2010 Grant Recipients
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
$30,465
Support for the Teacher Academy Program in Secondary Schools which encourages a diverse group of students to enter education by providing students with the support and training necessary to explore teaching while attending rural high schools.
Epiphany, Dorchester, MA
$30,000
Support for a unique and comprehensive intern teacher program.
The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
$35,000
Support a collaborative professional development program for teachers/artists.
The Boston Conservatory
$10,000
Support for the "Program for Students on the Autism Spectrum".
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, New York, NY
$10,000
Support for training teachers to recognize and appropriately respond to bias based behaviors.
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, Cicero, IL
$10,000
Support for training teachers to teach AP classes relevant to a target population.
Maine Audubon, Falmouth, ME
$10,000
Support for the expansion of environmental education through classroom and outdoor expereinces to Rural areas.
2009 Grant Recipients
Bard High School Early College, Annandale, NY
$35,000
Support for the development of science a curriculum.
United Teen Equality Center, Lowell, MA
$35,000
Support for a high school deploma program in a community center.
Batoto Yetu, New York, NY
$10,000
Support to integrate the art, history, music, and crafts of southwestern and central Africa into the core curriculum of grades 2 and 3.
CASES, New York, NY
$10,000
Support for a Community Prep High School, a transitional academy for youth retuning from custodial settings operated in a partnership with the New York City Department of Edcuation.
Kimball Elementary, Seattle, WA
$10,000
Support for an inclusion initiative for 3rd and 4th graders.
Portalnd Trails, Portland, ME
$10,000
Support for training teachers developing a green curriculum
2008 Grant Recipients
Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA
$35,000
Support for the development of a Colonial New England History Kit.
Boston Plan for Excellence, Boston, MA
$35,000
Support for teacher residencies in Boston, MA
Villa Esperanza Services, Pasadena, CA
$35,000
Support for professional development for teachers of developmentally disabled students.
Friends of Bella Vista, Oakland, CA
$10,000
Support to create park-related, hands-on curriculum that will enable the teachers to meet their art and science standards for each grade level.
Friends of the Future, Kamuela, Hawaii
$10,000
Support for the development and implementation of Earl’s Garage Fab Lab activities for kids ages 7 and up.
Longley Elementary School, Lewiston, ME
$10,000
Support for literacy initiatives
Mills College Children’s School, Oakland, CA
$10,000
Support for the implementation and use of the Japanese elementary mathematics curriculum in a U.S. elementary school, The Mills College Children’s School (MCCS).
2007 Grant Recipients
Breakthrough, TX
$35,000
Support for curriculum supplementation to help at risk students enter and graduate from college
Colonias Development Council, TX
$35,000
Support for education initiatives in the Colonias.
Reach The World, NY
$35,000
Support for geographic and cultural understanding through interactive learning experiences
Burton USD, KS
$10,000
Support for flexible grouping model
Na WAI OLA Charter School
$10,000
Support for curriculum development incorporating local history
New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA
$10,000
Support for professional development in whaling and port history
State University of New York
$10,000
Support for math and science teacher recruitment research
University of Southern California San Diego, CA
$10,000
Support for teacher recuirtment in math and science
2006 Grant Recipients
North Cambridge Catholic High School, Cambridge, MA
$35,000
Support for a Corporate Work Study program.
Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, MA
$35,000
Seed funding for a school serving Latino girls 9-16 years of age.
Lloyd Center for the Environment, Dartmouth, MA
$35,000
Support for a Science Curriculum Reform and Development Initiative
Seed Public Charter School, Washington DC
$10,000
Support for professional development
Goddard Collge
$10,000
Support for marketing the Institute for Progressive Educators to a diverse population
Boston Collegiate Charter School, Boston, MA
$10,000
Support for a Diversity Initiative aimed at promoting greater diversity among the student body and staff
Gonzaga University, Spokane WA
$10,000
Support for efforts related to isolated school staff in rural environments
Project Grad, Akron OH
$10,000
Support for a mentoring program that will pair young African American girls with women working in careers related to math.
2005 Grant Recipients (Selective)
Hollis Primary School, Hollis, NH
$27,520
Support for staff training in Responsive Classroom pedagogy
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York NY
$35,000
Support for Summer Research Program for Science Teachers
Mount Greylock Regional School District, Williamstown, MA
$33,500
Support for senior project initiative including professional development for all faculty
Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS).
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
$35,000
Support for the Connecticut Early Childhood Mathematics and Science Leadership Institute
Greeley County Jr/Sr High School., Tribune, KS
$10,000
Support for faculty development to integrate and implement technology throughout the curriculum.
Colorado River Foundation, Austin, TX
$10,000
Support for a research study to examine the role of field-based education
Las Families Del Pueblo, Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
Support for Giraffe Charter School expansion of Kindergarten/first grade school sites
Procter High School, Procter, MN.
$10,000
Support for the Procter Community Wind Power Project
2004 Grant Recipients (Selective)
Heritage College, Toppenish, WA
$35,000
Support for the training of bi-lingual paraprofessionals to become certified teachers
Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy, Washington, D.C.
$33,000
Support for faculty summer fellowships at public policy organizations
Snow Hill Primary School, Snow Hill, N.C.
$35,000
Support for dual language immersion program
Penikese Island School, Woods Hole, Mass
$10,000
Support for teacher stipends for professional development at a non-traditional school setting
Oneida Special School District, Oneida, Tenn.
$10,000
Support for professional development opportunities in science for teachers in ten rural school districts
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Inc.
$10,000
Support for a two-semester student teaching experience
Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville, N.C.
$10,000
Support for the expansion of Accelerated Schools Plus initiative
Rocky Mountain Deaf School, Lakewood, CO
$8,775
Support for professional development opportunities for teachers in the area of literacy and language development
2003 Grant Recipients (Selective)
Amistad Academy, New Haven, CT
$35,000
Support for the implementation of an instructional coaching program.
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.
$35,000
Support for a science education program at the Life Sciences Learning Center for teachers and students in disadvantaged city schools.
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, Oak Bluff, MA
$35,000
Support for a Teacher Center including training of faculty in technology.
Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
$17,500
Support for the establishment of a professional development network for Boston-area teachers.
The Walden School, San Francisco, CA
$15,000
Support for the dissemination of a Musicianship course.
Baily Gatzert Elementary School, Seattle, WA
$10,000
Support for the implementation of an additional school days initiative.
The Children's School, Morganton, N.C.
$5,000
Support for the beginning of an accreditation initiative by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Catching the Dream, Albuquerque, NM
$10,000
Support for a program to produce more Native American teachers.
EdVestors, Boston, MA
$10,000
Support for a philanthropic project linking donors with effective urban education programs in Boston and Lowell, Mass.
2002 Grant Recipients (Selective)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Gaithersberg, MD
$30,000
Support for a book and teachers guide to increase educational opportunities for students with OI.
Smart School Charter Middle School, Lauderhill, FL
$30,000
Support for the development of the Smart School Community Learning Center.
Landmark School, Prides Crossing, Mass.
$35,000
Support for a program to share Landmark's expertise in working with students with learning disabilities with public school teachers.
St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
$30,520
Support for the Special Learning Clinic of the College of Public Service to develop workshops for teachers to better understand and respond to students with catastrophic illness.
Atlantis Charter School, Fall River, Mass.
$10,000
Support for an initiative to strengthen technology instruction.
Birchtree Center for Children, Portsmouth, NH
$5,000
Support for start up costs of a school specializing on students with autism.
Smartgirls, Seattle, Washington
$10,000
Support for transition from an all volunteer program to one with paid staff.
Center for Accessible Technology, Berkeley, CA
$10,000
Support for a teacher and staff professional development program to improve educational services to students with disabilities who need specialized technology.
2001 Grant Recipients (Selective)
Need in Deed, Philadelphia, PA
$35,000
Support for service-learning initiatives with Philadelphia public school students and teachers.
International Sailing Institute, Providence, R.I.
$30,000
Support for start up expenses for the Paul Cuffee Charter Public School.
Community Day Charter School, Lawrence, MA
$35,000
Support for a Mentor Teacher Program.
Foundation for Excellent Schools, Cornwall, VT
$35,000
Support the establishment of a partnership between faculty at Middlebury College and teachers in five New York City high schools.
Harmony School Education Center, Bloomington, Ind.
$35,000
Support for the planning of the National School Reform Faculty initiative.
The Urban Resources Initiative, New Haven, CT
$10,000
Support for Open Spaces as Learning Places, a new environmental education program.
University of California, Davis
$10,000
Support for ArtsBridge program.
Architecture Resource Center, New Haven, CT
$10,000
Support for the Hartford, Capital City, Cultural Landscape Program, an interdisciplinary educational project for Middle school students.
Friends of the Future, Kamuela, Hawaii
$10,000
Support for the Earl's Garage project to increase educational opportunities in science and technology for students through a hands-on approach.
L/A Arts, Lewiston, ME
$7,500
Support for the Visual Literacy project for elementary school children.
2000 Grant Recipients (Selective)
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass.
$20,130
support for the establishment of a regional network for teachers who endeavor to combat racism in their schools.
Vermont Center for the Book, Chester, Vt.
$30,160.
support for phase two of the Reflective Reading Project which includes working with teachers in Vermont in a pilot implementation program.
The Girls Middle School, Mountain View, Cal.
$34,900
support for faculty in the second year of the development and implementation of a computer science program.
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School and Regional Teachers Center, Devens, Mass.
$35,000.
support for the activities of the Teachers Center, a school based professional development effort, including workshops for teachers from other schools.
The Lab School of Washington, Washington, D.C.
$30,000
support for professional development workshops for teachers of students with learning disabilities.
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
$34,662
support for a faculty research initiative, within the School of Education and Social Policy, entitled "Supporting Teacher Learning Through the Use of Multimedia Cases of Mathematics Teaching."
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), Peabody, Mass.
$25,000
support for the National Consortium on Universal Design for Learning in the development of educational strategies and flexible curricular that respond to the needs of all students, including those with disabilities.
Wesleyan University/Middletown Public Schools Collaborative, Middletown, Conn.
$10,000
seed money to launch the ASCEND program designed to provide academic support and encouragement for students in grades 4 and 5 as part of the University Upward Bound program.