$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…
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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…
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…
Apple offering price breaks for educators, college students
School isn't quite out yet for many students, but Apple already is looking ahead to next year: The company is giving college students and educators at all grade…
Missouri third-grader wins ‘Doodle 4 Google’ contest
For winning Google’s 2010 Doodle 4 Google contest, third-grader Makenzie Melton from El Dorado Springs, Mo., now has a $15,000 college scholarship, a netbook computer, and a $25,000…
Arizona law worries non-native educators
Many Arizona teachers who learned English as a second language or who speak in accented English, and who are educating English language learners, are worried about their job…
Stakeholders fight for ed-tech funds
Computer-based testing, online high school courses, instructional data systems, and a dropout reengagement program that uses a blended model of instruction are just some of the uses of…
Will Skype eclipse fee-based videoconferencing?
With school budgets continuing to shrink, many educators are turning to free or inexpensive software such as Skype, along with the web cameras that now come standard on…
Up to $600,000 for schools with graduate students in STEM fields
This program provides funding for graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to bring their leading research practice and findings into K-12 learning settings.
Win up to $5,000 in cash and prizes for those improving the world through gardening
The annual Garden Crusader Awards program was established to honor individuals who are improving the world through gardening.
Get support for optics and photonics related education outreach projects
As part of its education outreach mission, SPIE provides support for optics and photonics related education outreach projects.
Win up to $2,000 worth of educational software
U.S. and Canadian schools are being asked to take advantage of the Spin-2-Win game from the Help Me 2 Learn Company.
Win $10,000 by providing insights on 21st Cyber Schools
InnoCentive, Inc. and The Economist recently announced the 21st Century Cyber-schools Challenge, which asks respondents to submit solutions that address the problem of providing educational opportunities to the…
Win up to $1 million to preserve the Underground Railroad’s legacy
The purpose of the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural (URR) Program is to preserve the Underground Railroad's legacy and to demonstrate how the Underground Railroad's widespread operations network…
Win grant money to transform the education of students in distressed communities
Promise Neighborhoods, established under the legislative authority of the Fund for the Improvement of Education Program (FIE), is intended to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of…
