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Perkins & Funding
Expand Your Students' Opportunities with Perkins Funding
The recently reauthorized Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act, passed in 2006, requires states to be more accountable for high school graduation rates. Studies show that students who register for computer technology education courses in the early years of their high school careers are much more likely to stay in school. In fact, students who enroll in one class often will go on to complete a whole sequence of related courses.
Perkins IV funding can be used to supplement and expand the opportunities available to the students in your school. Among other things, the act allows grant funds to be spent on supplemental materials for career and technical education programs, such as videos and DVDs, up-to-date computer lab equipment, computer simulations, online tutorials, software, textbooks, workbooks, and other educational materials.
One such resource is Glencoe's PassKey program, a self-paced learning system designed to help students gain proficiency in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. The PassKey program contains hundreds of Web-based lessons to challenge students at every grade and skill level, and is ideal for remediation and course recovery. Learn more about Passkey.
Supplemental Materials
Glencoe provides a wide range of supplemental materials eligible for purchase with Perkins funds. To see what is available to you, browse Glencoe's "one-stop shopping" catalog of instructional materials. Click the link below to download the catalog, which presents high-quality, innovative products for Family and Consumer Sciences; Business, Careers and Marketing; and Trade and Technical Education.
Further Information
America's Promise Alliance
America's Promise Alliance, founded by General Colin Powell, is a partnership of nonprofit organizations, corporations, community leaders, charitable foundations, faith-based organizations, and individuals. Its priority is dropout prevention.
AT&T Foundation
The AT&T Foundation has launched the AT&T Aspire initiative to support high school success and work force readiness. This initiative includes the new AT&T High School Success Special Grants program.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation offers grants to support the creation of thriving environments for children. The foundation has identified three priority regions-Michigan, Mississippi, and New Mexico-but it also makes grants to other areas of the United States, as well as abroad.
eSolutions Grant Resource Center
This Glencoe site provides information about all phases of the grant application process, including NCLB, funding sources, grant writing, and the implementation of a grant.
