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> Volume 14, Issue 12
> March 2016
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> Association News
> Member Spotlight
> Education News
> Resources for School Librarians
> Partnership and Collaborator News
> Grants & Awards
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> Association News
> Early-Bird Deadline for ALA Annual Approaching
> Don’t miss the early-bird registration deadline for the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, June 23-28. The early-bird deadline is noon on March 16. For more information, visit the 2016 ALA Annual Conference registration page. Also be sure to check out the “Making Your Case to Attend” tips.
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> School Librarians Invited to Apply for $5,000 Humanities Programming Prize
> School libraries are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through eighth grade, the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announced. Nominations for the 2016 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming must be received by May 6, 2016. Applications, award guidelines and a list of previous winners are available at www.ala.org/jaffarian. Nominated programs must have taken place during the current school year (2015-16). Programs that are still in progress as of the award deadline are eligible, and libraries are encouraged to self-nominate.
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> AASL Celebrates 2016 School Library Month with Spokesperson Megan McDonald
> Megan McDonald, author of the beloved Judy Moody and Stink books, will serve as the national spokesperson for the 2016 observance of School Library Month (SLM). Celebrated in April and sponsored by AASL, School Library Month honors the essential role that strong school library programs play in a student's educational career. “I would not be who I am without the early impact of my school library and librarian,” said McDonald. “I grew up to become a librarian. I grew up to become a storyteller. I grew up to become a writer. School librarians not only foster a lifelong love of reading and story, they encourage thinking and creativity. They support curious minds. They inspire young imaginations. School librarians shape lives."
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> ALA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for 2017 Election
> The Nominating Committee for the 2017 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2017 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect and Councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 50 candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2017 spring election. Members who wish to make nominations should submit the following information: nominee name; present position; institution; address; telephone; fax; and e-mail address. Self-nominations are encouraged. All potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form.
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> School Librarians Heart AASL 
> Why do school librarians love AASL and enthusiastically Share the Wealth of AASL membership with their colleagues? Kathy Lester, Melissa Grabill and Courtney Lewis encouraged their school librarian professional peers to join AASL and won a complementary year of membership for themselves. As monthly winners, Lester, Grabill and Lewis have been entered into a final grand prize drawing for an AASL 18th National Conference & Exhibition package, which includes registration, three nights lodging and round trip airfare to Phoenix, Arizona, in November 2017. Mindy Engler, a former monthly winner, was the last cycle's grand prize winner and attended the recent AASL national conference in Columbus.
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> School Library Funding Opportunity: IAL Grants
> The Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) grant application cycle will start in April. The IAL program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies. The department intends to support innovative programs that promote early literacy for young children, motivate older children to read, and increase student achievement by using school libraries as partners to improve literacy, distributing free books to children and their families, and offering high-quality literacy activities. The deadline for applications is May 9.
> Member Spotlight
> Joyce Valenza Expounds on the Transformative Power of School Libraries in American Libraries
> Joyce Valenza, assistant professor at Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, expounds on the transformative power of school libraries in the Mar/Apr issue of American Libraries. "School libraries are not merely places to get stuff," she writes. "School libraries are more kitchen than grocery store. They are more transformational than transactional." In the end, "a transformative school library is an issue of equity. All children deserve access to the tools they need to learn, create, and share. Access to these tools is an intellectual freedom issue."  
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> Dawn Grossman’s Makerspace Featured in Shore News Today
> Dawn Grossman’s new makerspace at Egg Harbor Township High School in New Jersey is highlighted in Shore News Today. Grossman, school library media specialist at the high school, and other school librarians in the school district applied for and received mini-grants through the Egg Harbor Township Education Association last year to purchase materials needed for the makerspace. Grossman said the makerspace in the high school library is still new, and while interest has been slow so far, she is hopeful that it will take off
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> Lisa Osur’s School Library Activities Featured in The Daily News
> Lisa Osur’s tech activities at her school library are featured in an article in The Daily News. During a visit with her local assemblyman, Osur, MSHS librarian at Holley CISD in New York, and her students used littleBits, electronic building blocks for creating inventions. The littleBits snap together with magnets and can be used to create simple or complex gadgets. “Today’s school library is a very different learning environment, allowing for student learning through discovery, creativity and making,” she said. “Providing tools to engage students in learning experiences is crucial.”
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> Education News
> U.S. Department of Education Posts FAQs for ESSA
> The U.S. Department of Education posted a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) webpage. The department has prepared these FAQs to support states and LEAs in understanding expectations during the transition to full implementation of the ESSA. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes that there are questions that are not addressed in this document and will continue to update and add to these FAQs over the coming months. Please check the department’s ESSA resource webpage for FAQ updates and all other ESSA resources including guidance and regulatory information.
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> White House Announces Computer Science for All Initiative
> On January 30, President Barack Obama announced the Computer Science for All Initiative. The initiative’s goal is to empower all American students from kindergarten through high school to learn computer science (CS) and be equipped with the computational thinking skills they need to be creators in the digital economy and to be active citizens in the technology-driven world. The initiative calls for:
> $4 billion in funding for states and $100 million directly for school districts in the forthcoming Budget to expand K-12 CS by training teachers, expanding access to high-quality instructional materials, and building effective regional partnerships.
> $135 million in CS funding to become available starting this year from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Corporation for National And Community Service (CNCS)
> Expanding access to prior NSF-supported programs and professional learning communities through their CS10k Initiative that led to the creation of more inclusive and accessible computer science curriculum including Exploring CS and Advanced Placement (AP) CS Principles.
> Involving more governors, mayors, and education leaders to help boost CS following the leadership of states like Delaware, Hawaii, Washington, Arkansas, and more than 30 school districts that have already begun to expand CS opportunities.
> Engaging CEOs, philanthropists, creative media, technology, and education professionals to deepen their CS commitments.
> Students Prefer Physical Books for “Serious Reading”
> About 92% of students prefer physical books over digital books for "serious reading," according to a study by Naomi Baron, a linguistics professor at American University. The study highlights the reading preferences of college students worldwide, including Germany, Japan, Slovakia and the US.
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> Science Scores Improve, But Reading and Math Scores Remain Flat
> More US students met proficiency standards in science on the Program for International Student Assessment between 2003 and 2012, according to an analysis by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. Data show a 6 percentage-point decrease among low-performing students in science but reveal no gains in reading and math.
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> Common Core Drives Significant Instructional Change
> Teaching and learning has changed significantly under the Common Core State Standards, according to a study of five states by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University. Math teachers, for example, are focusing more on real-world applications and conceptual understanding, and English teachers are exposing students to more nonfiction.
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> Do High-School Exit Exams Align with College Readiness?
> The number of students passing high-school exit exams is at an all-time high, but about 60% of students enrolling in community colleges have to take remedial courses, according to data from the Community College Research Center. "There is a disconnect that has existed for a long time in terms of the measures used for high-school graduation and if a student is ready to succeed in a college-level class," said Mary Fulton of the Education Commission of the States.
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> Most Harlem Secondary Schools Don’t Have Librarians
> Almost 80% of middle and high schools in Harlem, New York, are violating state regulations by not having a certified librarian on staff, a local group charges. The Harlem Council of Elders, a local nonprofit that promotes educational initiatives in the neighborhood, used publicly available information to find out that 27 out of 35 schools between 110th and 155th streets don’t employ certified librarians. The city credits the low number to lack of funding and low applicant pool to fill librarian positions.
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> Computer-Based Exams Yield Lower Scores for Some
> Data for some states reveal a performance gap among students who took different formats of exams aligned with the Common Core State Standards. In Illinois, for example, 32% of high-school students who took the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers English-language arts exam via computer were considered proficient, while 50% who took the paper-based exam met proficiency standards.
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> US Department of Education Seeks to Restore Balance to Testing
> The US Department of Education announced last month that it will offer assistance to states seeking to streamline standardized testing and weed out ineffective or redundant exams. "We hope this guidance will help restore that balance and give back some of the critical learning time that students need to be successful," said acting Secretary of Education John King Jr.
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> Unreliable Internet May Put Students at a Disadvantage
> Students without reliable Internet access at home may be at an educational disadvantage, according to a recent study. Researchers found students without reliable at-home Internet access were less likely to take part in informal learning. They also contend that Internet access via a smartphone is not an adequate substitute.
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> Center of Digital Learning Shifts from States to Schools
> Individual schools and districts are taking an increasingly active role in digital learning, rather than relying on statewide efforts, according to a report from Evergreen Education Group. More affordable options and greater expertise among teachers and others has made it easier for schools to become the center of digital-learning efforts, the report finds.
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> 9 in 10 Schools Have Computers
> More computers are in use in education than in some other industries, including health care, according to a report from the US Energy Information Administration. Data show computer use has grown 6 percentage points since 2003, with 9 out of 10 schools using computers. Such growth has sparked creation of organizations focused on tracking the trend.
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> Resources for School Librarians
> White House Launches Open eBooks App
> Last month, Michelle Obama and the White House officially launched the Open eBooks app. As part of the Open eBooks initiative, the app allows users to access thousands of free books on smartphones or tablets. The app is open to any educator, student, or administrator at one of the 66,000+ Title I schools or any of the 194 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools in the United States. In addition, special education teachers in the country—no matter what type of school they work for—also have access.
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> How to Use Blogs and Social Media to Engage Parents
> Blogs and social media are great ways to engage parents and keep them informed, according to Jessica Cabeen, the principal at Woodson Kindergarten Center in Austin, Minn. In this blog post, she writes about how educators embed video and also link blog posts to social media pages.
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> Amazon Creates Website to Improve Math Education
> Amazon has announced the launch of a new website -- www.withmathican.org -- that includes free resources for educators. The effort seeks to change the way students think about math. Instead of saying they are not good at the subject, company officials are hoping students develop a growth mindset and focus on the learning process.
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> 7 Ways to Build Literacy Skills through PBL
> Project-based learning offers many opportunities to build students' literacy skills through lessons that incorporate science, technology, engineering and math, University of Michigan professor Nell K. Duke writes in this blog post. She shares seven tips for integrating literacy learning, such as incorporating lessons on recognizing text structures and using them as bridges to writing exercises.
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> How to Use Election Campaign Ads in ELA and Social Studies Lessons
> Presidential campaign advertisements provide educators with ample, timely material for teaching about propaganda and argumentative writing, media-literacy expert Frank Baker writes. He shares several lesson ideas, teaching tools and resources to use this year's election ads in English language arts and social studies classrooms. "Engaging students in these political messages, and pulling back the curtain on the techniques, is just another step in their becoming informed citizens," he writes.
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> College Board to Administer Redesigned SAT This Month
> Students will take a redesigned version of the SAT beginning this month. In this commentary, Flynn Ross, an associate professor of education, highlights some of the upcoming changes, including a return to the 1,600-point scoring system and an optional essay.
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> Teacher Shares Steps to Help Students Become Storytellers
> Teaching students how to become storytellers is familiar to international teacher Matthew James Friday, who writes that he has implemented such programs at schools where he has worked. In this blog post, he shares 10 steps for launching a storytelling program for students, along with five common problems.
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> Should Educators Design Google-Proof Questions?
> Instant access to information via Google may not support critical-thinking skills, some research and anecdotal feedback from educators and students shows. Terry Heick, a former English teacher and founder of TeachThought, suggests designing questions that are Google-proof.
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> Tips for 21st-Century Learning, Teaching
> Students need to prepare for life after high school by learning 21st-century skills taught in school, asserts National Board Certified Teacher Sandy Merz. In this blog post, Merz writes that project-based learning, makerspaces and the use of open educational resources help educators teach 21st-century skills along with the curriculum.
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> Ideas for Teaching with Research Projects
> Giving students a choice in topics, offering media-enhanced extension activities and modeling the writing process can motivate students to complete research projects, educator Kevin Hodgson writes in this blog post. He shares details of his teaching strategies, including samples of work and tips for making projects more manageable and effective to improve students' writing skills.
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> How Teachers Can Provide Better Feedback to Students
> Students crave feedback, asserts Elyse Scott, a retired English teacher. In this article, she writes about the pros and cons of rubrics and offers 11 ways -- including the use of sticky notes -- teachers can foster better one-on-one communication and build trust with students.
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> Educator Offers Advice for Guided Reading Groups
> Establishing routines can improve the success of using a guided-reading strategy, Texas assistant principal and bilingual educator Irma De La Guardia writes in this opinion piece. De La Guardia shares four tips on this instructional strategy, such as allotting the same time daily for literacy stations and executing lesson steps in the same order.
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> Questions that Help Students Deepen Their Reading Comprehension
> Teachers can ask certain questions to help students deepen their reading comprehension, suggest Douglas Fisher, a teacher-leader, and Nancy Frey, a professor of literacy in Educational Leadership at San Diego State University. In this blog post, they write that teachers should check for understanding by asking four key questions, including what the text says and what the text means.
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> How to Organize Successful One-to-One Programs
> Successful one-to-one technology programs share four essential elements, suggests Alexandra Ito, director of learning innovation with technology at Santa Anna Unified School District in California. In this commentary, she asserts that school leaders must establish a vision, engage stakeholders, plan for network readiness and build on-site support before launching such programs.
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> Partnership and Collaborator News
> CoSN Releases New Digital Equity Action Toolkit
> To improve digital equity in school systems nationwide, CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) launched the Digital Equity Action Toolkit for district leaders. Introduced through CoSN’s new Digital Equity Action Agenda leadership initiative, the toolkit provides school system leaders with thoughtful strategies to address and narrow the “homework gap” in their communities. The new leadership initiative and version 1.0 toolkit provides a historic contextual background of the issue, explains the “homework gap,” details broader implications of household connectivity, and lays out steps school districts can take today. These steps include: survey the district’s connectivity and devices; engage the community; ensure sustainability through community assets; and consider outside-of-the-box solutions.
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> National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguía Joins Achieve Board
> Achieve announced that Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR (National Council of La Raza), has joined its board of directors. By joining the board, she will help to guide Achieve’s work to lead and support state efforts to improve systems of standards, assessment, accountability, and graduation requirements so that all students are prepared for postsecondary education, work, and citizenship. Since January 1, 2005, Murguía has served as the President and CEO of NCLR, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S.
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> Grants & Awards
> 2016 Facing History Together Student Contest
> The 2016 Facing History Together Student Contest gives U.S.-based 7th-12th grade students opportunities to earn a scholarship or prizes by writing an essay, inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird, about how the community they grew up in has affected who they are today. Submissions will allow students to explore their coming-of-age, conversations about justice, about goodness, about living in a divided society, about making difficult choices, and about the possibilities of social change. U.S.-based graduating seniors are eligible for the $2,500 Benjamin B. Ferencz Upstander Scholarship made possible by the Planethood Foundation. The winner’s educator will also receive a Classroom Award of $250 and free access to a Teaching Mockingbird online course. Five Upstander Awards of $500 will be given to students in 7-12 grade. The teacher of each winning student will also receive a Classroom Award of $250 and free access to a Teaching Mockingbird online course. The contest will accept submissions until March 16.
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> The Knight News Challenge
> The Knight News Challenge is accepting applications and offering a share of $3 million for ideas that address the evolving role of libraries in the digital age. The challenge seeks to uncover new ways to extend and strengthen the role of libraries as essential spaces for people to learn, acquire information, and exchange ideas and perspectives. People anywhere in the United States can participate by providing a brief answer to the question: How might libraries serve 21st century information needs? Submissions close at 5pm Eastern on March 21, 2016.
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> Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Grants
> The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, which fosters children’s love of reading and creative expression, celebrates the 28th year of its Mini-Grant program—and Keats’s 100th birthday—with a call for proposals that reflect the work and vision of the program’s namesake. Approximately 60 grants of up to $500 each will be awarded to qualifying teachers and librarians at public schools and libraries across the country. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2016.
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> ALA Public Programs Office Great Stories Club
> The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office has announced a new round of the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for at-risk teens, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The 2016 offering will feature books under the theme “The Art of Change: Creation, Growth and Transformation.” Working with small groups of 6 to 10 teens, grantees will host reading and discussion events for each of three selected book titles. The titles—selected in consultation with librarian advisors and humanities scholars—are chosen to resonate with reluctant readers struggling with complex issues like incarceration, violence, and poverty. Eligible libraries are located within or working in partnership with organizations that serve at-risk youth. Up to 75 grants will be awarded. Applications are Due April 15.
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> 2016 ALA Leadership Institute
> The application process for the 2016 “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute (August 8-11, Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, Illinois) is now open. Building on the success of the past three ALA Leadership Institutes, and with support from Innovative Interfaces, the four-day immersive leadership development program for up to 40 mid-career librarians will be led again by ALA Past-President Maureen Sullivan and library and leadership consultant Kathryn Deiss. Applications accepted will be through April 15, 2016.
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> Beacon Society Grants
> The Beacon Society grants are now available. The grants, in honor of Sherlockian, Jan Stauber, will provide up to $500 to fund the development of a project that will introduce young people to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about his famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. The grant period will be from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. The deadline for 2016 grant applications is May 1, 2016.
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> IAL Grant Applications 
> The Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) grant application cycle will start in April. The IAL program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies. The department intends to support innovative programs that promote early literacy for young children, motivate older children to read, and increase student achievement by using school libraries as partners to improve literacy, distributing free books to children and their families, and offering high-quality literacy activities. The deadline for applications is May 9.
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> ALA Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming
> School libraries are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through eighth grade, the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announced. Nominations for the 2016 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming must be received by May 6, 2016. Applications, award guidelines and a list of previous winners are available at www.ala.org/jaffarian. Nominated programs must have taken place during the current school year (2015-16). Programs that are still in progress as of the award deadline are eligible, and libraries are encouraged to self-nominate.
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> Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE Cart/Campbell Grant for Librarians  
> The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE (ALAN) is offering the Cart/Campbell Grant. The grant offers $500 funding plus complimentary registration toward attendance at the annual two-­day ALAN Workshop. Eligible applicants are practicing librarians working with teens in high school, junior high school, middle school, or public libraries. Membership in ALAN is required for consideration. One Campbell/Cart Grant will be awarded annually, and each recipient may only receive the grant once. The deadline for application submissions is September 1 of the year of the ALAN Workshop to be attended, and the recipient will receive notification by October 1.
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> Department of State-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs
> Applications are now being accepted for the Department of State sponsored study abroad programs for U.S. high school students for 2016-17:
> National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
> Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES Abroad)
> Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) with Germany
> These merit-based scholarships include international airfare, tuition, and program costs, as well as meals and living accommodations (often with a host family). The programs have no language prerequisites and gap year students are encouraged to apply as long as they meet the age requirements. Each program has a separate online application process, and application deadlines vary from late October through early January. Visit the program websites or www.exchanges.state.gov for specific information and application deadlines.
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> GreenPal Small Business Scholarship
> Greenpal Lawncare is accepting applications for the annual GreenPal Small Business Scholarship to assist a motivated, driven student and future business leader. The program is open to any graduating high school senior, college freshman, or sophomore who owns and operates his/her own small business or has put together a business plan to start a business while in college. In addition, applicants must be in a graduating high school's senior class or be currently enrolled in a college of business with a 3.0 or higher GPA; demonstrate high ambition and desire to be an entrepreneur or business owner; and have a declared major in a college of business.
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> Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp
> Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp for girls works to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry. During the camp session, the girls listen to executive speakers, participate in technology tours and demonstrations, network, and learn through hands-on experience in workshops. This year camps will take place at various dates throughout the summer in Lehi, Utah; Charlotte, NC; Fargo, ND; Reno, NV, Redmond, WA; Las Colinas, TX; and St. Louis, MO. Maximum award: free attendance to camp. Eligibility: girls grades 9-11 and at least age 13 at time of application, with some location exceptions. Deadline: varies by location.
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> Fund for Teachers Grants
> The Fund for Teachers provides funds for direct grants to teachers to support summer learning opportunities of their own design. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: teachers who work with students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12, with a minimum of three years teaching experience, full-time, spending at least 50 percent of the time in the classroom at the time grants are approved and made. Deadline: varies by state.
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> Grants to Increase Access to Healthy Foods from the No Kid Hungry Foundation 
> Providing students access to healthy and nutritious meals is the focus of No Kid Hungry Foundation grants. Currently, the foundation supports projects that increase access to summer meal programs, school breakfast and after-school snacks and meals, as well as advocacy efforts, including anti-hunger issues and needs and educating families about SNAP and the Women, Infants, and Children programs. Interested schools can submit letters of inquiry year-round. Prize: Average grants range from $5,000 to $10,000. Deadline: Rolling.
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> The Awesome Foundation Grants for Projects
> The Awesome Foundation funds projects that challenge and expand our understanding of our individual and communal potentials, bringing communities together, casting aside social inhibitions and boundaries for a moment. Maximum award: $1,000. Eligibility: all people and organizations; there are no prerequisites. Deadline: rolling.
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