Up to $100,000 for service-learning projects
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is calling on educators and school-based service-learning coordinators to submit applications for their service grants. Grants are awarded to groups who develop…
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$500 mini-grants for Pay it Forward activities
The Pay It Forward Foundation administers a mini-grant program for Pay It Forward activities designed by and involving youth in service to their school, neighborhood or the greater…
Up to $15,000 to middle schools and junior high schools who encourage kindness
The goal of the Red Robin Foundation U-ACT Program is to encourage kindness among students and help create a sense of neighborliness inside and outside of school settings.…
Receive between $1 million and $2 million to help improve teacher quality
The Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grants Program was created to improve student achievement, improve the quality of new and prospective teachers by improving the preparation of prospective teachers…
Try out an Acer netbook for a chance to win a new computer lab
K-12 schools and districts are invited to try out the new Acer Aspire One Netbook for 30 days. Participants in the trial period will receive one entry into…
Up to $2 million to implement statewide data systems
The Department of Education is calling on state educational agencies to apply for grants to assistance them with the design, development, and implementation of statewide, longitudinal data systems.…
DINÉ COLLEGE INSTALLS METRO ETHERNET NETWORK TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS
Students on the Navajo Nation now have access to the same technology found at many colleges and universities across the county, helping to narrow the digital divide on…
Tenn. schools lift gay web filter
Two Tennessee school boards have been mandated to unblock online access to web sites containing information about LGBT issues, reports The Advocate.
Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama’s school reforms
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing…
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Momentum building on STEM education
As part of the Obama administration's emphasis on bringing education into the 21st century, it comes as no surprise that policy makers have trained their focus on STEM…
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College textbook rentals gaining traction
A University of Mississippi student is renting a chemistry textbook for $9.99 this fall rather than buying the book for $157.95. Another student from the University of South…
Could Time Warner be using Black Hat SEO to Help Search Rankings?
Is it possible that MarkMonitor, Inc., who call themselves “a global leader in the fast-growing market for online corporate identity” has been secretly hiding links on behalf of…
Back to School/Volunteering
Austin, TX – Parent volunteers expect to play a larger role than ever this fall as schools across the country grapple with staff cuts and tight budgets. Whether…
Terraboost Donates Free H1N1 Risk Mitigation Product to Schools
Terraboost— creator of the patent pending combination hand sanitizing display/dispenser— announced a new program today to provide complimentary touch-free hand sanitizing displays to schools nationally, helping to mitigate…
OIT and Cyber Technologies Announce Business Partnership
Optical Image Technology and Cyber Technologies are partnering to offer clients, including those in the education sector, a strong, secure solution for managing electronic content.
Teachscape, Inc. Secures $16 million Investment
Teachscape, Inc., the leader in the development and delivery of outcomes-based professional development programs for educators, today announced it has completed a $16 million Series C financing led…
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Focus on school data bolsters case for SIF
As little as a few years ago, the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)--a solution that allows school software applications from various vendors to share information seamlessly--was making slow headway…