News & Issues
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Amid standardized testing season, a petition calling for better, fairer and fewer tests in schools is quickly gaining support. More The American Civil Liberties Union, along with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and other groups, has formed a coalition to urge the FBI to get rid of its "Don't Be a Puppet" website. The federal agency created the site to educate youth about violent extremism, but critics have argued that "Don't Be a Puppet" focuses on American Muslims and discourages students from thinking and expressing their thoughts freely. MoreEducational resource and training provider Ucodemy will offer a series of online coding boot camps for K-12 teachers this summer. More
The use of digital content is on the rise in American schools. Eight in 10 K-12 schools and districts are using some form of it, primarily as classroom curriculum but also to round out e-book collections in a library or media center. MoreThe Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education at the University of California Davis has launched a computer science curriculum for use in grades 1-12 across the United States. MoreMeasured Progress's STEM Gauge assessment materials are now part of Activate Learning's IQWST (Investigating and Questioning our World Through Science and Technology) curriculum. More
Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
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