ConnectEd: The National Center for College and Career
For General Operating Support
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/30/2019
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
ConnectEd, an education nonprofit, partners with districts across the country that work to implement sustainable improvement and change for students, schools, and communities. By utilizing pathways that combine college and career preparation, ConnectEd helps bring real and relevant learning to students, especially those students who have had the least access to quality learning and teaching.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.connectedcalifornia.org
Address
2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 1200, Berkeley, CA, 94704-1357, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for identifying, cultivating, and showcasing exemplary schools to advance deeper learning
This is one of ten grants to members of the Deeper Learning Network to showcase exemplary schools, nurture the deeper learning movement, prepare for school site visits by decision makers, and integrate Common Core standards into their curricula.
for planning and piloting a college- and career-ready framework
This grant would fund ConnectEd’s proposal to design a study that will build consensus on a college- and career-readiness framework and accompanying metrics, pilot the metrics in schools, and develop a strategy for broadening the focus of state and federal accountability policies.
for identifying, cultivating, and showcasing exemplary schools to advance deeper learning
We propose a cluster of ten grants to members of the Deeper Learning Network to showcase exemplary schools, nurture the deeper learning movement, prepare for school site visits by policymakers, and integrate the Common Core State Standards into their curricula.
