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The mop-up work for Facebook in the wake of its privacy reform could take much longer than we might expect. MoreA new report on competency-based education explores how to know where students are; what to do once teachers know that; and which strategies will help teachers navigate "systemic constraints." More
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Entertainment Software Association Foundation
Award: Not specified, but suggested upper limit for first-time applicants is $50,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Letters of inquiry due May 15
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Sponsor: National Education Association Foundation
Award: $2,000 or $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 of each year
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Sponsor: National Education Association Foundation
Award: $2,000 or $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 of each year
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Sponsor: Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
Award: $2,500 plus $1,000 in Crayola gear
Number of Awards: Up to 20 major prizes, plus one Crayola Classpack for every applicant submitting by the early bird deadline
Application Deadline: June 22 (June 4 for early bird prize)
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Sponsor: APC by Schneider Electric
Award: $10,000 in IT-related equipment upgrades
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: June 30
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Sponsor: American Honda Foundation
Award: $20,000 to $75,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 for new organizations; May 1 for returning organizations
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Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Award: $10 million to $20 million
Number of Awards: 9–18 total in three categories
Application Deadline: Aug. 8
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Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-related prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoing: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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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)
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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 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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