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.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
$46,000 / 2001 / Education
To provide tuition assistance at St. Elizabeth of Hungary School for children of the purchasers of Patterson Park Community Development Corporation’s renovated homes.