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The percentage of students in 2005 who can handle rigorous reading material at their grade level in 4th grade is 31.5%; by 8th grade, it decreases to 30.8%
Sources: AP-AOL Learning Services Poll, Census Bureau, Education Department budget, National Center for Education Statistics, National Education Association.
Funding
Before Beginning the Grants Search
Before you begin the process of investigating the possibility of seeking potential financial support for one of Vantage Learning's educational products, your school or district needs to gather the following information:
Before you begin the process of investigating the possibility of seeking potential financial support for one of Vantage Learning's educational products, your school or district needs to gather the following information:
- Target Population - grade level, content area, approximate number of students and number if teachers
- Does the district have a foundation?
- Provide a paragraph or two describing the district:
- urban, suburban or rural
- profile of the student population - socio-economic level
- mission statement
- Major employers, corporations or institutions where parents may be employed
- District past use of MY Access! or other Vantage Learning product
- Target date for purchase of program - licenses and professional development
- Contractual arrangements for staff in-service
- Previous out-of-district funding sources
- District contacts for grants and professional development
- Hardware
- Software
- Professional development
Links to Funding Resources
Perhaps your school or district would like to explore potential grant opportunities that would assist you in incorporating Vantage Learning's educational products into your program. The following links to websites may help in your search:
Perhaps your school or district would like to explore potential grant opportunities that would assist you in incorporating Vantage Learning's educational products into your program. The following links to websites may help in your search:
- U.S. Department of Education Funding Forecast
http://www.ed.gov - No Child Left Behind Act Website
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov - The Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org - Technology and Learning Magazine Grants and Contests
http://www.techlearning.com