BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.com The School Improvement Grants are aimed at turning around some of the Oklahoma’s lowest performing schools, and three schools this year will receive about $6 million and a total of $17 million over the next three years. Read more on NewsOK.com View full post on All Stories
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Oklahoma State Education Board awards millions to poor-performing schools
May 26th, 2011 
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May 26th, 2011 admin BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.com The School Improvement Grants are aimed at turning around some of the Oklahoma’s lowest performing schools, and three schools this year will receive about $6 million and a total of $17 million over the next three years. Read more on NewsOK.com View full post on All Stories
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May 6th, 2011 admin The Nevada State College will hold its eighth spring commencement ceremony in Henderson on Saturday. View full post on Education Stories
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May 6th, 2011 admin Local business executive and Daytona State College trustee Forough Hosseini has been selected for a state award in recognition of her work in establishing and supporting the Food Brings Hope program in Volusia County schools. View full post on All Stories
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April 24th, 2011 admin The OU College of Medicine is launching a campaign to raise $5 million in scholarships to celebrate its centennial. The goal of the college’s Second Century Campaign is to raise private funds over the next five years and allocate the money toward annual and endowed scholarships, Development Director John Cougher said. View full post on [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: campaign, centennial, college, college of medicine, development director, director john, Director John Cougher, keep, medical, Medicine, next five years, private funds, State, strives, Students Comments OffMichigan State University gets $2.9 million for biofuel research
April 21st, 2011 admin EAST LANSING – Michigan State University has received $2.9 million in federal grants for biofuel research. View full post on All Stories
Posted in federal grant Tags: $2.9, biofuel, EAST, east lansing michigan, federal grants, Gets, LANSING, Michigan, michigan state university, Million, Research, State, University Comments OffChinese State Councilor announces more scholarships for Americans to study in China
April 12th, 2011 admin Visiting Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong announced in Washington on Tuesday an additional 10,000 scholarships for Americans to study in China. View full post on All Stories
Posted in federal grant Tags: Americans, Announces, China, Chinese, chinese state, Councilor, Liu Yandong, More, Scholarships, State, state councilor, study, Washington Comments OffState officials decry GOP Medicaid plan
April 6th, 2011 admin A Republican budget proposal unveiled Tuesday recasting federal Medicaid payments to states in the form of block grants prompted harsh criticism from Gov. Mike Beebe, who called it “simply unacceptable.” State medical officials offered blunter assessments, calling the GOP idea “a pig in a poke” and a “hatchet job.” The state’s congressional delegation split along [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: budget, decry, federal medicaid, gop idea, Gov. Mike Beebe, hatchet job, Medicaid, medicaid payments, mike beebe, Officials, plan, proposal, republican budget proposal, State Comments OffClearfield’s Mellgard Receives National Football Foundation Award
March 28th, 2011 admin State College — At Sunday’s Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame 14th Annual Awards Banquet held at the Penn Stater in St. College, Clearfield Area High School’s Jack Mellgard was the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship contributed by M&T Bank. At the beginning of the scholastic football season, [...]
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March 25th, 2011 admin Fourteen high-tech companies will receive part of $4.22 million in state funds through a matching program that Kentucky offers to attract technology-based small businesses. Gov. Steve Beshear’s office says the funds were awarded after the companies received federal grants. Beshear said in a statement that federal experts have reviewed the companies’ research and found the [...]
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