Funding

Cracks in school innovation fund might present problems »

Just days before the U.S. Department of Education released applications for the $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund on March 8, education technology researchers and developers expressed some concerns...

March 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Nation’s ed-tech chief reacts to budget concerns »

Karen Cator, director of education technology for the U.S. Department of Education, has heard the concerns from ed-tech groups about President Obama’s 2011 budget proposal, which would fold the largest...

March 8 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »

Technology makes student aid more accessible »

Over the past decade and a half, the internet has made it easier for families to learn about, find, and apply for college scholarships, government grants, and other types of...

March 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Plan to stem dropout rate stirs controversy »

The Obama administration is offering a $900 million carrot to the nation’s school systems to tackle what many view as an abysmal dropout rate that threatens America’s ability to compete...

March 1 2010 / 14 comments / Read More »

AASA keynote: Focus on children, or risk nation’s status »

Referring to the significant challenges facing public education today as a crisis that threatens the nation’s status as a global leader, educational trailblazer Geoffrey Canada urged school leaders to push...

February 14 2010 / Comments Off / Read More »

Lawmakers seek to overhaul e-Rate »

A new House bill seeks to overhaul the e-Rate, which provides telecommunications discounts to eligible schools and libraries, to make it a more useful tool in the federal government’s National...

February 12 2010 / 6 comments / Read More »

Funding

Connecticut might waive student loans for ‘green’ job workers

Connecticut might waive student loans for ‘green’ job workers »

Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant. ...

March 16 2010 / Read More »

Obama offers blueprint for rewriting NCLB

Obama offers blueprint for rewriting NCLB »

President Barack Obama on March 13 unveiled a plan to overhaul the 2002 No Child Left Behind education law championed by President George W. Bush. ...

March 15 2010 / Read More »

$2.6 million to an organization that prevents gang membership

$2.6 million to an organization that prevents gang membership »

The G.R.E.A.T. Program’s primary objective is to prevent delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T. lessons provide life skills to students to help them avoid engaging in delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems. ...

March 14 2010 / Read More »

Grants and Funding

Cracks in school innovation fund might present problems

Cracks in school innovation fund might present problems

Just days before the U.S. Department of Education released applications for the $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund on March 8, education technology researchers and developers expressed some concerns about the i3...

Mar 9, 2010 / More »

Deadline Grants

$2.6 million to an organization that prevents gang membership

The G.R.E.A.T. Program’s primary objective is to prevent delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T. lessons provide life skills to students to help them avoid engaging in delinquent behavior and violence to solve...

Mar 14, 2010 / More »

Grant Awards

16 schools to receive library makeovers from Target

Target and The Heart of America Foundation will be unveiling 16 extreme school library transformations across the country throughout the fall....

Oct 1, 2009 / More »