Grants Awarded

Astronomy Education Equipment

Science teacher Milton Johnson received a $10,000 grant from “Jenny’s Heroes,” a foundation created by former talk show host Jenny Jones. April 22, 2009 – Education Week

Helping Low-Performing Schools

The National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices awarded $150,000 grants to Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Mississippi to support the development of a strategy to improve struggling schools in those states. April 22, 2009 – Education Week

Improving Science Literacy

The Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education awarded three University of Iowa professors with a $4.8 million grant to improve the science literacy of Iowa students. April 15, 2009 – Education Week

Classroom Science Projects

Toyota will give $550,000 in grants to 82 teachers as part of the Toyota TAPESTRY program, which awards teachers for outstanding science proposals to be implemented in classrooms. April 14, 2009 – Education Week

International Baccalaureate Research

The Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education awarded the University of Pennsylvania’s graduate school of education with $700,000 in grant money. April 13, 2009 – Education Week

Building Healthy Teen Relationships

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the grant recipients that will each receive up to $1 million as part of the foundation’s initiative to prevent teen dating violence and abuse. March 2, 2009 – Education Week

Classroom Quality Measurement

The William T. Grant Foundation and Spencer Foundation awarded over $2.8 million in grants to improve the measurement of classroom practices that affect important student outcomes like achievement. March 2, 2009 – Education Week

AVID Center

The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation awarded AVID Center $2.4 million in grant money to support the AVID program in central Texas and refine the program’s math and science curriculum. March 2, 2009 – Education Week

Emerging Leaders

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation have awarded Education Pioneers with a $6 million grant. March 2, 2009 – Education Week (Web)

National Partnership for Educational Access

The Steppingstone Foundation’s National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA) recently received two grants totaling $175,000. January 15, 2009 – Education Week

Minority Students and STEM

The University System of Maryland, Prince George’s County Public Schools (Md.), and Prince George’s Community College have been awarded a five-year, $12.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation. January 15, 2009 – Education Week

Pre-K Partnership

The Pew Charitable Trusts has awarded the National School Boards Association's Center for Public Education a two-year, $447,00 grant to engage school boards in supporting high-quality, voluntary pre-K education. January 15, 2009 – Education Week

Foundacion EDUCA

The New York Life Foundation awarded a three-year $300,000 grant to Fundacion EDUCA, a nonprofit that focuses on strengthening community schools and improving K-12 education in Mexico. December 2, 2008 – Education Week

InvenTeams

The Lemelson-MIT Program has awarded 16 teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors with grants for invention projects through the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam initiative. December 2, 2008 – Education Week

School Psychology Program for Struggling Learners

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $755,000 grant to California State University, Long Beach for a project focused on helping preK-12 students with achievement deficits, including those with disabilities. November 10, 2008 – Education Week

'Pathways to the Promise'

The Heinz Endowments has awarded $10 million in grants to Pittsburgh’s’ public schools through its "Pathways to the Promise" collaboration with the district. November 10, 2008 – Education Week

Environmental Education

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and The Weather Channel awarded grants to 26 teachers for participation in environmental education. October 13, 2008 – Education Week

Middle School Mathematics Partnership

The National Science Foundation has granted Texas Tech University and seven regional partners $6 million. October 13, 2008 – Education Week

Native American History and Culture

The Indian Land Tenure Foundation has granted $40,000 to the South Dakota Department of Education. October 13, 2008 – Education Week

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