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January 4, 2019/News

Scratch 3.0 is here!

One of the biggest updates in the Scratch universe to date brings with a number of new features that will help Scratchers do and create more than ever before.

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October 9, 2018/News

Siegel Family Endowment and CSforALL Announce New Partnership

CSforALL and Siegel Family Endowment (SFE) announced a partnership today that will increase access to high-quality computational thinking and computer science education for all students in the US.

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July 24, 2018/Reflections

Lessons and Reflections on Collaboration: SFE and NABU.org

As we reflect on one of our most involved grantee relationships to date, we’ve compiled some of our key takeaways in order to take stock, and to guide future collaborations.

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May 23, 2018/From Our Grantees

The Cornell Tech Teacher in Residence Program – in Action!

Teacher professional development and skills enhancement have emerged as key tenets of SFE’s Computational Thinking investments. Learn more about our ongoing collaboration with Cornell Tech on their Teacher in Residence (TIR) program.

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May 7, 2018/News

Event Recap: SFE, Library for All, and the Future of Philanthropy

Jessica Traynor and Tanyella Evans sat down with a simple goal: share ideas about how philanthropy can push traditional boundaries and challenge expectations.

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March 27, 2018/Reflections

A Look Back at 2017

For SFE, the Annual Story is an opportunity to go deep on our approach, talk about what’s changed, and to highlight the grants we’ve made and the partnerships we’ve built over the last year.

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February 27, 2018/Big Ideas, Research

How Will AI and Automation Affect Cities?

The Scalable Cooperation Group at MIT has embarked on a set of research projects that aim to illuminate many facets of the future of work.

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January 23, 2018/From Our Grantees

Grantee Profile: Center on Rural Innovation

CORI leverages data analytics and partnerships with tech industry and community leaders to pilot “innovation hubs” in towns with the potential for innovation.

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January 23, 2018/From Our Grantees

Grantee Profile: Data and Society

Data & Society is a new kind of independent research organization that’s unbound by traditional obligations to academic research institutions and structures.

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January 18, 2018/From Our Grantees

Grantee Profile: Peer 2 Peer University

The world of open learning has nearly limitless potential for breaking down barriers to entry and making the world’s knowledge available to all. But how can you guarantee that learners feel accomplished and connected in a world mediated by technology, while ensuring that learning feels trustworthy, reliable, and meaningful?

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December 5, 2017/From Our Grantees

Event Recap: Open Learning at OpenCon

We met the leading minds in “Open” practice from around the world at the fourth OpenCon in Berlin.

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