CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce its Girls’ Equity Grant Program was recently featured in the December 2012 issue of The Legislator, a publication of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. The article was written by Dr.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Schott Foundation for Public Education applauds the U.S. Department of Education’s development of a new, uniform method of calculating high school graduation rates common to all states.
September 19, 2012
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The report and state-specific data can be found here: www.blackboysreport.org
FOR RELEASE: April 17, 2012
Contacts:
Rachel Sugar, 212-245-0510
Shawna Ellis, 617-876-7700
By Dr. John Jackson, President & CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education
PROVIDENCE—Striding into the hottest topic in public education, Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform today issued “Straight Talk on Teaching Quality: Six Game-Changing Ideas and What to Do About Them,” a concise guide for improving teaching effectivene
In January, Dr. Ivory Toldson and Dr. John H. Jackson received Keys to the City of Little Rock, AR, in recognition of their work with Beyond the Bricks Project.
During President Obama’s third State of the Union Address, he rightfully urged the leadership in Congress, and the American people, to use the same collaborative approach to solve our domestic issues that the military uses to address our international threats. We agree with the President that employing these values can help solve many of our … Continued
CONTACT: Shawna Ellis, 617-876-7700 se@schottfoundation.org
Cambridge, MA — The Schott Foundation applauds New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and philanthropist George Soros for their recent announcement of a citywide initiative to improve educational training and job opportunities for young Black and Latino men. The Young Men’s Initiative will be funded with a $127-million investment that includes $30 million from the Open Society Foundations, $30 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies and $67.5 million in city funding.
