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June 2019
Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / July 9, 2019
In honor of Father’s Day, this June edition of the Puggle features the latest news and research about the importance of fathers in girls’ education.
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Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / June 13, 2019
Over the course of May one of Echidna Giving’s advisors, Ruth Levine, wrote a series of six reflections as she approached the end of her eight-year tenure at the Hewlett Foundation. In Strength in numbers: Taking a field-level view and All happy grantees are alike: They focus on ideas, interactions, and important details, Ruth peels […]
Read MoreApril 2019
Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / May 13, 2019
In April the full Echidna Giving team attended the Comparative and International Education Society. We enjoyed welcoming thousands of our friends working on international education to our home city of San Francisco. Below are six of our lasting impressions from CIES: 1 | Researchers are unpacking the depth and nuance around life skills and social […]
Read MoreMarch 2019
Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / April 5, 2019
How did you mark International Women’s Day this month? Did you bemoan outrageous stats about gender inequality? Did you celebrate recent gender policy wins? Or the impressive progress on girls’ education that we’ve seen over the last 50 years? Maybe you said thank you to the important women who have shaped your own life. At […]
Read MoreFebruary 2019
Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / March 13, 2019
Girls’ education got attention from the Academy when “Period. End of Sentence” won an Oscar for documentary short. “A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education,” the filmmakers implore. While we couldn’t agree more with the sentiment, unfortunately sanitary pads are far from sufficient for giving girls an education (if they make a […]
Read MoreJanuary 2019
Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / February 11, 2019
Ed quality in 3 charts, a new teacher observation tool, and how early childhood education benefits moms
Read MoreWhy Site Visits Matter and What We Expect
Dana Schmidt / Insights / January 16, 2019
In 2019, our team will spend considerable time and effort to visit programs and organizations will spend considerable time and effort to host us. What makes this year different from the past is the guidance below, which we plan to share in advance of every site visit.
Read MoreNovember 2018
Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / December 14, 2018
What’s social and emotional learning got to do with it?
Read MoreOctober 2018
Dana Schmidt / The Puggle / November 16, 2018
Obama’s Global Girls Alliance, The Human Campital Index, and India’s Teen Age Girls Report
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