News & Issues
Someone with access to materials for upcoming versions of the redesigned SAT exam has taken hundreds of questions and provided them to Reuters, the news agency reported this week. MoreStudents who attended virtual charter schools, or e-schools, in Ohio performed worse on state tests than students who attended traditional, brick-and-mortar district schools, according to a study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an Ohio-based education research and advocacy group. MoreFifty-nine percent of Americans who have completed or plan to do back-to-school shopping this year expect to buy tech products or tech accessories — an increase of 12 percent over last year, according to research released today from the Consumer Technology Association. More
The United States Department of Defense has chosen a partner for a possible five-year contract to provide professional development to teachers at its elementary schools on military installations in foreign countries. MoreEdmodo, a social network for schools, has rolled out a collection of updates focused on communication, collaboration and resource sharing and discovery ahead of the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year. MoreGalxyz, a company that develops game-based science education apps for elementary school students, has partnered with Popular Science to launch a new co-branded microsite featuring Galxyz's intergalactic science adventure game, Blue Apprentice. MoreThe e-learning platform from Cengage Learning will soon offer its students lifetime access to Pathbrite digital portfolios. MoreThe Verizon Innovative Learning app challenge is now accepting entries for the fifth annual competition. More
Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
Award: $5,000
Number of Awards: Up to 1,000
Qualification: Public schools only
Application Deadline: Sept. 26
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Sponsor: Project Learning Tree
Award: $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Sept. 30
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: Up to $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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Sponsor: National Education Association
Award: $2,000 to $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Oct. 15
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Sponsor: National Education Association
Award: $2,000 to $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Oct. 15
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Sponsor: SaveOnEnergy.com
Award: $500
Number of Awards: 6
Application Deadline: Oct. 21
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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 (submission period opens Oct. 1)
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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."
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Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
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Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
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Papers Due: Oct. 4, 2016
Event: April 24-25, 2017
Boston, MA
Upcoming Events
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Aug. 9–11, 2016
Madison, WI
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Aug. 28–Sept. 1, 2016
Las Vegas
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Sept. 10–19, 2016
Las Vegas, NV
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Oct. 5–8, 2016
Reno, NV
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Nov. 16–18, 2016
Orlando, FL
- More events at thejournal.com
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