Not exact matches
«My
current school does not accept a penny of federal funding, or any federal grants, even though we are on a shoestring each
year and are able to operate only based on our tuition (which covers about 70 % of our costs), our ability to attract groups to
use our facilities
during vacations and summers for revenue, and our (my) ability to fundraise,» said Jorgenson.
TFA will
use its $ 8.3 million award (down from its previous $ 18 million earmark) to support more than 9,000 teachers in high - need
schools during the
current school year, and recruit, select, train, and place up to 5,800 new teachers for the 2012 — 13
school year.
The Foundation maintains an online library of lessons at www.wallacefoundation.org about what it has learned, including knowledge from its
current efforts aimed at: strengthening educational leadership to improve student achievement; helping disadvantaged students gain more time for learning through summer learning and through the effective
use of additional learning time
during the
school day and
year; enhancing out - of -
school time opportunities; and building appreciation and demand for the arts.
Teach for America (TFA), based in New York City, will
use its $ 8.3 million award to support more than 9,000 teachers in high - need
schools during the
current school year, and recruit, select, train and place up to 5,800 new teachers for the 2012 - 13
school year.