Posts Tagged ‘grants’
NEBHE Awarded Lumina Foundation for Education Grant to Work with Khan Academy to Boost Remedial Math
by John O. Harney
September 10, 2012
* Goal is to increase student persistence and completion * Drive reform of developmental math
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) was awarded a $356,200 grant from the Lumina Foundation to support a developmental education project that provides a high-quality, low-cost instructional platform coupling Khan Academy and community college resources.
The ...
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Complete College America Launches State Grants for Innovative Ways to Boost Degrees
by John O. Harney
February 22, 2011
Complete College America launched the Completion Innovation Challenge, a $10 million competitive grant program for states to significantly boost college completion and close attainment gaps for traditionally underrepresented populations.
A national organization whose mission is to work with states to increase the number of Americans with college degrees or certificates of workplace value, Complete College America ...
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URI Gets $212k Shot in Arm for Vaccine Studies
by Christine Cassis
July 15, 2010
A University of Rhode Island biotechnology professor was awarded a $212,000 grant to hire summer research fellows for vaccine studies. The grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allows 14 students and recent graduates from URI, Brown University, Bates College and the University of Connecticut to conduct research on vaccines against diseases ranging ...
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