Georgia is launching a $19.4 million education innovation fund to award grants to partnerships between local education entities businesses and nonprofit organizations that develop innovative programs for students. The fund was created with the help of a federal grant awarded through Georgia’s Race to the Top (RT3) plan. The Innovation Fund will provide competitive grants [...]
Indiana is one step closer to having the nation’s most broad based school voucher program. The bill that passed the state House of Representatives, creates a new voucher program for low and middle income families. Under the terms of the bill, vouchers will be allotted on a sliding scale based on income. The voucher program [...]
Massachusetts is awarding $350,000 to accelerate the planning process for 26 potential new Innovation Schools across the Commonwealth. Local superintendents, school committee members and union leaders, have already approved the initial plans for these schools and the grants will be used to develop innovation plans to be presented to local school committees for final approval. [...]
Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad has launched a blog designed to highlight his education agenda. The blog, will be maintained by Branstad’s special assistant for education, Linda Fandel. According to the blog, the Branstad administration hopes that they can have a “conversation about how Iowa schools can once again be the envy of the nation, [...]
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices, Innovate + Educate, has designated Massachusetts as the national model for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education initiatives. Massachusetts STEM Council will work with Innovate + Educate on best practices for STEM education initiatives nationwide.
Intel, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Facebook are among the technology companies joining a new initiative from President Barack Obama to encourage entrepreneurship. The companies are part of a multi-sector pledge to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to high-growth industries of clean energy, medicine, advanced manufacturing, information technology and other fields. Dubbed the StartUP America Partnership, [...]
Arizona launched a new website focused on school choice in the state. Arizonaschoolchoice.com is designed to show all of the school choice options available to parents in their area. The website is a key part of the Governor’s, “Four Cornerstones of Reform Plan,” which she claims will empower parents when they make education choices for [...]
18 Illinois school districts will get a more than $270 million funding boost to expand their schools and add much needed classroom space. Chicago Public Schools will also get more than $54 million for the same work. The funding comes from the “Illinois Jobs Now!” program which fosters job growth throughout the state. In total, [...]
The Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation has signed a $20 million deal with HP Enterprise Services to build a computer system for the state’s pre-kindergarden and school readiness programs. The new system will enable data sharing between educators, parents, providers and state agencies, the company said, as well as streamline administrative functions of state programs.
Tyler Technologies, Inc. and the North Allegheny School District in Pennsylvania have reached an agreement to use Tyler’s financial management and student information software in the district. This is the second school district in Pennsylvania to use the software which includes the company’s Munis and SIS applications.
