Russellville High School seniors were presented with awards and scholarships Monday night totaling more than $400,000 for becoming quintessential models of academic excellence.
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U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $48,000 to Help Vermont’s Windham Central Supervisory Union Recover From Teen Suicide
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students has awarded Windham Central Supervisory Union, a regional education service agency, a Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant totaling more than $48,000.
Student Scholarship Program Awards Students
The Office of Education would like to congratulate the 2013 Hollings and Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship Program recipients. As of April 5th, 2013, 11 EPP and 126 Hollings scholars were awarded with scholarships and accompanying internships. The office is also pleased to announce that all of the awardees have accepted their offer. For more information about the Hollings program, click here. For more information about EPP, click here. Read more here
Bill Clinton honored at GLADD Awards
The GLAAD awards pay tribute to "inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives." Other winners included " Perks of Being a Wallflower ," which was named outstanding film: wide release.
Companies named ‘Best of Show’ for exhibit hall booths
Kleenex and Logicalis won “Best of Show” awards for their booths in the exhibit hall at the NSBA Annual Conference in San Diego.
Kleenex was selected in the Island Category, while Logicalis earned first place in the Inline Category. Runners-up were Chartwells (Island) and Renaissance Learning (Inline).
Three exhibition experts selected the winners. All exhibitors at the confernce were judged on the following criteria:
• Exhibit presentation
• Product/service presentation
• Exhibit staff
As Read more here
Tech-savy school districts honored in 2012-13 Digital School Districts Survey
Top-ranked school districts have been announced in the ninth annual Digital School Districts Survey by the Center for Digital Education (CDE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA) as part of NSBA’s Annual Conference in San Diego being held through today. The survey showcases exemplary school boards’ and districts’ use of technology to govern the district, communicate with students, parents, and the community and to improve district operations.
Innovations by this year’s winners Read more here
Futurist looks at Generation Z’s impact on teaching and learning
They have many names – Generation M for multitaskers, Generation C for connected, Generation S for screen, and Generation Z (even though they’re not the last)—but one thing is for sure: They are already in your classrooms and they’ll be changing the way you educate them.
This group of children, born between 2001 and 2020, was the subject of Margaret Regan’s presentation at the Best Practices for School Leaders Luncheon on Saturday at NSBA’s annual conference.
“They have hypertext minds Read more here
2013 Magna Award honors school districts for outstanding programs
Pennsylvania’s Derry Township School District, Virginia’s Albemarle County Public Schools, and California’s Fontana Unified School District have been named the grand prize winners in the 19th annual Magna Awards program sponsored by the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) American School Board Journal (ASBJ).
The Magna Awards, supported by Sodexo, recognize districts across the country for outstanding programs that advance student learning and encourage community involvement in schools. Read more here
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Awards a $50,000 Grant to Stony Brook Foundation
Recipient: Stony Brook FoundationLocation: Stony Brook, NYZIP Code: 11794-1188Recipient URL: www.stonybrook.edu/sb/giving/foundation.shtmlType of Recipient: Education, single organization support; Higher education, universityGrantmaker: John S. and James L. Knight FoundationGrant Amount: $50,000Year Authorized: 2009Description: For planning grant to help secure stimulus funding for News Literacy educationType of Support: Electronic media/online servicesSubjects: Education; Higher education, university; Read more here
Recognition Opportunities for School Districts
Nominations are now being accepted for two American School Health Association awards
U.S. Department of Education Awards More than $35,000 to Help Baltimore County’s Perry Hall High School and Community Recover from School Shooting
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students has awarded Perry Hall High School in Baltimore County, Md., a Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant, totaling more than $35,000, to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following a school shooting in August—on the first day of school.
U.S. Department of Education Awards $3 Million to Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and New York City to Aid in Recovery from Hurricane Sandy
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students has awarded $3 million in Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grants to Connecticut ($250,000), New Jersey ($1.25 million), New York ($500,000) and New York City ($1 million) to assist with recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $50,000 to Help Chicago Public Schools Recover from Multiple Shootings
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students has awarded Chicago Public Schools (CPS) an Immediate Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant totaling nearly $50,000. The grant will provide assistance for recovery efforts following 35 shootings this past year at four high schools in the Greater Englewood community.
Adele says pregnancy enriched her ‘Skyfall’ performance
Adele poses with the award for best original song in a motion picture for "Skyfall" at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday Jan.
Pascagoula Rotary awards grants to Resurrection Catholic School teachers
Barbara Strickler teaches physics and math at RCS, and she was awarded a grant for a proposal titled "Calculate This!" It will be used to purchase five TI-83plus calculators for use in the various math classes in the school.
UW awards degree to student who died of cancer
He was one of the smartest kids in his high school, with a near-perfect score on the SAT.
Mehlville, Oakville High School Students Earn Achievement Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the Mehlville School District Board of Education Outstanding Achievement Awards, presented Dec.
East Grand Rapids High School qualifies for program to increase…
East Grand Rapids High School was among 10 Michigan schools that qualified for the College Board's AP STEM Access program to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented minority and female students who participate in Advanced Placement programs A $5 million grant from Google as part of its Global Impact Awards to DonorsChoose.org allows ... (more)
2013 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunity!
The Office of Education is accepting applications from current college sophomores for the 2013 Class
of the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate
Scholarship Program is a two year-scholarship award that strengthens and enhances research and
training capabilities, and supports students who are matriculated in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) fields integral to NOAA's mission.
Participants are also Read more here
2013 EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunity!
The Office of Education is accepting applications from current college sophomores for the 2013
Class of the Educational Partnership Program (EPP) Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The EPP
Undergraduate Scholarship Program is a two year-scholarship award that strengthens and enhances
research and training capabilities, and supports students who are matriculated in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields integral to NOAA's mission.
As an award recipient, Read more here
The PNC Foundation Awards a $15,000 Grant to New Century Careers
Recipient: New Century CareersLocation: Pittsburgh, PAZIP Code: 15219-1212Recipient URL: www.ncsquared.com/Type of Recipient: Employment, services; Economic developmentGrantmaker: The PNC FoundationGrant Amount: $15,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For National Emergency Grant (NEG) and American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) , programs designed to help connect job seekers (low-income, unemployed, etc.) with employment through on-the-job trainingType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $50,000 Grant to Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
Recipient: Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo CountiesLocation: San Jose, CAZIP Code: 95125-2113Recipient URL: www.secondharvestsjca.org/Type of Recipient: Food banksGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $50,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Safety Net: The Food Assistance ProgramType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Economic crisis; Economically disadvantaged; Food banksRecipient EIN: 942614101 Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $25,000 Grant to Sunnyvale Community Services
Recipient: Sunnyvale Community ServicesLocation: Sunnyvale, CAZIP Code: 94086-5123Recipient URL: www.svcommunityservices.org/Type of Recipient: Human servicesGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $25,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Sewing up the Holes in the Safety NetType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Economic crisis; Human servicesRecipient EIN: 941713897 Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $50,000 Grant to Shelter Network of San Mateo County
Recipient: Shelter Network of San Mateo CountyLocation: Burlingame, CAZIP Code: 94010-4044Recipient URL: www.shelternetwork.org/Type of Recipient: Housing/shelter, homeless; Homeless, human servicesGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $50,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Safety-Net ServicesType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Economic crisis; Homeless; Homeless, human services; Housing/shelter, homelessRecipient EIN: 770160469 Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $20,000 Grant to Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen
Recipient: Loaves and Fishes Family KitchenLocation: San Jose, CAZIP Code: 95112-6339Recipient URL: www.loavesfishes.orgType of Recipient: Food servicesGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $20,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Safety Net: Food and Nutrition ProgramType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Economic crisis; Economically disadvantaged; Food services; NutritionRecipient EIN: 770370874 Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $20,000 Grant to Coastside Hope
Recipient: Coastside HopeLocation: El Granada, CAZIP Code: 94018-1089Recipient URL: www.coastsidehope.org/Type of Recipient: Human servicesGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $20,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Safety Net: Coastside's food programType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Economic crisis; Economically disadvantaged; Human servicesRecipient EIN: 510199747 Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $20,000 Grant to Community Services Agency
Recipient: Community Services AgencyLocation: Mountain View, CAZIP Code: 94043-4618Recipient URL: www.csacares.org/Type of Recipient: Human servicesGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $20,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Safety Net: Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance programType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Economic crisis; Economically disadvantaged; Human services; Human services, emergency aidRecipient EIN: 941422465 Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $20,000 Grant to Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
Recipient: Jewish Family Services of Silicon ValleyLocation: Los Gatos, CAZIP Code: 95032-1956Recipient URL: www.jfssv.orgType of Recipient: Family servicesGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $20,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Safety Net: Project N.O.A.HType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Economic crisis; Family services; Jewish agencies & synagoguesRecipient EIN: 942536452 Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $20,000 Grant to CityTeam Ministries
Recipient: CityTeam MinistriesLocation: San Jose, CAZIP Code: 95131-1115Recipient URL: www.cityteam.org/sanjose/Type of Recipient: Homeless, human services; Housing/shelter, homelessGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $20,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For safety-net food servicesType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Christian agencies & churches; Economic crisis; Food services; Homeless; Homeless, human services; Housing/shelter, homelessRecipient EIN: Read more here
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards a $20,000 Grant to Saint Anthonys Church
Recipient: Saint Anthonys ChurchLocation: Menlo Park, CAZIP Code: 94025-3025Recipient URL: www.sfarchdiocese.org/parishes/san-mateo-county/st-anthony/Type of Recipient: Catholic agencies & churchesGrantmaker: Silicon Valley Community FoundationGrant Amount: $20,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For Safety-Net Services: Feeding The NeedyType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Catholic agencies & churches; Economic crisis; Economically disadvantaged; Food servicesRecipient EIN: 941347082 Read more here
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $50,000 to Help Colorado’s Aurora Public Schools Recover from Theater Shooting
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students, formerly the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, has awarded Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Colo., a Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant totaling nearly $50,000.
Technology survey seeks information from school boards
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the Center for Digital Education are launching the nation’s eighth annual Digital School Districts Survey, which shows exemplary ways that school boards and districts use technology to govern, improve district operations, and communicate with students, parents, and the community.
All school boards are invited to participate, and top-ranked school districts will receive awards and will be featured on the Center’s website and in newsletters. Responses Read more here
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Celebrates 314 Schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today will honor 314 schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools at an awards luncheon at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or for their progress toward significantly improving student academic achievement levels.
Tharoor felicitates BCTA winners
Winners of the second edition of "Best Chemistry Teachers Awards organized by Tata Chemicals Limited in association with the Association of Chemistry Teachers and Confederation of Indian Industries were felicitated on Thursday by Shashi Tharoor, Union minister of state for higher education and Bharat Wakhlu, Resident Director, Tata Sons.
Nominate your district for a Magna Award – deadline extended to Nov. 9
The Magna Awards 2013 program is extending its deadline for nominations to November 9 because of the widespread power outages in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and eastern portion of the Midwest following the recent storms in those regions.
The Magna Awards is a national recognition program co-sponsored by the American School Board Journal, NSBA, and Sodexo School Services that honors school board best practices and innovative programs that advance student learning. Three grand prize winners each receive Read more here
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The Arca Foundation Awards a $100,000 Grant to Rockefeller Family Fund
Recipient: Rockefeller Family FundLocation: New York, NYZIP Code: 10115-0066Recipient URL: www.rffund.orgType of Recipient: Foundations (public)Grantmaker: The Arca FoundationGrant Amount: $100,000Year Authorized: 2011Description: For the Campaign for a Fair SettlementType of Support: Program developmentSubjects: Community/economic development; Economic crisis; Economically disadvantaged; Financial services; Foundations (public); Housing/shelter; Public affairsRecipient EIN: 136257658 Read more here
Magna Awards featured on Education Talk Radio
If you’re planning to nominate one of your school district’s programs for American School Board Journal’s (ASBJ) Magna Awards, be sure to listen to Pittsburgh Public Schools Board Member Mark Brentley talk about his district’s experiences as a Magna 2012 Grand Prize winner. He joined ASBJ Publisher Glenn Cook and Sodexo’s National Wellness Director Roxanne Moore on Education Talk Radio.
Pittsburgh Public Schools, was a 2012 Magna Awards grand prize winner in the more than Read more here
U.S. Education Department Awards Nearly $2 Million to Tribal Education Agencies to Improve Education for American Indian and Alaska Native Students
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the award of four competitive grants totaling nearly $2 million to tribal education agencies (TEAs), under the State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) program.
Department Awards $14.3 Million for 51 Grants to Boost Veterans’ Success in Higher Education
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the award of $14,392,377 for 51 Veterans Upward Bound projects, which will help some 6,831 veterans acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in college.
Education Department Announces $11 Million for 40 Additional Upward Bound Projects to Help Students Access and Succeed in Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Education announced its second set of awards for 40 Upward Bound projects, which will help close to 3,000 students acquire the knowledge and skills they need to access and succeed in college. They are designed to increase both the high school graduation and college completion rates of low-income, first-generation students.
Staking too much on one test
Picture this: You've worked hard all of your life. You have the grades and academic awards to prove it.
NOAA Announces Awards for 2011 and 2012 Environmental Literacy Grant Opportunities
NOAA’s Office of Education is pleased to announce the selection of 8 new awards under two recent funding opportunities: the
2011 Environmental Literacy Grants for Formal K-12 Education (Funding Opportunity Number NOAA-SEC-OED-2011-2002608) and the 2012 Ocean Education
Partnership Grants for Professional Development and other Capacity-building of Informal Science Educators and Volunteers (Funding Opportunity Number
NOAA-SEC-OED-2012-2003333). Click here to download a PDF copy of the press Read more here
Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunities!
The Office of Education is accepting applications from current college sophomores for the 2013 Classes of the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program and the EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The Ernest F. Hollings and EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Programs are two year scholarship awards that strengthen and enhance the research and training capabilities and support students who are matriculated in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields integral to NOAA's Read more here
U.S. Education Department Awards $28 Million to Boost Literacy Skills for Low-Income Students and Help Them Succeed in the 2lst Century Economy
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of $28 million for 46 first-time grants that aim to improve literacy skills for students in high-need districts and schools.
U.S. Education Department Awards $950,000 to the University of Alabama for Advanced Engineering Research and Development Program
The U.S. Department of Education today announced a $950,000 grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology Benefiting Persons with Disabilities (RERC RecTech).
U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $30.8 Million in Grants to Strengthen Math and Science Skills of Upward Bound Students
The U.S. Department of Education awarded 113 grants totaling more than $30.8 million to Upward Bound students to strengthen their math and science skills, and prepare them for postsecondary education programs that lead to careers in the fields of math and science.
Education Department Awards $52 Million in Grants to 23 Comprehensive Centers to Advance Reform Goals and Student Achievement
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that 23 Comprehensive Centers across the country have been awarded a total of $52 million to increase the capacity of states to help districts and schools meet student achievement goals.
U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $6.9 Million for Research on Rehabilitation Care for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries
The U.S. Department of Education awarded 16 grants totaling more than $6.9 million for research on all aspects of rehabilitation care for those who sustain traumatic brain injuries.
Education Department Awards $3.4 Million in McNair Grants to Help Disadvantaged Undergrads Obtain Doctoral Degrees
The U.S. Department of Education today announced 15 grants totaling more than $3.4 million to institutions in a dozen states to help disadvantaged undergraduate students obtain doctoral degrees.
