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Education
CZI Announces More than $3 Million to Bring the Science of Learning and Development to More... CZI Announces More than $3 Million to Bring the Science of Learning and Development to More Classrooms
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced $3.72 million in grants to two initiatives working to further the...
Criminal Justice Reform
Fast Company: How technology can help build a more equitable justice system
This piece was published in Fast Company on March 6, 2019. Over the past several years, many of us have come to rely on...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins SXSW
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced it will participate in South by Southwest (SXSW), sharing a series of...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces Support to Valor Collegiate Academies
At the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, we know that helping young people develop the skills and abilities they need to reach...
Ventures
Fortune: Byju Education Startup Backed By Mark Zuckerberg Starts Global Expansion With Acquisition
This piece was published in Fortune on January 16, 2019. India’s leading education app developer, Byju, is tapping a war...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative names Sandra Liu Huang Head of Education
At the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, we’re focused on building a new kind of philanthropy that leverages technology to be...
Criminal Justice Reform
Shutting people with records out of opportunity is economically foolish
This opinion editorial was published in USA Today on November 23, 2018: By David Plouffe and Mark Holden Our nation’s...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI and Over 25 Partners Launch National Bipartisan ‘Clean Slate’ Initiative to Automate... CZI and Over 25 Partners Launch National Bipartisan ‘Clean Slate’ Initiative to Automate Clearing of Criminal...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a time when right and left agree on very little, today, a diverse group of more than 25 groups from...
Education
Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning receives $1 million to expand access to... Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning receives $1 million to expand access to professional development fo...
CZI’s education work is aimed at ensuring every young person enters adulthood with the life skills and abilities they need...
Criminal Justice Reform
Reimagining Justice, Together
By David Plouffe, Head of Policy & Advocacy, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has...
Community
When it Comes to Fighting for Affordable Housing, Criminal Justice Reform, Elections Matter
Tuesday marked an historic election — with voters taking to the polls on a number of community-led ballot measures on...
Criminal Justice Reform
Building Opportunity for People with Histories of Incarceration
Pablo Gaxiola walked out of prison in 2014, after being in and out of the system for 15 years. He left with his personal...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces Support to Advance Student Development and Success
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announces its support for four education and youth organizations that are...
Criminal Justice Reform
Public Rights Project: Rethinking How Prosecutors Protect & Serve Their Communities
In 2017, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative launched our Criminal Justice Reform work, as part of the Justice & Opportunity...
Community
Voting has begun on critical housing and criminal justice ballot measures
With early and mail voting underway, critical community-driven ballot measures on criminal justice reform and housing...
Education
Number of girls and Latinx students taking AP Computer Science in Nevada more than doubles with... Number of girls and Latinx students taking AP Computer Science in Nevada more than doubles with support from CZI
Reposted from State of Nevada Department of Education CARSON CITY, NEVADA – New data shows that Nevada participation in the...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Supports Rhode2College Program to Boost College Preparedness and... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Supports Rhode2College Program to Boost College Preparedness and Enrollment
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo, alongside the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and Research Improving...
Education
Expanding Access to School Readiness Programs for Children in the Bay Area
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is supporting the Tides Foundation’s Bring Learning Home Initiative so that more students...
Criminal Justice Reform
Ohio State Ballot Measure Aimed at Improving Public Safety and Tackling Overcrowded Prisons Gains... Ohio State Ballot Measure Aimed at Improving Public Safety and Tackling Overcrowded Prisons Gains Support from the Cha...
As part of our Justice & Opportunity Initiative, which focuses on housing affordability, criminal justice reform,...