Federal Dollars Pledged to Math & Science
Photo: Andrew Kelly. World Maker Faire 2011.
Nov. 11, 2011, 4:42 p.m.
By ANNA M. PHILLIPS
Three New York City groups are among 23 school districts and education organizations that have been singled out by the United States Education Department to receive millions in grants this year, provided they can match a percentage of the award with private money.
New Visions for Public Schools, a non-profit group that has helped start dozens of city schools in recent years, could receive $12.9 million over five years to bring a new algebra program to 30 city high schools. And New York City’s Education Department and the New York Hall of Science in Queens each stand to win $3 million for technology projects that are in the experimental phase, meaning the federal governments believes they hold promise, but they are untested.
Read more here: NYTimes, School Book blog: Federal Dollars Pledged to Math and Science Programs