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Saturday, July 04, 2009
$300,000 for professional development to increase use of the Library of Congress
Jul 02, 2009 The Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. Educators in Florida, Georgia and Texas are asked to submit proposals by July 22. READ MORE››
IRA John Chorlton Manning Public School Service Award
Nov 25, 2008 The award is intended to encourage and support the improvement of public education by recognizing the importance of integrating teacher preparation, professional development, and related research with the work of public schools, classrooms, teachers, and students. READ MORE››
$300,000 for professional development to increase use of the Library of Congress
Jul 02, 2009 The Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. Educators in Florida, Georgia and Texas are asked to submit proposals by July 22. READ MORE››
Foreign Language Assistance Program
Apr 01, 2008 The Foreign Language Assistance Program gives grants to local educational agencies for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Under this competition, five-year grants will be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security. Note: the deadline for a notice of intent to apply is April 11, 2008. READ MORE›› |
Colleges get $16.5M to boost graduation ratesJun 23, 2009 Primary Topic Channels: Funding Grants
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MDC Inc. have announced $16.5 million in grants to 15 community colleges and five states to expand innovative remedial education programs that experts say are key to boosting the college completion rates of low-income and minority students. Key words: Gates Foundation, graduation rates, community college, education grants, school funding
Education grants will aid displaced workersJun 05, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The federal government is launching a $7 million grant program to help kick-start training to prepare laid-off autoworkers and other unemployed people for a second career, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. The grants will provide initial funds for community colleges and other organizations that help adults develop new career skills. Key words: community college grant, higher education grants, technical college grant
Amazon cloud offer appeals to collegesMay 11, 2009 Primary Topic Channels: Funding Grants
David J. Malan's Harvard University computer science students completed projects last fall that would have proved difficult -- if not impossible -- without cloud computing. Malan secured a grant from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon.com Inc.'s cloud-computing service, that let his students do coursework with the company's global computer infrastructure--virtual servers that allow students to complete data-heavy assignments without bogging down or crashing the campus's hardware. Key words: education grants, Harvard University, Amazon, cloud computing, education, technology
Amazon cloud offer appeals to collegesMay 11, 2009 Primary Topic Channels: Funding Grants
David J. Malan's Harvard University computer science students completed projects last fall that would have proved difficult -- if not impossible -- without cloud computing. Malan secured a grant from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon.com Inc.'s cloud-computing service, that let his students do coursework with the company's global computer infrastructure--virtual servers that allow students to complete data-heavy assignments without bogging down or crashing the campus's hardware. Key words: education grants, Harvard University, Amazon, cloud computing, education, technology
Apr 22, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
A Siemens unit has donated $57 million worth of engineering software to the University of California for its Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) computer research program, BizJournals.com reports.
