The Baraka School, Inc.
$329,643 / 2000 / Education
Two grants for the consolidation of the Baraka School staff, and towards operating expenses for the 2000-2001 school year. The boarding school, located in Kenya, provides a residential academic program for 18 at-risk, underachieving Baltimore City middle-school boys.
Baltimore Office of Promotion
$5,000 / 2000 / Education
In support of the Fifth Annual Book Festival’s Workshop for Young Writers’ educational component.
Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc.
$100,000 / 2000 / Education
For a study to review and evaluate the information technology system in Baltimore City public schools.
Baltimore Curriculum Project, Inc.
$807,955 / 2000 / Education
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.
Baltimore City Public School System/Upton School
$107,800 / 2000 / Education
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.