University System of Maryland Foundation
In support of the Nurturing Excellence for Undergraduate Success (NEXUS) research project, which analyzes City Schools students currently in the USM pipeline and identifies graduation barriers and intervention opportunities for students at the greatest risk of dropping out.
Urban Teachers
In support of general operations for Urban Teachers, a rigorous four-year teacher recruitment and training model that features a 14-month clinical teacher residency. In 2022, Urban Teachers will support 364 residents and teachers.
UMBC Foundation
The UMBC Reach Together Program (RTP) provides high-dosage tutoring for 350 students across four schools in south Baltimore (Arundel, Cherry Hill, Lakeland, and Westport) during the 2021-2022 school year. Alongside the intensive tutoring at these four schools, the UMBC math project will provide teacher level coaching to an additional six schools.
STEM Champions of Baltimore Inc.
Over the past seven years, STEM Champions of Maryland has developed as a staging ground to prepare 375 students in 30 middle and high schools throughout the city for competition in numerous STEM based events as a part of the National Science Olympiad competition, the largest broad-based STEM competition in Baltimore. STEM Champions of Maryland trains teacher coaches to provide robust curricula and materials for each of the 18 Science Olympiad activities. STEM Champions also brings over 200 STEM professionals and volunteers together to work with teachers in afterschool practices and to facilitate the annual Citywide Science Olympiad competition.
New Leaders – Baltimore
With the help of Abell Foundation start-up funding in 2005, the New Leaders Program has trained 375 leaders and developed 126 new principals making them the leading provider of training for principals and school leaders in City Schools. The New Leaders program seeks to train high quality principal candidates to lead schools, support teacher retention, and build teams. There are currently 112 New Leaders alumni actively working in education in Baltimore City, including 46 principals representing 29% of all principals in the district.