Past Grants

Archdiocese of Baltimore

To provide scholarships for Baltimore City public school students to attend Catholic parochial schools. The initiative is designed to compare the effectiveness of a Catholic school education against a public school education among at-risk inner-city students. The funds will underwrite the cost of the fifth year of an eight-year study.

Baltimore City Public School System/Upton School

For the implementation of technology-based instruction through the Tech-Plus tele-teaching program for 20 homebound seventh-grade students expelled for discipline problems. The coursework will be completed through daily tele-teaching sessions and e-mail exchange with teachers and other students.

New Song Community Learning Center

For the purchase of books and replacement materials for the Calvert School curriculum for the 2000-2001 school year.

Baltimore Academy of Excellence

To provide scholarships for 22 inner-city students to attend the Academy’s Traditional School and Special Needs School in a year-round structured learning environment. The Academy enrolls students who have failed in a regular public school setting and who can take advantage of its specialized curriculum, individualized attention, and counseling.

Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc.

For support of the Baltimore Curriculum Project for the 2000-2001 school year in 13 elementary schools. The curriculum provides daily lesson plans combining two nationally known curricula, Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge.