Education

Congress Sends Bush Higher Ed Reauthorization Bill
    Congress passes a long overdue overhaul of federal higher-education programs with a $97.4 billion measure aimed at expanding financial aid and making the student loan process more transparent. Despite misgivings over the cost of some programs, President Bush has vowed to sign the bill. The l...
posted 8/1/08 7:08 PM  read complete story

Funding Increases of $170 M Slated for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
    Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) across the country will begin to receive record increases in new federal funding today, to be applied for the coming school year, lawmakers said. The funding, part of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act that was passed last year, will...
posted 7/31/08 07:22 AM  read complete story

(COMMUNITIES) OJJDP Offers Funding for Latino Gang Prevention
   Agency: Justice Dept. (Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention); Program: Latino Youth Mentoring Program (CFDA Number: 16.726); Eligibility: Governments, higher education institutions and nonprofits; Funding: One award of $500,000; Deadline: July 20. Purpose: The program develops and supp...
posted 6/2/08 10:20 AM  read complete story

Governors Support Head Start Incentive Grants
   The Nat'l Governors Assn. (NGA) urges congressional conferees to adopt a Senate proposal that would create $100 million in autonomous state Head Start incentive grants.In a letter to Senate and House leaders, NGA supports both the incentive grants and changes to the Head Start parent policy councils...
posted 9/13/07 11 AM  read complete story

NCLB Rewrite Would Authorize Billions for K-12 Classroom Teachers
   Under a hotly debated rewrite of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, the federal government would invest billions to upgrade the nation's teaching corps as well as provide incentives to draw good teachers to underperforming schools that teach the most disadvantaged students.The House Educat...
posted 9/11/07 11:34 AM  read complete story

Leaders Want to Boost Student Aid
   Senate and House education leaders offer a measure that would increase college aid by nearly $20 billion over the next five years.Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) offer the proposed College Reduction & Access Act (bill unnumbered), which would finance itself by cutting ex...
posted 9/10/07 12:34 PM  read complete story

Two Foundations Partner on Grants for DC
   Deadline: Oct.1.The Community Foundation for the Nat'l Capital Region and the William McGowan Charitable Fund have established a new partnership, with the Community Foundation facilitating McGowan's grant-making activities in the Washington metropolitan area. Though now located in Chicago, the McGow...
posted 8/30/07 2:57 PM  read complete story

Challenges of Teachers' Qualification under NCLB Standards
   Most public school teachers are "highly qualified" under the terms of the No Child Left Behind Act, but many low-income and minority students experience inequities when it comes to the qualifications of the teachers in their classrooms, says a new U.S. Education Dept. report written by experts with ...
posted 8/30/07 2:55 PM  read complete story

Grants for Students & Faculty to Do Research Overseas
   Deadline: Oct.1, Jan.15.With funding from the U.S. State Dept.'s Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils for International Education provide full support for graduate students, faculty and post-doctoral scholar...
posted 8/29/07 3:31 PM  read complete story

Toshiba America Foundation
   Deadline: Depending on the grade.Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) offers $1,000 or $5,000 Science & Math Improvement Grants. These could be a great way to kick start your school year with a special science or math project and motivate your students to excel.TAF makes more than $500,000 in grant ...
posted 8/29/07 3:28 PM  read complete story