Funding

Friday, July 03, 2009

Stimulus eases community college troubles
Jul 02, 2009
States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment, and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system, Stateline.org reports. READ MORE››

$300,000 for professional development to increase use of the Library of Congress
Jul 02, 2009
The Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program works with an educational consortium of schools, universities, libraries, and foundations to help teachers use the Library's vast collection of digitized primary sources to enrich their classroom instruction. Educators in Florida, Georgia and Texas are asked to submit proposals by July 22. READ MORE››

Allow plenty of time for writing federal grant proposals
Jun 01, 2009
One question I'm frequently asked during my grant-writing workshops is, "Just how long does it take to write a federal grant proposal?" My response is usually 60 to 90 days, depending on the grant guidance. This response frequently results in shock and surprise from people who have never written a federal proposal before. Key words: federal education grant, education grant proposal, education technology funding, education technology grant, technology grant, education grant READ MORE››

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Stimulus eases community college troubles
Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Budget

Facing deficits, some states cut summer school
Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Budget

Pa., Maine faced with ed-tech budget woes
Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding

Scholarships for college dwindle as providers pull back their support
Jun 30, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding

For modest earners, relief repaying student loans
Jun 30, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding

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