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Teaching and California's FutureEnsuring every child has a fully prepared and effective teacher. Strengthening Science Education in CaliforniaProviding data to inform science education policy and instructional practice. Ready to SucceedImproving educational outcomes for children and youth in foster care. Friends of the CenterInitiatives of like-minded organizations focused on improving teaching and learning in California. |
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About Us
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 FundersSustaining FundersThe Stuart Foundation is dedicated to the protection, education and development of children and youth. The foundation works toward ensuring that all children grow up in caring families, learn in vibrant and effective schools and have opportunities to become productive members of their communities. The Stuart Foundation The Stuart Foundation has been a consistent supporter of the Center’s work from the organization’s inception, providing both general and special purpose grants. Activities currently sponsored include:
Initiative SupportersThe S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation is dedicated to advancing a productive, vibrant, and sustainable California. Grantmaking supports the work of nonprofit organizations and initiatives that demonstrate the potential to address critical challenges to the health and prosperity of California.S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation supports a number of important Center initiatives: the annual report on California's teacher workforce, the analysis and posting of our workforce data on our website; support for research and strategic communications on elementary science teaching in California; and a comprehensive statewide analysis of middle and high school course-taking patterns in math and science.
The Noyce Foundation aims to help young people become curious, thoughtful, and engaged learners. The Noyce Foundation focuses on a few key areas: improving the teaching of math, science and literacy in public schools, developing leadership to support student achievement, education policy and research, and finally, on expanding opportunities for students to experience hands-on science in out-of-school settings.The Noyce Foundation The Noyce Foundation supports the Center's statewide analysis of middle and high school course-taking patterns in math and science. This research will further the understanding of math and science pathways and the impact of school assignments on the academic success of students, fulfillment of A-G requirements, and eligibility for public universities in California.
Strategic PartnersWe are also indebted to a variety of other philanthropic and educational policy organizations that have supported the Center’s activities in the past:
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