Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ford Foundation are teaming up with three national organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student populations.
"This approach emphasizes the needs and interests of students over institutions, combining quality educational opportunities with health and wellness services, mentoring, college readiness activities and work-based learning experiences," according to the joint release from the three organizations that are launching the award—the Coalition for Community Schools, Communities in Schools, and StriveTogether...