Fund for Educational Excellence
$5,000 / 2006 / Education
For an evaluation of academic outcomes of the Catholic Schools Project for the 2003-2004 school year.
University of Maryland Baltimore County
$112,356 / 2006 / Education
For a four-year evaluation of the Core Knowledge Preschool Program in Baltimore City’s Southeast Community Organization (SECO) Head Start Centers. The purpose is to assess the progress of children attending the Core Knowledge program for two consecutive years, as compared to those attending for one year, in academic readiness, social skill competencies, and language development.
Baltimore City Public School System/National Academic League
$155,450 / 2005 / Education
For support of the 2005-2006 National Academic League in 30 Baltimore City public middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally associated with athletic events.
The Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools
$5,000 / 2005 / Education
To update “New Teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools, 1999-2004,” with 2004-2005 data that provides an assessment of each newly hired teacher and will help determine retention rates and percentages of teachers becoming certified.
Baltimore City Public School System/Western High School
$5,000 / 2005 / Education
Toward the purchase of basic supplies for the art, drama, dance, and music programs.