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Friday, November 20, 2009

Gates Foundation funds teacher quality models
12 hours and 41 minutes ago
Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality -- from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect teacher pay. Key words: Bill and Melinda Gates, educational technology, school technology, school funding, teacher quality, Gates Foundation READ MORE››

Give your school library a technology makeover
Nov 13, 2009
Acer and Intel are accepting nominations for Acer's School Library Technology Makeover Contest, which will award 10 new Acer Aspire Timeline notebook computers, valued at nearly $10,000, and two all-in-one desktop computers to a deserving school library. READ MORE››

GAO calls for enhancements to Grants.gov system
Sep 04, 2009
Readers who have used Grants.gov to submit federal grant applications and who have experienced difficulties might find some comfort in a report that was released in July. The report, titled "Grants.gov Has Systemic Weaknesses that Require Attention," was based on a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 and 2009. The GAO surveyed federal agencies that use the Grants.gov system and came up with several recommendations for improving the system. READ MORE››

$300,000 for professional development to increase use of the Library of Congress
Jul 02, 2009
The Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. Educators in Florida, Georgia and Texas are asked to submit proposals by July 22. READ MORE››

External Grant Resources

Gates Foundation funds teacher quality models
12 hours and 41 minutes ago Primary Topic Channel: Funding

USDA: Reward schools serving healthy food
Nov 18, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Fed

Georgia grants launch algebra by iPod
Nov 12, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants

$5 billion 'Race to the Top' begins
Nov 12, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Fed

One middle school's fundraising strategy: Sell grades
Nov 11, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding

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