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.

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.

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.