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King recently expressed extreme frustration with the teachers union and school administrators in several large cities downstate and upstate, over what he said was a failure to come up with a teacher evaluation plan by a December 31 deadline, to meet requirements for the federal Race to the Top grant awards.

NEWCOMB — The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation recently awarded the Adirondack Curriculum Project (ACP) a grant for the sixth annual Adirondack Day for students and their teachers who use the Adirondacks to meet NYS Learning Standards.

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 committee will review and award enrichment grants for programming outside of the annual school budget, based on requests by administrators, teachers, and during the annual grant cycle.

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.

Under the terms of federal School Improvement Grants that the DOE was awarded to help these schools succeed, the school district and the union must jointly develop a teacher evaluation system in low - achieving schools that receive the funds.

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.

As a member of the Education & Workforce committee, I strongly oppose recent efforts to reduce federal funding in these areas, and I am the author of H.R. 258, the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act, which would award competitive grants to school districts or states to partner with colleges and universities or nonprofit organizations to establish a program which will develop, support and retain exceptional teachers in the STEM disciplines.

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.

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.

I am an art teacher in Indiana and I have been awarded a grant to study garment construction and pattern making, with the end result being a completely handmade wardrobe.

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.

«The district I work in had a wonderful start to encouraging teacher technology use several years ago, when we were awarded several grants.

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

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.

According to founder Heather Chirtea, by the end of 2008, users will have access to a shared book - review library, an online address book, and a rating system for lesson plans — and the site will give monthly grant awards to teachers with the top - rated plans.

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.

International Reading Association Awards The International Reading Association provides many Teachers» Awards and Grants.

Since last year, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $ 75 million in grants to schools and school districts interested in developing systems that reward good teaching and compensate teachers for taking jobs in hard - to - staff schools (low - performing and typically high - poverty schools).

In addition, the administration greatly expanded the TIF program, which awards grants to high - need districts to fund performance - based compensation systems, and established a new rule for winning applications: proposals would need to differentiate teacher and principal effectiveness, based in significant part on student growth, and create compensation systems that reflected those results.

Teacher and principal evaluation systems were just one component of those plans, and nearly 90 percent of a plan's score in the grant competition was awarded for elements other than evaluation and compensation systems.

The grant, which is federally funded but awarded by the state, will allow the 41,000 - student district to hire teachers to help develop additional offerings.

Sixty - three per cent of the charity's grants were given to teachers and staff in primary and secondary schools, while 28 per cent were awarded to those working in further education.

Spencer: For the 2004 - 2005 academic year, the SHOPA Kids In Need Foundation awarded more than $ 77,000 to 180 teachers from a field of more than 1,800 grant applications.

Winners are awarded grants to help further their reading programs and to help disseminate them to other teachers around the country.

The California Department of Education has awarded Bilingual Teacher Professional Development grants — each in the amount of $ 625,000 — to four school districts and four county offices of education throughout the state.

ED shall award competitive grants to eligible entities for the establishment of Presidential and Congressional Academies for the Teaching of American History and Civics, through which seminars or institutes shall be offered to teachers and students.

Granted in amounts ranging from $ 2,000 to $ 6,000, these scholarships will be awarded to aspiring teachers and current educators with the drive and desire to make a difference in education.

Fortunately, recent California legislation demonstrates a concern for addressing the worsening teacher shortages through funding recruitment efforts, 4 - year integrated bachelor degree and teaching credential programs, and up to 5 years of postsecondary and teacher preparation training for classified staff.2016 — 17 state funded grant programs: Announcement of awards.

Additionally, ED may award grant funds to SEAs for: (1) implementation or expansion of effective STEM professional development programs; or (2) the development of state - wide STEM Master Teacher Corps to attract and retain outstanding STEM teachers, particularly in high - need and rural schools.

In an effort to provide ongoing feedback to teachers during the course of the school year, measure annual student growth, and move beyond narrowly - focused bubble tests, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded two groups of states grants to develop a new generation of tests.

Through the Teachers and School Leader Incentive Program, ED shall award competitive grants to eligible entities for the development, implementation, or expansion of performance - based compensation systems or human capital management systems.

The Washington - based group and the MetLife Foundation awarded $ 50,000 grants to each of the programs, which prepare teachers to staff high - need city schools.

Thus, teachers were invited to participate in the research study based on having received a teaching award from a national organization granting recognition across content areas and grade levels.

Race to the Top (RTTT) grants had been awarded after considering whether states would adopt high academic standards, implement prescribed strategies in low ‐ performing schools, and use student test scores to determine the effectiveness of teachers.

$ 19.4 M Federal SEED Grant Will Grow Ranks of Accomplished, Board - Certified Teachers Teaching and Leading in High - Need Schools ARLINGTON, Va. — October 6, 2015 — The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has been awarded a $ 19.4 - million grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the 2015 Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant competiGrant Will Grow Ranks of Accomplished, Board - Certified Teachers Teaching and Leading in High - Need Schools ARLINGTON, Va. — October 6, 2015 — The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has been awarded a $ 19.4 - million grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the 2015 Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant competigrant from the U.S. Department of Education through the 2015 Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant competigrant competition.

States and school districts that adopted Obama's preferred policies — like designing teacher evaluation systems and using «robust» data systems to track student progress — were given cash grants as an award.

The English Capstone course content and pilot courses were developed for teachers through a Title II, Part A grant awarded to the College of William and Mary and James Madison University.

5 million federal Teacher Incentive Fund grant, which was awarded to Jefferson County Public Schools in October of 2010.

To that end, we're launching a second city - wide teacher engagement survey, awarding additional grants to teachers to implement their ideas for retaining educators, and continuing to strengthen the sense of community for educators across the city.

Under the bill, grants are awarded to assist high school teachers in meeting the minimal qualifications necessary to teach dual enrollment courses.

This project was funded by a grant awarded through the United States Department of Education Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) program.

This evolution is aided by the development of standards related to technology integration in teacher preparation programs (International Society for Technology in Education [ISTE] 2002b; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education [NCATE] 1997), national teacher education reports advocating technology integration (American Council of Education, 1999; National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 1996), awards and recognition for teacher education programs demonstrating exemplary technology integration (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2002; ISTE, 2002a) and federal grant initiatives that support the integration of technology in teacher education (United States Department of Education [USDOE]teacher preparation programs (International Society for Technology in Education [ISTE] 2002b; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education [NCATE] 1997), national teacher education reports advocating technology integration (American Council of Education, 1999; National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 1996), awards and recognition for teacher education programs demonstrating exemplary technology integration (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2002; ISTE, 2002a) and federal grant initiatives that support the integration of technology in teacher education (United States Department of Education [USDOE]Teacher Education [NCATE] 1997), national teacher education reports advocating technology integration (American Council of Education, 1999; National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 1996), awards and recognition for teacher education programs demonstrating exemplary technology integration (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2002; ISTE, 2002a) and federal grant initiatives that support the integration of technology in teacher education (United States Department of Education [USDOE]teacher education reports advocating technology integration (American Council of Education, 1999; National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 1996), awards and recognition for teacher education programs demonstrating exemplary technology integration (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2002; ISTE, 2002a) and federal grant initiatives that support the integration of technology in teacher education (United States Department of Education [USDOE]teacher education programs demonstrating exemplary technology integration (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2002; ISTE, 2002a) and federal grant initiatives that support the integration of technology in teacher education (United States Department of Education [USDOE]Teacher Education, 2002; ISTE, 2002a) and federal grant initiatives that support the integration of technology in teacher education (United States Department of Education [USDOE]teacher education (United States Department of Education [USDOE] 2002).

The state education department is awarding planning grants to a total of six to 12 school districts to allow them to try new ways of organizing teachers» use of time and for professional development.

Often bypassing Congress, Duncan used the money to work directly with states, persuading them to adopt favored policies by providing incentives through Race to the Top, a $ 4.35 billion competitive grant program in which states were awarded points for adopting ideas such as performance - based teacher and principal evaluations, higher academic standards, and raising charter school caps.

On March 7, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the award of nearly $ 24.6 million for three grants to improve student achievement by increasing the effectiveness of teachers and principals.

The three year grants were given to create «transformation centers» based on the following criteria: developing strong Read more about Gates Foundation Awards for Teacher Prep Transformation Centers -LSB-...]

I'm pleased the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recognized this need and awarded ASCD a $ 3 million grant to help build the capacity of teachers, schools, districts, and states to successfully implement the standards.

Teacher scholarships and classroom grants are competitive awards available to all educators in Arkansas.