Giving Compass' Take:

· The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has pledged $1 million to train teachers about neuroscience through the expansion of Neuroteach Global, a professional development program for educators.

· How does scientific research into brain functions influence education policy and practice? 

· Here's more on neuroscience and psychology research in education. 

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), one of the biggest players in education philanthropy, has announced a major new financial commitment to the study of how students learn.

The organization, led by billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, will spend $1 million to aid the expansion of Neuroteach Global, a professional development tool for teachers. The online platform dispenses 3-to-5-minute lessons on classroom strategies backed by the latest research on neuroscience and psychology. The grant will fund the adoption of Neuroteach by teachers in Iowa, Colorado, and Maryland.

Neuroteach was developed by the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, a research group based at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland. The exclusive academy, where high school tuition runs nearly $42,000 per year, is unique in more than just its cost. It is the only school in America hosting an on-site scientific body to study how its pupils learn and reason. Its most famous charge is none other than First Kid Barron Trump.

Read the full article about the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's pledge to train teachers by Kevin Mahnken at The 74.