Baltimore City Public School System/Southwestern High School
$61,800 / 2001 / Education
For administrative support for the Pre-nursing Academy, created to reduce the dropout rate, provide exploration of career opportunities and help relieve nursing shortage.
Morgan State University
$21,830 / 2001 / Education
Toward expenses of the Jumpstart Program, a work-study education program for college students to tutor preschool children in an effort to improve academic achievement.
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Consortium
$10,000 / 2001 / Education
Two grants for general support of programs designed to integrate the cultural arts into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.
Baltimore City Public School System/Tench Tilghman Elementary School
$6,000 / 2001 / Education
For the continued support of the Inside-Out Program, an environmental education program for third- and fifth-grade students. This scientifically-based curriculum involves creating a “green space” schoolyard garden, cooking classes, clean-ups, and a three-day camping trip with pre- and post-expedition briefings.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
$38,000 / 2001 / Education
For the implementation of the Get Ready to Read! assessment tool in the Baltimore County Head Start Centers, designed to determine extent of the children’s reading readiness.