In the 2023 annual report of the Learning Forward Foundation, Deb Radi, foundation chair, reflected on a year of partnership and growth. Radi reports that the foundation expanded board membership by adding three ambassadors and renewed its commitment to join Learning Forward in creating a professional learning movement with and for educators to impact student learning.

The foundation’s notable accomplishments from the past year include streamlining and coordinating its scholarship application process with Learning Forward, which resulted in a higher number and improved quality of applications.

New this year, all major donor awards — the Stephanie Hirsh, Patsy Hochman, and Sybil Yastrow Learning Forward Academy scholarships — offer travel compensation in addition to covering program fees. The foundation has awarded more than 89 scholarships and grants in three countries since 2008 through donations from supporters.

To learn more about the foundation, visit foundation.learningforward.org.