Report 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n As we reflect on 2024, one thing has become crystal clear: the urgency of our mission has never been greater. At the current rate of global investment in education, 300 million students will lack basic numeracy and literacy skills by 2030. What sets this year apart is our renewed motive to address this as we shape the future of education and its financing while driving groundbreaking research into learning variability. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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2024 in review: transforming education around the world<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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\r\n Announcing our new Colombian initiative: Colombia Evidencia Potencial en Educaci\u00f3n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n During a celebratory event attended by high-level politicians from all over Colombia, Colombia Evidencia Potencial en Educaci\u00f3n \u2013 CEPE \u2013 was officially launched. Our Learning Societies portfolio aims to work at both the national and regional levels to strengthen learning networks and improve the uptake and implementation of evidence in national policies. Building on last […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n 2024 Annual Conference: Embedding Evidence in Education \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n This year, the annual 2024 Jacobs Foundation Conference took place in Germany at Marbach Castle, under the theme of: Embedding Evidence in Education: How Evidence Travels Through System(s). Despite ongoing efforts to enhance the integration of rigorous research into education policy and practice in recent decades, the utilization of evidence remains relatively limited, particularly when […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Last week, Global Schools Forum – alongside the Jacobs Foundation, IDP Foundation, and Vitol Foundation – hosted a high-level event on the sidelines of the Education World Forum in London. Under the theme of \u201cInnovative Partnerships at Scale to Achieve SDG 4 in Africa\u201d, education ministers from three African states; Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Announcing the 2024 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes finalists \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n The ten finalists have been announced for the Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes \u2013 which acknowledge institutions or individuals who are working to implement evidence-based solutions to improve child development and learning in practice. Ten finalists have been shortlisted and the three winners are due to be announced ahead of the ceremony in November. […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n International Finance Facility for Education commits to $1.5 billion for global education \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n During the recent UN Summit of the Future, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres and UN Special Envoy Gordon Brown unveiled a groundbreaking $1.5 billion investment in education and skills development for the world’s most vulnerable children and youth. The Jacobs Foundation is proud to support this ground-breaking initiative, which represents the largest single increase in education […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Open Letter: Reintroduction of an education objective in Switzerland’s International Cooperation Strategy \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n (German and French translations below) Reintroduction of an education objective in Switzerland\u2019s International Cooperation Strategy: A Critical Enabler for Prosperity, Peace and Stability Honourable Delegates We, the undersigned\u2014Swiss foundations active in international education\u2014express concern about the deprioritization of education in the current version of Switzerland\u2019s international cooperation strategy 2025-28. It marks a departure from Switzerland\u2019s […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Prestigious prizes awarded to Colombian, Brazilian, and Pan-African education initiatives \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n At the Jacobs Foundation, we are committed to the funding, development, and application of best practices for learners at the school level. The winners of the 2024 Best Practice Prizes were awarded in a ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, November 15, 2024. The ceremony brought together the ten finalists along with education partners […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Ground-breaking researchers join Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n The latest cohort of Jacobs Foundation Research Fellows has been announced with researchers representing global excellence joining from countries around the globe\u2014from Chile to Germany. The fellows will be exploring key topics such as mental health and adolescent development, literacy skills among learners from linguistically diverse communities, and how household environments affect children\u2019s memory. Read […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n 2024 has been an incredible year of learning and collaborating for the Jacobs Foundation. Together with our partners, we\u2019ve been leading in funding evidence on learning, scaling sustainable education solutions through public-private partnerships, and influencing education policies globally. Next year marks 2025, halfway towards the Sustainable Development Goals deadline to achieve quality education for all […] <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n
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Hear directly from our partners and prize recipients about how the Jacobs Foundation is transforming education around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

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