Education & Schools

Education & schools are central to the mission of local and state government agencies. They focus on providing quality education, ensuring equitable access, and supporting the development of students from early childhood through higher education. Governments work to create policies, fund programs, and oversee the operation of public schools to foster academic success and prepare students for future challenges. This directory offers articles on education and schools and related topics like Education Grants, which explore funding opportunities that support educational initiatives and resources.

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Lynchburg’s Liberty University is welcoming students back on campus, despite outcry from the larger community.
Higher education institutions offering innovative and engaging STEM education curriculums can receive up to $3 million for programs benefitting students.
HHS told 81 institutions offering teen pregnancy prevention programs that five-year grant funding will end two years early.
National Endowment for the Humanities is offering local governments and partners grants for museums, libraries and archives preserving cultural heritage.
NSF will bring together investigators and educators for a 4-day workshop that will drive STEM+C curriculum K-12.
More than $250,000 will help schools procure local healthy food and increase access to healthy school meals.
Schools, local governments and non-profit and for-profit partners can now apply for NOAA’s Great Lakes B-WET grants to fund watershed education projects.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced 102 foundation grants worth more than $98,000.
Seventy eight Houston area organizations receive funding from the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee and the NFL Foundation.
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge, La., agreed that certain tax money is meant for parish and city schools and is not charter school funding.
Schools and military communities can win one of three $30K grants for healthy playground equipment through The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation.
School gardens are a great way to improve the health and engagement of students, and school garden grants can help schools get planting.
The Texas Senate Education Committee created the pre-k grants program after a study found that early education sets the stage for a more robust workforce.
There are federal, state and NGO grants to help establish solar schools.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation grants $100 million for the Flint lead contamination crisis, $50 million before year’s end.
Leveraging grant money, the county and its education partners have established free training to address predicted workforce shortfalls facing its manufacturing industry base.
The Tennessee lottery sets record for education funding--scholarships and grants, after-school programs, energy-efficient schools and Tennessee Promise.