Philanthropic Partners
Learning Forward would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support in promoting professional learning to advance student achievement.
GATES FOUNDATION
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, The Gates Foundation works
to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving
people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty.
In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—
have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle,
Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under
the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. The Gates Foundation supports Learning Forward’s new Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Network which will bring together educators, schools, districts, and regional service centers in California and Texas in strengthening the implementation of their high-quality middle school mathematics curriculum. The CBPL Network will leverage improvement science and vertical teaming to improve teaching and learning outcomes for all learners. For more information, visit gatesfoundation.org.
WALLACE FOUNDATION
Based in New York City, The Wallace Foundation is an independent national philanthropy whose mission is to help all communities build a more vibrant and just future by fostering advances in the arts, education leadership, and youth development. Current areas of interest include school leadership, expanding and diversifying audiences for the arts, social and emotional learning, summer learning, arts education, and afterschool. Wallace aims to help solve problems facing the fields in which it works, benefiting both the organizations it funds directly and the broader field by developing credible, useful knowledge to inform policy and practice nationwide. Research commissioned by and produced by the foundation is available without charge at wallacefoundation.org.
