Sentences with phrase «teacher grant $»

Superintendent's Competitive Grant $ 23,000 — 2004 • Superintendent's Competitive Grant $ 21,869 — 2002 • Learn and Serve Grant $ 8,000 — 2002 • Teacher of the Year - Gateway School — 2002 • Break the Mold Teacher Grant $ 1,500 — 2000 • Panel of Experts — 2000 • Disney's Teacherffic Award «Take out Totes Educational System» — 1999

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«We have dramatically increased access to school options for Newark families, provided grants directly to teachers at 37 schools, given 300,000 books to Newark students through the My Very Own Library program, and just recently, we committed to a $ 1 million initiative to improve early childhood education in Newark,» the foundation said in a statement to CNBC.

Three commissioners may grant some of the nation's largest refineries a tax refund of more than $ 135 million — money Texas» cash - strapped schools and other local governments have been counting on to help pay teachers and provide other public services.

The federal government has assisted the movement through a grant of the National Institute of Health for more than $ 20,000, to educate public school teachers in TM.

It would cut more than $ 2 billion in grants for teacher training and class - size reduction and would reduce after - school grants from $ 1.2 billion to $ 1 billion.

In late December, the state's education commissioner froze some of the state's $ 700 million dollars in Race to the Top grants, saying some schools, including in New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirements.

New York State has agreed to adopt high - stakes testing and controversial teacher evaluation systems tied to Common Core State Standards for a one - time installment of $ 700 millions in federal Race to the Top grant money.

Kaduna State government has benefted from the $ 100m World Bank education grant meant to rehabilitate and renovate schools, train teachers and motivate girl child education.

The teacher evaluation requirement originated in 2010 after New York was awarded a grant of nearly $ 700 million under the federal Race to the Top program.

The Senate Republicans are calling for a $ 1.655 billion increase in school aid, grants for charter schools and $ 4.6 million in aid to nonpublic schools, while the Assembly Democrats, aligned with the state teachers unions, proposed a $ 1.1 billion increase in Foundation Aid.

In 2009, through the «Race to the Top» program, the federal government offered $ 4.35 billion in competitive grants to states that adopted Common Core standards and developed plans to improve state test scores and teacher evaluation results.

The governor also touted the state's new teacher evaluation system, which he championed, as it was a requirement of New York's $ 750 million Race To The Top federal grant award.

In order for the state to receive a $ 700 million federal «Race to the Top» grant it won in 2010, a teacher evaluation program must be implemented.

Cuomo championed the teacher evaluation system, which is a requirement of the federal Race To The Top grant program, through which New York won $ 700 million in 2010.

The governor proposes creating the Smart Start Computer Science program, providing $ 6 million in grants to train teachers in computer science and engineering, with grants going to the highest - need schools first.

In other areas, such as a proposal to change seniority rules for school teachers or allocate $ 500 million next year in competitive school aid grants, a column titled «Compromise (if any)» is left blank, suggesting more distance between the three leaders at the time the memo was prepared.

The mayor said he needs to get rid of the teachers in order to salvage some $ 60 million in school improvement grants for the failing schools.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a scathing critique of teacher training colleges on Feb. 15 as he unveiled a $ 5 billion competitive grant program to encourage states to overhaul the teaching profession.

He congratulated the department for using $ 4 million in federal grant money for professional development but stressed a bigger investment would be necessary as teachers and students adjust.

Cuomo proposed $ 25 million for competitive grant programs, which includes $ 20 million to establish a fund to supplement high - performing teachers» salaries and $ 5 million to expand early college high schools throughout the state.

The city DOE and United Federation of Teachers had spent weeks in closed door meetings trying to hammer out the details of a «meaningful teacher evaluation system» in order to qualify for up to $ 65 million in federal funding in School Improvement Grants over the next two years, which is distributed by the state.

The teacher evaluations are required in order for the state to be eligible for $ 700 million dollars in federal funding, as part of the Race to the Top grants.

The legislation follows through on New York's commitment to establish a real and effective teacher evaluations as a condition of the $ 700 million granted through the federal Race to the Top program.

AAAS's Project 2061 has been awarded a $ 1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop new tools for finding out how students build their knowledge of energy concepts over time and for helping teachers diagnose their students» learning difficulties.

Now, with a $ 2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, AAAS's Project 2061 and the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) are embarking on a project to develop chemistry and biochemistry materials for middle school students and teachers, based on the latest research in learning.

The Society awarded $ 120,000 in grants to science research teachers to purchase much - needed equipment and $ 55,000 to 13 innovative organizations supporting community - based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects through our STEM Action & Research Grant Program.

Bank officials, along with Elmo from Sesame Street, celebrated the launch of the program yesterday at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum — it's one of the 14 centers and has received a 2 - year, $ 384,000 grant to work with 20 preschool teachers, 20 aides, and 600 students from public schools in the District of Columbia.

Ghim, whose essay described defects in alternative splicing associated with neurological diseases and cancer, will receive a $ 600 prize, and her science teachers, Dr. Richard Rosenbaum and Dr. Tammy Martin, will receive a $ 600 grant for genetics materials.

She was co-author of a grant proposal that garnered Morningside a five - year, $ 1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition, in support of training in - service teachers in preparation for English as a Second Language endorsement.

Lue, whose essay described the regulation of alternative splicing and how defects in this process can cause disease, and Mueller, whose essay described examples of alternatively spliced proteins coded by the same gene with different functions that act in different cells, will each receive a $ 400 prize, and their science teachers, Dr. Martina Davies and Mrs. Jessica Graham respectively, will each receive a $ 400 grant for genetics materials.

November 2, 2017 Chicago students to get hands - on cancer research experience through $ 1.9 million grant to UChicago Medicine The Chicago EYES on Cancer program will recruit students from underrepresented backgrounds and teachers from Chicago Public Schools for a two - year summer research apprenticeship.

One teacher is selected annually for the Yoga District - sponsored Maggio Grant of $ 300 to help support yoga outreach efforts.

Parents as Teachers National Center, a St. Louis - based organization that offers parent - education and early - childhood - development programs, recently received an $ 82,500 grant from the Bush Foundation and a $ 50,000 grant from the General Mills Foundation.

In voting 96 - 1 to renew the Higher Education Act for five years, the Senate last month accepted a proposal that would authorize $ 300 million over five years in competitive grants to improve teacher education and recruitment programs.

The National Science Teachers Association, an Arlington, Va. - based nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in science instruction among educators and scientists, and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., the Torrance, Calif. - based marketing and sales division of Toyota Motor Corporation, have awarded $ 550,000 in grants to 78 science teachers as part of the TAPESTRY: Grants for Science Teachers Teachers Association, an Arlington, Va. - based nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in science instruction among educators and scientists, and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., the Torrance, Calif. - based marketing and sales division of Toyota Motor Corporation, have awarded $ 550,000 in grants to 78 science teachers as part of the TAPESTRY: Grants for Science Teachers prgrants to 78 science teachers as part of the TAPESTRY: Grants for Science Teachers teachers as part of the TAPESTRY: Grants for Science Teachers prGrants for Science Teachers Teachers program.

Now in its 23rd year, the ASG NEiTA acknowledges the great work teachers do in their communities, both in Australia and New Zealand and has recognised more than 30,000 teachers and distributed more than $ 940,000 in professional development grants.

«In 1996, District 108 in Pekin, Illinois, received a $ 5 million Technology Innovation Challenge Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, because of the district's vision and groundwork in the area of technology,» teacher and school webmaster Madeleine Decker told Education World.

The four - year, $ 3.05 million grants to three partnerships in Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia are for teacher training in student - centered pedagogy.

Less than half of California school districts and only about a quarter of teacher unions have promised to make key education reforms required for the state to win $ 700 million in competitive federal grants, officials said Wednesday.

The DeWitt Wallace - Reader's Digest Fund last week announced nearly $ 10 million in grants for teacher professional - development programs in three urban districts.

Teachers whose lessons are selected will be awarded grants of $ 500 to $ 1,000 each.

HR 1310, introduced last Tuesday, includes a $ 250 - million block - grants program for teacher - training in school districts and $ 50 - million for higher education — both sought by Representative Carl D. Perkins of Kentucky, chairman of the Education and Labor Committee.

Teachers in reach roles can earn anywhere from about $ 4,500 to $ 23,000 more next year for helping more students and leading peers — all within budget, so the money won't disappear when a grant ends.

The DeWitt Wallace - Reader's Digest Fund has made more than $ 1 million in three - year grants to scholarship funds, teacher - development programs, and other activities at inner - city Catholic schools.

The participants, all representing schools sharing in the $ 1 billion in annual grants from the federal initiative, applauded the program for pumping what recipients say are sorely needed resources into instructional materials, teacher training, and support services for struggling elementary schools.

Even so, despite the urgings of the caucus and the local chapters of E4E and Teach Plus, UTLA refused to endorse the Los Angeles district's application for a $ 40 million Race to the Top grant, because it required the adoption of a teacher - evaluation system based in part on student achievement.

The National Endowment for the Humanities last week announced a $ 66.1 - million grants program for the coming year that will not only extend the agency's summer institutes for teachers (see Education Week, Aug. 24, 1983), but will also introduce summer programs for secondary - school principals and students.

The DeWitt Wallace - Reader's Digest Fund has awarded a three - year, $ 1.1 - million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for Early Adolescence to help improve the preparation and training of teachers and staff members in the middle grades.

Ninety eight teachers from around the nation have been selected to receive $ 3,000 stipends for independent summer study under a new program sponsored by the Council for Basic Education (cbe) and funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Eleanor M. Johnson Award is given to a current outstanding elementary classroom teacher of reading and language arts and carries a $ 1,000 prize that is supported by a grant from Weekly Reader Corporation.