Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million
Release Date:
06/26/2014
Carnegie Corporation of New York approved grants totaling $20,017,000 at its most recent board meeting earlier in June.
Education
Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program
Release Date:
06/25/2014
A group of 33 African Diaspora scholars have been selected to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa on curriculum co-development, research, graduate teaching, training and mentoring activities, as part of a fellowship funded by...
Engaging Teens Through "Hunger Games" and Skateboarding Culture
Release Date:
06/25/2014
Grants totaling $663,000 from The New York Community Trust to boost digital media learning will provide NYC teens the opportunity to remix music on wired steel drums, play a Hunger Games-inspired video game and create digital maps and videos of...
Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals
Release Date:
06/24/2014
In an effort to raise the quality of teaching and learning in schools, The Wallace Foundation is investing $30 million over five years to help 14 urban school districts improve the effectiveness of their principal supervisors.
Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 2)
Release Date:
06/24/2014
The NYC Department of Ed’s Digital Ready network of schools has been working with the Hive NYC Learning Network to give kids opportunities to explore their interests through the creative application of digital and technology, and recognize their...
NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project
Release Date:
06/23/2014
The New York Public Library has won $500,000 for an internet access project from the Knight News Challenge, co-sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation and the Mozilla Foundation.
Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies
Release Date:
06/23/2014
Four universities will share $2.4 million from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in a three-year, collaboration to increase the number of indigenous Americans obtaining advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.
JPMorgan Expands ‘The Fellowship Initiative’ To Help Disadvantaged High Schoolers Get Into Top Colleges
Release Date:
06/21/2014
Launched four year's ago in NYC to help disadvantaged high school students get into top colleges, JPMorgan Chase's "The Fellowship Initiative" is expanding to Chicago and Los Angeles.
UBS Announces $10 Million Commitment To Support College Success
Release Date:
06/20/2014
UBS Americas unveiled a $10 million program to help students gain the skills, knowledge and experience needed to succeed in college and compete in the global marketplace.
NYC Preparing To Expand Restorative Justice Programs in Schools
Release Date:
06/20/2014
NYC is poised to dramatically expand restorative justice programs aimed at improving school climate and rethinking school discipline next year.
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