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Education, STEM receive boost in federal budget proposal
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) would see a 4.6 percent boost in discretionary funding, to $71.2 billion, under President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget, which focuses on STEM education and…
More belt-tightening in store for NASA as STEM education programs face consolidation
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has just released President Obama’s budget request for 2014. It will take some time for the budget’s full impacts on science…
Up to $5K for PTO groups
Enter the Parent Group of the Year search to showcase all your hard work and increase awareness about your group. Choose from 8 categories, including Outstanding Family Event and Outstanding…
Funds to purchase books for needy students
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation annually awards grants to libraries and other institutions that operate a library for purchasing books published for young people preschool through grade 8. School libraries,…
$20K for arts education
The National Guild has received a $275,000 grant from MetLife Foundation to continue the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program. The national initiative—now entering its ninth year—aims to improve…
Grants to launch new physical education programs
The ASAP Acceleration Grants campaign is giving schools across America everything they need to launch a new physical activity program: seed funding, a game plan to follow, and a support…
$7,500 in scholarships
While we may complain from time to time about our homework loads, we all know that truly exquisite professors can enrich our lives for the better! So which professor has…
Obama unveils White House brain-mapping project
The White House unveiled a human brain research program Tuesday that could point to new strategies for dealing with illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and autism, NBC News reports.…
Legislature appropriates $10M for STEM education
The Utah legislature has granted $10 million to further the science, technology, engineering and math education, or STEM, throughout the state in an effort to prepare Utah students for high-tech…
Student loan write-offs hit $3 billion in first two months of year
Banks wrote off $3 billion of student loan debt in the first two months of 2013, up more than 36 percent from the year-ago period, as many graduates remain jobless,…