Scholarships

Oscar A. Barbarin
Student Achievement UNC Effort Aims at Minority Boys in Early Childhood
A professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Oscar A. Barbarin, has received a $6.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support his efforts to raise achievement levels among minority boys.
Jessica L. Tonn, August 29, 2006
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Education Funding Choice Issue Opens Rift in Missouri
The debate over a school choice bill in the Missouri legislature has opened a bitter rift among some of the state’s top black elected officials.
Debra Viadero, May 2, 2006
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5 min read
This year marks the 10th anniversary of former teacher Susie Kay's original basketball tournament, which pitted Capitol Hill lawmakers and their staffers against students. The nonprofit foundation that grew out of the event has raised $2.5 million for D.C. kid's college tuition.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of former teacher Susie Kay's original basketball tournament, which pitted Capitol Hill lawmakers and their staffers against students. The nonprofit foundation that grew out of the event has raised $2.5 million for D.C. kid's college tuition.
David Kidd
Education Funding Q&A Outside Help
Capitol Hill connections facilitate scholarships for needy kids.
Denise Kersten Wills, April 14, 2006
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5 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Promise of College Aid in Kalamazoo Praised; Potential Pitfalls Seen
Residents of Kalamazoo, Mich., learned last month of a windfall that most parents can only dream about: A group of anonymous donors pledged college scholarships to every graduate of the city’s high schools, starting with the class of 2006.
Vaishali Honawar, December 6, 2005
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4 min read
School Choice & Charters Back to Class
African-Americans who were denied portions of their K-12 education when some Virginia schools resisted desegregation orders in the 1950s and 1960s are getting scholarships as compensation.
David J. Hoff, June 14, 2005
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1 min read
Urban Teacher Academy Program trainee Elizabeth Noel, who's also a student at Stranahan High, reads to first grader Rayon James.
Urban Teacher Academy Program trainee Elizabeth Noel, who's also a student at Stranahan High, reads to first grader Rayon James.
Photo by David Kidd
School Choice & Charters Homegrown
Desperate for quality teachers who won't flinch at a challenge, educators in one Florida district are offering full scholarships and guaranteed jobs to a local corps of high schoolers.
Scott J. Cech, April 15, 2005
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School Choice & Charters Tenn. HOPE Scholarships Contribute to Enrollment Surge
Tennessee’s lottery proceeds are helping to send more than 35,000 students to the state’s public colleges and universities this fall, a number that state leaders say is overwhelming and shows just how popular the new program has already become.
Joetta L. Sack, October 8, 2004
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School Choice & Charters Ga. Panel Would Tighten HOPE Grade Requirements
Changes are in the works for Georgia's hugely popular but expensive HOPE Scholarship program.
Linda Jacobson, November 26, 2003
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2 min read
Teacher Preparation Texas Teachers Sought for Bilingual, Gifted Training
With the help of a $1.5 million federal grant, Southern Methodist University in Dallas is starting an unusual scholarship program that will train teachers in both bilingual education and gifted education.
Mary Ann Zehr, November 20, 2002
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2 min read
School Climate & Safety College Scholarships Planned For Children of Attack Victims
The Rest of the Series Project SERV Funds Directed to Attacked Areas College Scholarships Planned for Children of Attack Victims Urban Districts Review Crisis-Response Plans in Wake of Terrorism For Student Journalists in N.Y.C., News Gathering Hits Close to Home Safety Concerns Prompt Schools to Curb Travel Terror Touches Schools
John Gehring, October 3, 2001
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School Choice & Charters Ga. Scholarship Keeps Students In State
Georgia's hope Scholarship program, which provides up to $3,000 a year in college aid to high school students who graduate with a B average, has enticed top-notch students to choose to attend in-state colleges and universities in greater numbers than ever before, a study concludes.
John Gehring, January 31, 2001
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3 min read
Assessment ACLU Suit Says Mich. Scholarships Penalize Nonwhite Students
The American Civil Liberties Union has challenged Michigan's new college- scholarship program on the grounds that using a state test alone to make the awards discriminates against poor and minority students.
Bess Keller, July 12, 2000
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2 min read
School Choice & Charters Administrators
Scholarship Incentive: Training hundreds of school administrators each year will be the goal of the new Principal Leadership Institutes, opening next summer in California.
December 15, 1999
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1 min read
Education Funding Microsoft Founder Offers College Aid to Minorities
The world's richest man has committed $1 billion toward putting a higher education within the reach of more minority students.
Jeff Archer, September 22, 1999
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2 min read
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