Program Areas • Grants
Education
The aim of the education program is to help make government more representative of, and more responsive to, its citizens by enhancing their participation in public life.
Grants — 2011
| AFTER-SCHOOL CORPORATION
New York, NY | $120,000 |
| To support the 'Reading Partnerships' project, an initiative to provide New York City public school students and families with increased public library access and greater exposure to engaging literature and literacy-rich activities | |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Cambridge, MA | $15,000 |
| To support a conference on improving financial literacy education in the United States | |
| BARNARD COLLEGE
New York, NY | $15,000 |
| To support a program in the Department of Biological Sciences that offers undergraduates an opportunity to engage in genetic research | |
| THE BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY AT HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Cambridge, MA | $50,000 |
| To support the creation of a multi-disciplinary working group to explore feasible business models for the sale, leasing, and distribution of e-books to public libraries | |
| CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
New York, NY | $120,000 |
| To support the Center's research, analysis, and public education activities related to the federal budget as it affects the states, and to support a Revson State Policy Fellow
(Year 2 of three-year $590,000 grant) | |
| GEORGETOWN DAY SCHOOL
Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| To support the creation of a strategic plan for operating as a "private school in the public service" | |
| LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE FOR A DIVERSE AMERICA (LEDA)
New York, NY | $15,000 |
| To support intensive college guidance services for four LEDA scholars | |
| NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP
New York, NY | $15,000 |
| To support ‘Kids’ Right to Read,’ a project providing education and advocacy tools to parents and teachers facing book challenges in libraries and schools | |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
New York, NY | $40,000 |
| To support the ‘New Chapter’ program, a partnership among New York City’s three library systems that temporarily waives outstanding fines for all patrons under the age of 18 | |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS New York, NY | $20,000 |
| To support the Red Burns Scholarship Fund of New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) | |
| NEWS LITERACY PROJECT
Bethesda, MD | $200,000 |
| To support educational programs in New York City schools that teach students the critical thinking skills they need to be smarter and more frequent consumers and creators of credible information across all media platforms, and to build the capacity of programs nationwide
(Year 2 of a 3-year $600,000 grant) | |
| WILLIAM E. MACAULAY HONORS COLLEGE
City College of New York New York, NY | $200,000 |
| To support fellowship stipends for 26 Lisa Goldberg / Revson Scholars at Macaulay Honors College, selected for their interest in public policy and civic engagement, with a special emphasis on service to the City of New York
(Year 1 of two-year $400,000 grant) | |
| Total: | $825,000 |