P. Buckley Moss Foundation Grants – September 30

The P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education has grants available to support educators who will use the arts as an effective learning tool in teaching children who learn differently. The application deadline is September 30.

Long-Term Math Skills Develop in First Grade

“Numbers, counting, and low-level arithmetic are three basic competencies that are vital to later success in math, and students should have these key math skills in first grade in order to be successful in math in fifth grade, according to a long-term study released by psychologists at the University of Missouri (UM).” Source: eSchool News

Save Our Schools March – July 30

Educators from around the country will be in Washington, D.C. on July 30 for the Save Our Schools March. Speakers will include NEA Vice President Lily Eskelsen, NEA Student Program Chair Tommie Leaders and other public education supporters like Linda Darling-Hammond, Matt Damon, Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol, and Pedro Noguera.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Dedication – August 28

The official dedication for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial will occur on August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King’s historic I Have A Dream speech.

Save Pell Day – July 25

Save Pell Day is an online day of action to help save the federal Pell Grant program. Nearly 1.5 million students are at risk of getting cut from the program completely and the remaining grant amounts may be reduced by 45 percent. Learn more at savepell.org.

No Benefit Found to Merit Pay in NYC

The New York City merit pay program will be permanently discontinued. “The decision was made in light of a study that found the bonuses had no positive effect on either student performance or teachers’ attitudes toward their jobs.” Source: New York Times

Engaging Students Through Entrepreneurship

The Los Angeles Times reports there are a growing number of youth entrepreneurship training programs. “Discovering a reason to use and polish math, reading and writing skills is part of it. Keeping at-risk students in school by engaging them in relevant, hands-on learning is also a big goal of some of these programs.”

America’s Imagination Summit – July 21 & 22

America’s Imagination Summit is happening on July 21 and 22 in New York City. Cross-sector leaders from around the U.S. will gather there in support of giving American students the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century: imagination, creativity, and innovation.

Student-Based Budgeting

Seven school systems in Louisiana are testing a new student-based budgeting system that “would give school principals, not districts, much of the authority on how to spend most state, federal and local education dollars.” Source: The Advocate

Social Media Helps Transition to College

Education Week details how incoming students and universities are using social media to help “get acclimated long before they move into a residence hall.”

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