$500,000 from Broad Foundation to Boston Public Schools
The Broad Foundation announced that Boston Public Schools is the winner of the 2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education. The ... Read more
Month: September 2006
Fairfax County, Va. schools receive language education grant
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) announced a $188,511 grant to the Fairfax County ... Read more
$50,000 from Dell Foundation for Connected Community grants
The Dell Foundation has awarded “Connected Community” grants to 25 organizations in four states – Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and North ... Read more
Sharpie gives $10,000 to Signature Mom winner’s school
Sharpie has announced the winner of its 2006 Signature Mom contest. Kay Pugh, a teacher at Palmyra High School (Mo.), ... Read more
Free online instruction for hospitalized kids
At the Advancing Online Learning Conference hosted by the nonprofit Virtual High School (VHS), VHS announced that it is donating seats for its online courses to three children's…
AAPT announces winners of physics photo contest
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and Lexmark announced the winners of the annual AAPT/Lexmark High School Photo Contest. ... Read more
Schools receive free cultural arts programming
Bob’s Discount Furniture, a New England-based retailer, announced the winning schools of its “Celebrate the Arts Contest,” in which a ... Read more
New standards aid in virtual instruction
The Southern Regional Education Board has released cost guidelines for establishing virtual schools and a set of standards for ensuring high-quality online teaching. The guidance comes as K-12…
2007 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Educators are encouraged to apply online or download scholarship forms. Inspired Teacher Scholarships support professional development activities for educators who ... Read more
National Education Association Fine Arts Grants
The National Education Association (NEA) Fine Arts grants are awarded to teachers, through local NEA affiliates, to enable them to ... Read more