Parents and teachers can apply for a chance to win $25,000 in new tablets for their school, thanks to a new grant program from 3M and education non-profit Digital Wish.
Operating in 36 states, Fund For Teachers has given more than $17.8 million in grant money since 2001, sending educators around the world to develop lessons on technology, STEM, and other topics.
SchoolReach has launched a $100,000 grant program to help schools implement its CyberBully Hotline, an anonymous bullying reporting tool.
Up to 124 local education agencies and related entities will be going after their share of a $60 million pot made available by the United States Department of Education to fund innovative practices intended to improve student achievement.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/05/12
E-rate Manager customers will now have the option of selecting between three levels of service and features that best serve their E-rate needs.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/27/12
A large buying organization that serves education and government agencies has signed a deal with CDW-Government to simplify the process of purchasing technology and professional services that qualify for E-rate discounts.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/20/12
Teachers using CompassLearning Odyssey have a chance to apply for grants through the 2012 CompassLearning Odyssey Innovation Grant program.
- By Caitlin Moriarity
- 06/06/12
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, a nonprofit operating 22 schools in Los Angeles Unified School District 1, has been granted $1.6 million in funding for its digital learning initiative from a number of California-based foundations.
- By Caitlin Moriarity
- 05/31/12
Team Antipodes, a three-person robotics team profiled recently on THEJournal.com, was awarded first place in robot design during the recent international FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition, which took place in St. Louis, MO.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/24/12
Citizens in Space, a project of the United States Rocket Academy, is asking the public to dream up and build space hardware in exchange for a shot at cash prizes up to $10,000.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 05/23/12