Past Grants

The Johns Hopkins University/ Center for Social Organization of Schools

For an evaluation of the impact of new teachers hired by the Baltimore City Public School System. At the point of hiring, this study will make comparisons among: 1) teachers who have full professional certification; 2) teachers who have alternative certification (such as Teach For America and the Baltimore Teaching Residency Program); 3) and teachers who have conditional certification. The evaluation will study teacher retention and daily attendance, PRAXIS (national teacher certification test) scores, contract renewal rates, subject-area expertise, and tuition reimbursement.

Baltimore City Public School System/ National Academic League

In support of the 2004-2005 National Academic League in 30 Baltimore City middle schools. The league provides extracurricular interscholastic programming in an atmosphere of competition traditionally associated with athletic events.

KIPP Baltimore, Inc .

Toward operating expenses for the 2004-2005 school year at the KIPP Ujima Academy for fifth to eighth-grade students. KIPP offers an academically intensive college-preparatory middle school program as part of the Baltimore City Public School System’s New Schools Initiative. This academic model requires students to spend an additional two and a half hours a day at school, attend summer school, and enrichment activities on Saturdays.

Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc.

For continued implementation of the Baltimore Curriculum Project for the 2004-2005 school year. The project, which provides management oversight of three Baltimore City public schools as part of the New Schools Initiative, offers a combination of the Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge curricula, and serves as an incubator for pilot strategies. During the current year, the Baltimore Curriculum Project will continue to align Direct Instruction and test preparation to the new Maryland State Assessments and develop a middle school curriculum integrating Core Knowledge, Direct Instruction, and Algebra I.

Office of the Mayor

Toward the Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowships for the summer of 2004. The purpose of the fellowships is to increase the number of talented graduate and undergraduate students who have an interest in public service to work in Baltimore City government.