Center for Supportive Schools
$18,000 / 2013 / Education
For Year Two support of the Peer Group Connection program at Talent Development High School.
Saint Frances Academy
$5,000 / 2013 / Education
Toward plumbing repairs to Joubert House, the boarding facility for Saint Frances Academy.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
$63,285 / 2012 / Education
To provide full scholarships for the remaining years of four existing foster care students, and scholarships for six additional Abell scholars who are either in foster care or are experiencing homelessness.
National Council on Teacher Quality
$15,700 / 2012 / Education
For support of the annual Teacher Prep Review, which will be published in U.S. News and World Report. The review will cover 800 teacher education programs in the U.S., including analyses and ratings for 20 schools in Maryland. The objective of the review is to create a communications strategy that demonstrates ratings are credible, fair, and accurate, and can provide useful information to advocacy groups working for change in state legislatures and school boards.
Curry School of Education Foundation, Inc.
$100,000 / 2012 / Education
Toward support of Project CYCLE, a tested teacher coaching model, designed to improve performance and retention of teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools.