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Student video documentary competition
C-SPAN's StudentCam is an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. Students are asked to create a…
Digital Wish: More than just ed-tech fundraising
You might be familiar with the nonprofit service Digital Wish as a source for ed-tech fundraising—but the site has become much more than a way to connect educators with potential…
How to sustain technology funding in schools
Involving the community, identifying backup revenue sources, and dedicating time and resources for professional development are the keys to sustaining technology funding and ed-tech initiatives, according to a survey conducted…
Lawmakers approve deal to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’
Federal funding for programs such as Title I, Head Start, students with disabilities, and higher-education research will remain intact—for now—after Congress approved an 11th-hour deal to avoid tumbling off the…
Prizes for forensics projects
The 2013 DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge returns with 26 new individual exercises including: -File and registry analysis -Password and data recovery -Steganography -Tool development…
Awards, travel for science essays
Winning essays and honorable mentions will be chosen from each of the four categories in two grade divisions. Awards for first-place students and their teachers include an expenses-paid trip to…
More than $10K for business ideas
Kids from all over the country are invited to put their thinking caps on and enter their ideas for new businesses in the 2nd annual Secret Millionaires Club “Grow Your…
$120K for arts programs
The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the nation's highest honor for out-of-school arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America's young people, particularly those from…
Awards for education efforts
This AmeriCorps State and National (AmeriCorps) grant program will focus on six areas, including education. Education grants will provide support and/or facilitate access to services and resources that contribute to improved…
Buffalo Jones Elementary School wins nationwide ‘Healthy School Makeover Contest’
Buffalo Jones Elementary School in Garden City, Kan., beat out 200 entries and received a majority of the 129,000 total public votes to be named the winner of the first…