Past Grants

The Baltimore Algebra Project

For expansion of the Algebra Project tutoring services to Lemmel Middle School. By establishing a group of tutors and a peer-to-peer training system for new tutors, the project is expected to improve student grades and encourage positive attitudes about mathematics.

Fund for Educational Excellence

For continued support of Math Works, designed to develop a professional training model for third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade math teachers in Baltimore City. The training will utilize workshops, electronic textbooks, and state-of-the-art practices.

Stocks in the Future Foundation, Inc.

For a study of absenteeism and the Stocks in the Future program, a pilot program targeting at-risk students, providing incentives designed to improve school performance. Starting in middle school, students learn fundamentals of the stock market and earn monetary rewards for improved grades and attendance.

Baltimore City College Alumni Association

Two grants in support of the 2005-2006 Speech and Debate Program at Baltimore City College High School.

Fund for Educational Excellence

For the development of a strategy to recruit and train Baltimore City public secondary school math teachers for the 2006-2007 school year.