Baltimore Urban Debate League
$20,000 / 2006 / Education
For the development and implementation of a full-scale in-house monitoring and evaluation system to track the league’s ability to influence student outcomes. The study will document student achievement in debate, GPAs, attendance, interest in academic pursuits, incidence of negative behaviors, number of college applications and admissions, literacy, and critical thinking skills during the 2006-2007 school year. Results will be published in summer 2007.
Boys’ Latin School of Maryland
$20,000 / 2006 / Education
To provide the opportunity for a former Baraka School student to attend a private school.
Children’s Scholarship Fund
$25,000 / 2006 / Education
To provide tuition assistance for children of low-income families to attend parochial or private schools in Baltimore City. By offering four-year partial tuition grants, the Children’s Scholarship Fund enables children to attend schools of their choice.
CollegeBound Foundation, Inc.
$173,966 / 2006 / Education
Two-year funding for support of the College Retention Project for Last Dollar Grant program recipients at nine participating Maryland colleges. Working with key individuals on each campus, the advisor will provide one-on-one support for students, including course selection, learning assistance, and financial aid. The goal is to increase the graduation rate of the Last Dollar Grant recipients.
CollegeBound Foundation, Inc.
$16,575 / 2006 / Education
For tracking of college outcomes for students who have graduated from Baltimore City public schools. By contracting with the National Student Clearinghouse, the Baltimore City Public School System and the CollegeBound Foundation will be able to track the status and graduation rates of its students in order to assess the effectiveness of the CollegeBound Foundation’s college placement and tuition assistance services.