THE News Update: School Superintendent Pay in CA Overshadows Top IT Leader Salaries

11/17/2016

News & Issues

School Superintendent Pay in CA Overshadows Top IT Leader Salaries
The highest paid school superintendent in the state of California earns almost two and a half times more than the highest paid K–12 IT leader did.
Groups Issue Guidance on Making Digital Learning Accessible to All
Report: States Need to Improve High School Accountability Systems
FIRE Launches Online First Amendment Library
Nonprofit Receives Funding to Bring Personalized Learning to 40 Bay Area Schools

Upcoming K–12 Grants
- AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant
  Sponsor: AIAA Foundation (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
  Award: $250
  Number of Awards: Not specified (up to two grants per educator per year)
  Qualification: Teacher submitting proposal must be AIAA member (Educator Associate membership is free and includes other benefits); homeschool clubs of 25 or more students also eligible
  Application Deadline: Nov. 16
- Verizon Innovative Learning app challenge
  Sponsor: Verizon
  Award: $5,000 plus technology for state-level winners; $15,000 additional cash, plus travel and support, for national winners
  Number of Awards: 102 state-level winners (one middle school and one high school team from each state, plus DC); nine national winners (four middle school and four high school, plus one "fan favorite" based on public voting)
  Application Deadline: Nov. 18
- TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12
  Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
  Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
  Number of Awards: Not specified
  Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Feb. 1, 2017 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
- Academic Enrichment Grants
  Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
  Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
  Number of Awards: Not specified (five awarded last year)
  Application Deadline: April 15, 2017 (submissions open Jan. 15, 2017)
- Teacher Development Grants
  Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
  Award: $30,000 maximum ($10,000 over three years)
  Number of Awards: Not specified (two awarded last year)
  Application Deadline: April 15, 2017 (submissions open Jan. 15, 2017)
- Adopt a Classroom
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brinker International Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brown Rudnick Community Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Corning Foundation Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- DonorsChoose.org
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants
  
  Deadline: Ongoing
  Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
- Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant
  Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
- Sony Grants for Education
  Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
- Submit calls for papers/proposals to [email protected].
Upcoming Events
- ACTE CareerTech Vision 2016
  Nov. 30–Dec. 3
  Las Vegas
- SIIA Education Business Forum
  Dec. 8–9, 2016
  New York, NY
- Clute International Conference on Education
  Jan. 1–5, 2017
  Maui, HI
- ALA Midwinter Meeting 2017
  Jan. 20–24, 2017
  Atlanta, GA
- FETC 2017
  Jan. 24–27, 2017
  Orlando, FL
- TCEA 2017
  Feb. 6–10, 2017
  Austin, TX
- AASA National Conference on Education
  March 2–4, 2017
  New Orleans, LA
- SXSWedu
  March 6–9, 2017
  Austin, TX
- CUE 2017 National Conference
  March 15–18, 2017
  Palm Springs, CA
- NSTA 2017
  March 30–April 2, 2017
  Los Angeles
- Blended and Personalized Learning Conference
  March 31–April 1, 2017
  Providence, RI
- CoSN 2017
  April 3–6, 2017
  Chicago
- ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
  April 24-25, 2017
  Boston, MA
- More events at thejournal.com

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News & Issues

Upcoming K–12 Grants

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Events

Professional Resources