Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York
www.carnegie.org
Grants announced: September 19, 2013
The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Board approved 55 grants, totaling $52.3 million. Grants covered topics such as education, academic fellowships, economic development, international social welfare, nonproliferation, and higher education.
Below are the youth related grants awarded by the Foundation.
Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington, DC, $1.5 million over 24 months for general support.
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, $500,000 over 24 months for moving Next Generation Science Standards into practice.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland, $ 3 million over 36 months for developing and supporting new secondary schools under the Opportunity by Design initiative.
Denver Public Schools, $ 1 million over 24 months for developing and supporting new secondary schools under the Opportunity by Design initiative.
Education Resource Strategies, Watertown, MA, 1.5 million over 36 months for general support and activities to increase the field’s understanding of school and system designs.
Education Trust, Washington, DC, $800,000 over 24 months for general support.
Educators 4 Excellence, New York, $500,000 for general support.
Foundation for Excellence in Education, Tallahassee, Fla. $500,000 over 18 months for development of materials to help policymakers and practitioners connect the Common Core and next generation learning.
Fund for Public Schools, New York, $3 million over 36 months for developing and supporting new secondary schools under the Opportunity by Design initiative.
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J., $150,000 for a project on advancing knowledge about transforming postsecondary mathematics.
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Washington, DC, $150,000 for two reports on policy that enables innovation.
Philadelphia’s Children First Fund, $3 million over 36 months for developing and supporting new secondary schools under the Opportunity by Design initiative.
Public Impact, Chapel Hill, N.C., $700,000 over 24 months grant for reaching more students with excellent science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers.
Relay Graduate School of Education, New York, $500,000 for general support.