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

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

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