Update: MIT shuts down alternative file-swapping network
Two MIT students who thought they’d found a way to give their fellow students access to a huge music library ... Read more
Month: October 2003
Schools in 5 more states to benefit from Microsoft settlements
Disadvantaged schools in five more states and the District of Columbia stand to benefit from the latest round of antitrust ... Read more
Funding to improve student proficiency in math, science, and more
AMD’s K-12 initiatives target programs that increase student interest and/or proficiency in literacy, math, science, and computer technology. Because great ... Read more
Funding to support programs that improve student achievement
The State Farm Companies Foundation awards grants to K-12 public schools in the United States and Canada to support the ... Read more
Locate computers and equipment donations in your region
Share the Technology is a web site that provides a way for donors and potential recipients to connect no matter ... Read more
$1,050 in new hardcover children’s library books
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide nonprofit organization that donates new, high-quality, hardcover children’s books to small, rural public libraries ... Read more
Free Polaroid cameras and film for innovative visual teaching
The 2003-04 Polaroid Education Program (PEP) Visual Learning Grants provide cameras and film to preK-12 classroom teachers and child care ... Read more
Savings bonds for teachers and students who win an economics face-off
The National Council on Economic Education and the Goldman Sachs Foundation created the National Economics Challenge in 2000 to promote ... Read more
$9,000 to create the ‘perfect’ middle school science classroom
The NEC Perfect Classroom Competition is a national competition that will award three middle-school science teachers a total of $9,000 ... Read more
$540,000 in SMART in equipment for teacher-recognition programs
The Teaching Excellence Awards sponsor existing teacher-recognition programs through the donation of educational technologies. Developed to ensure that top educational ... Read more