This section features announcements pertaining to Foundation priorities and the organizations we support. Please click on the links to learn more.

• Donald G. Fisher, 81, a power behind the growth of U.S. public charter schools, helped launch the KIPP schools (Knowledge is Power Program), currently a network of 82 schools nationwide serving over 20,000 kids, almost all of whom are from impoverished neighborhoods.  Over 80% of KIPP alumni attend college and KIPP Bay Area currently serves over 1800 students. 
  
  
• Aspire Public Schools had another banner year of student achievement with “consistently high results [in] some of the most underserved communities across California, … proof that high achievement is possible for every student.”
  
  
• The Widget Effect, a study by The New Teacher Project, documents how treating teachers like "widgets" prevents schools from recognizing excellence, providing support, or removing ineffective teachers….
  
  
• The Hawaii Meth Project launches a statewide meth prevention campaign a large-scale prevention program aimed at significantly reducing first-time meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach …
  
  
• The Center for the Prevention of Heart and Vascular Disease  is established at The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) ….
  
  
• The Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)  addresses critical issues facing new veterans and their families, including mental health, Traumatic Brain Injury, and a stretched VA system….