$6,000 to a young activist
The board of directors of the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture Young Activist Award invites nominations for the thirteenth annual Young Activist Award, which carries a cash prize, to…
Month: May 2010
Win up to $15,000 for teaching students about entrepreneurship
Since 1977, the Freedoms Foundation and the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation have honored outstanding teachers for bringing passion and creativity to their classrooms as they teach students…
Win up to $3,000 to music education and development programs
The ASCAP Foundation accepts Letters of Intent from 501(c)(3) organizations engaging in music education and talent development programs that are consistent with the mission and objectives of The…
Win $1,000 to help support ESL/ELL communities
K12Translate’s Grant Program will award a total of $2,000 in translations to schools or districts that are pursuing initiatives to build the home-school connection with non-native English speaking…
$5,000 to launch programs that are inclusive of students with disabilities
The CVS Caremark Community Grants program is awarding funds to public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give…
One Laptop Per Child’s next move: $100 tablet
The nonprofit organization that has tried to produce a $100 laptop for children in the world's poorest places is throwing in the towel on that idea—and jumping on…
InstallFree versus Windows 7 XP Mode
Key Differences between InstallFree and Microsoft XP Mode (XPM) Source: Alon Yaffe, director of marketing for InstallFree XPM (description): It ... Read more
ASU’s education technology program top-ranked for productivity
With only a few graduate faculty members, the educational technology program at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College might be small, but according to a recent…
Web site of the week: NationalLabDay.org
May 12 was the first celebration of National Lab Day, a nationwide initiative seeking to encourage student learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through…
Cost, technology threaten school yearbooks
For nearly a century, the yearbook has been as much a part of high school as the prom and Friday night football games—but that’s now changing, reports the…
