Millions in federal grants allow IU 29 to fund after-school tutoring, activities

Through a federal No Child Left Behind initiative, Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 has been able to give area school districts more than $5 million to hold after-school educational programs.For example, at the after-school program at Saint Clair Area Sc

Understand Why Federal Budgets Matter to Students

Keeping track of the federal budget process is difficult in the best of times, and the creation of the fiscal year 2012 budget was even more convoluted than usual. We've attempted to keep you up to date on some of the twists and turns concerning educational debt, including the impact on Pell Grants of the federal budget compromise negotiated in April 2011 and the elimination of the "in-school ...

Mt. Pleasant School District receives three grants

With the federal government and Pennsylvania both tightening their budgets, grants are becoming harder to obtain. However, Mt. Pleasant Area School District will be the recipient of not one, but three grants to help with materials and educational upgrades.

Redevelopment authority OKs about $1M in grants

Allegheny County's Redevelopment Authority has approved almost $1 million in grants to help cultural, educational and recreational institutions carry out major projects.

State announces recipients of learning grants

Community learning centers throughout Pennsylvania will get a $64.4 million boost in federal money via 21st Century Community Learning Challenge Grants