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NEA Foundation Announces Grants for Technology Teaching :
Former Director Corene Griffin Gives $181K to Education
Washington, DC -- The NEA Foundation's Board Chair, Lauri Fitz-Pegado, Partner of The Livingston Group, announced the receipt of a bequest to the Foundation from the estate of Corene Griffin, of Malibu, CA. The gift will total over $181,000.
Press Releases: (Word) (December 15, 2008)

NEA Foundation Awards $1.34M to Close the Achievement Gaps : Pilots Show Improvements in Teaching and Learning that Support Continued Investment. The NEA Foundation today announced that it will award $1,341,000 to three of its Closing the Achievement Gaps Initiative pilot sites, continuing its work to advance systemic efforts to increase academic achievement, especially for low income and minority students. The initiative sets five-year goals for each of the pilot sites and is building a body of knowledge about teaching and learning that will be shared with the reform and philanthropic sectors in the years ahead. Press Releases: (PDF) (November 12, 2008)

NEA Foundation Launches Online Grants Application: In a move it says will make applying for grants easier, more convenient, and less prone to user error, the NEA Foundation today announced that it is launching a web-based application process for its popular $2,000 and $5,000 grants to support public school educators' ideas to improve teaching and learning. Press Releases: (Word) (October 20, 2008)

NEA Foundation Names Five Finalists for National Award: Five public school educators will receive $10,000 from the Horace Mann Companies and national recognition at a Washington, DC awards gala as the 2009 national finalists for the NEA Foundation’s Award for Teaching Excellence, according to the NEA Foundation, a public charity created in 1969 to advance student achievement in America’s public schools. Press Releases: (Word) (October 16, 2008)

NEA Foundation Hires Director of Development: The NEA Foundation today announced the hire of Michael DiMaggio, who, as Director of Development, will be part of the senior management team and responsible for creating and implementing a comprehensive development plan. Press Releases: (Word) (October 08, 2008)

Eight Connecticut Schools Selected for Reform; Attract National Funding: Six organizations have agreed to collaborate on a school reform effort unlike any other in the country that will involve eight of Connecticut’s most challenged schools. This unique collaboration will be funded, in part, by a $250,000 award from The NEA Foundation and a $480,000 appropriation from the Connecticut General Assembly.
Click Here For CommPACT Schools Video
Press Releases: (PDF) (September 08, 2008)

The NEA Foundation Names New Chair, Two Board Members: The NEA Foundation today announced the election of a new chair, Lauri J. Fitz-Pegado, a partner at The Livingston Group, LLC and the former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Commerce in the Clinton Administration, and the appointment of two new members: Lori McFarling, Divisional Marketing Officer for Discovery Education & Domestic Distribution at Discovery Communications, and Kirk Michel, President and Founder of KEMA Advisors, Inc., an investment-banking firm that provides expertise in a wide range of financial disciplines.
Press Releases: (Word) (July 10, 2008)

The NEA Foundation Booth Attracts More than 3,000 Delegates: H. McFrazier, a member of UTLA from Los Angeles, CA and Teresa Brady, a member of Duval Teachers United from Jacksonville, FL, were randomly selected from among more than 3,000 delegates who swiped their badges for a chance to win a digital camera from the NEA Foundation during the NEA Expo held July 1-3.
Press Releases: (Word) (July 10, 2008)

NEA Foundation Honors Reg Weaver's Legacy: The NEA Foundation today announced that it was making a $5,000 donation to the Hispanic College Fund to honor Reg Weaver's six years of leadership as the NEA’s President and his lifelong support of public education (photo of Idalia Fernandez, president of the Hispanic College Fund, Reg Weaver, president of the NEA, and Lauri Fitz-Pegado, vice chair of The NEA Foundation Board of Directors: http://www2.nea.org/presscenter/hispanic-college-fund/HI-RES/reg-weaver_nf01.jpg).
Press Releases: (PDF) (May 30, 2008)

The NEA Foundation Lists 38 New Grantees: The NEA Foundation today released the names of public educators selected to receive 38 grants, totaling $154,000, to fund work to improve public education for students nationwide. The grants, which support educators' ideas to improve teaching and learning or professional development efforts, will be administered over the next year.
Press Releases: (PDF) (May 14, 2008)

The NEA Foundation's 13th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Gala: Legendary football great, literacy champion, author and broadcaster Tiki Barber was among the extraordinary individuals honored Friday evening for exceptional contributions to public education at The NEA Foundation’s 13th annual Salute to Excellence in Education Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
Press Releases: (PDF) (February 8)

The NEA Foundation Announces the 2008 Recipients of The Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence: As recipients, these five educators will receive a personal gift of $10,000 from The Horace Mann Companies. In addition, one of these five will be selected to receive The NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence and a additional $25,000. All nominees, including the recipients of The I CAN Learn® Awards for Teaching Excellence, will be honored at the gala. Press Releases: (PDF) (December 7)

The NEA Foundation Appoints Ambassador to Board: The NEA Foundation today announced the appointment of Ambassador Pete Romero to its Board of Directors. Ambassador Romero is the CEO of Experior Advisory, teaches at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and served 24 years as a career diplomat in the U.S. State Department. Press Release: (PDF) (December 3)

NCTAF Achievement Gaps Report: The NEA Foundation supports recent National Commission on Teaching and America's Future ( NCTAF) report on collaboration between local unions' and districts' efforts to close the achievement gaps. Press Release: (Word) (PDF) (November 12)

Click here for the entire report and more information about the project.

Summer 2007 Student Achievement Grants and Learning & Leadership Grants Announced: The NEA Foundation congratulates the newest recipients of Student Achievement Grants, which support project-based learning, and Learning & Leadership Grants, which fund professional development. (June 15)

The NEA Foundation Welcomes Three New Staff Members: Since May, the NEA Foundation has added three new staff members to its roster. (June 12)

The NEA Foundation Appoints New Member to Board of Directors: The NEA Foundation announces the appointment of Kevin Welner, award-winning researcher, author and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, to its Board of Directors. (June 7)

The NEA Foundation Announces the Recipients of the 2007 Fine Arts Grants: Administered on behalf of the NEA, these grants provide $2,000 to enable fine arts teachers to create and implement fine arts programs that promote learning among students at risk of school failure. (June 7)

The NEA Foundation Welcomes New Director of Programs: The NEA Foundation announces William “Bill” Miles, Ed.D., as its new Director of Programs. Miles joins the Foundation from the Public Education Network (PEN), where he was Director of Policy and Programs. (June 6)

The NEA Foundation Announces the Recipients of the 2007 Drop Everything and Read Bookshelf Awards: In celebration of National Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) Day, The NEA Foundation and the National Education Association (NEA) offer the D.E.A.R. Bookshelf Awards. (April 12)

The NEA Foundation's 12th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Gala: Nearly 1,000 education and corporate leaders and government officials gathered February 8 at the National Building Museum to celebrate outstanding contributions to public education. (February 9)

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