Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial Release Date: 04/17/2015Miller cautions against ignoring principals as an important component in improving student achievement.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The Wallace Foundation
Laura Washington Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Director of Communications Release Date: 04/14/2015Washington comes to the Mellon Foundation from the New-York Historical Society.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area ArtsChildren, Youth and FamiliesEducationInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Cristle Collins Judd Named Senior Program Officer at Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Release Date: 04/10/2015Judd has served as the Dean for Academic Affairs at Bowdoin College since 2006.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation' Release Date: 04/03/2015The goal of the initiative is to build civic literacy and engagement.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area EducationPhilanthropy & Nonprofit Sector SupportTechnologyRelated Organizations Rita Allen Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research Release Date: 04/01/2015The foundation's contribution will support a yearlong study that will examine the implications of new funding models for scholarly communications.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids Release Date: 03/30/2015William T. Grant funds research to help society develop in ways that enable more young people to reach their full potential.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationRelated Organizations William T. Grant Foundation
Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields Release Date: 03/27/2015The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists Release Date: 03/25/2015The Faculty Scholars Program will award $148 million in research support over the next five years.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationHealthRelated Organizations The Simons Foundation
Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project Release Date: 03/25/2015The project will launch initially in Miami, New York City, St Louis, and the Westchester, NY/Fairfield County, CT region.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationGender JusticeWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]
White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments Release Date: 03/24/2015Supporters include the Simons Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations The Simons Foundation