The Baraka School, Inc.
$34,000 / 2004 / Education
For final expenses associated with maintaining The Baraka School property until the lease expires on December 31, 2005. The Baraka School, now closed, was a boarding school located in Kenya, East Africa, serving underachieving Baltimore City middle school boys.
The Center for Education Reform
$10,000 / 2004 / Education
Toward the Charter School Resource Fund to support the development of charter schools in Baltimore City.
The Ingenuity Project
$500,000 / 2004 / Education
In support of the 2004-2005 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math and science curriculum for more than 475 Baltimore City public elementary, middle, and high school students. Its purpose is to identify and develop nationally competitive math, science, and engineering students.
The Johns Hopkins University/ Center for Social Organization of Schools
$15,000 / 2004 / Education
For an evaluation of the Educational Opportunity Program at two new high schools located at the Southwestern Campus.
The Johns Hopkins University/ Center for Social Organization of Schools
$30,700 / 2004 / Education
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.