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A new report finds a persistent achievement gap is present among students despite advancements in educational funding. MoreA bipartisan group of senators have introduced a bill to make it easier for students to get their homework done on buses through installing wireless internet connectivity. MoreWhen Seattle Public Schools delayed middle and high school start times by almost an hour, students slept longer and researchers found a link in higher median grades and improved attendance. More
Sen. Jacky Rosen is leading an effort to introduce legislation that would create and expand research in STEM initiatives under the National Science Foundation. MoreAt Tustin Unified School District, new teachers and their mentors use video of classroom instruction to find which areas of their practice work, and which need improvement. MoreThe Library of Congress is awarding up to $500,000 per grant to organizations developing instructional materials for K–12 focused on using primary sources. MoreThe Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has launched a new initiative aimed at improving leadership skills for new CTOs and other education technology leaders. MorePlano ISD manages a 1-to-1 environment with 52,000 Chromebooks. Here, two tech administrators share the five essential tools that make it all work. MoreEach project guide includes a "driving question," a project description, the learning standards the project addresses, the anticipated outcomes and reflection questions to help educators bring the learning to life in their own settings. MoreKajeet is announcing improvements to its SmartBus offerings to create a fully connected bus for school districts. These enhancements include push to talk headsets, a camera offload function and intelligent sensors. MoreDropbox Education and Klaxoon have partnered to add Dropbox integration to Klaxoon's collaborative tools for teams. MoreAlive Studios is adding two new components to its Math alive augmented reality system designed for pre-K and kindergarten (and for grades 1 to 3 as an intervention). More
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Education First and the NoVo Foundation
Award: $5,000 for teachers, $25,000 for districts
Number of Awards: Up to 100 awards of $5,000; 35 awards of $25,000
Application Deadline: March 22
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Sponsor: Library of Congress
Award: Up to $500,000 per grant, $1.5 million total
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: April 22
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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: Discovery Education, University of Southern California (USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education)
Award: Teacher awards are $1,000; school awards are $2,500; student awards range from $500 to $5,000
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: May 6
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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: 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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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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