Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York, NY
(212) 371-3200
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has approved 37 grants at their quarterly Board meeting held on September 12. Grants were divided between international and national programs. Nationally, the foundation approved grants focusing on educational leadership and innovation.
National Youth Related Grants:
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
24-month grant of $350,000 For a reporting project with the Hechinger Report on effective school designs
Computers For Youth Foundation, Inc., New York, NY
24-month grant of $1,000,000 for continued integration of Next Generation Learning in mathematics
Digital Promise, Washington, D.C.
24-month grant of $1,000,000 for competency-based micro-credentials for professional educators
Editorial Projects in Education, Inc., Bethesda, MD
24-month grant of $500,000 for continued coverage of innovation in education and school design
Futuro Media Group, New York, NY
22-month grant of $250,000 for its immigration reporting on National Public Radio’s Latino USA
National Center for Civic Innovation, New York, NY
27-month grant of $275,000 for development of supports and tools for the field relating to school design and mastery-based learning
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
55-month grant of $3,000,000 for phase II of the Opportunity by Design initiative evaluation
Relay Graduate School of Education, New York, NY
15-month grant of $500,000 for innovations in principal training
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About the Carnegie Foundation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 “to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding,” is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American grantmaking foundations.Foundation efforts remain focused on the two issues that Andrew Carnegie considered of paramount importance: international peace and the advancement of education and knowledge.
Judith Fenlon is the Editor of the Money and Business Section of the Chronicle of Social Change.