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The State of Michigan has received the AP Test Fee Program grant from the United States Department of Education. The purpose of this grant is to increase the number of low income students who take advanced placement tests and International Baccalaureate exams for which college academic credit is awarded. The Elementary and Secondary act defines low income individual as a student who:

• Qualifies for free or reduced lunch.
• Receives assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
• Receives medical assistance under the Medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

The State of Michigan will pay $56 per Advanced Placement (AP) Exam for public and private school students qualifying for the College Board test fee reduction.

The 2010 AP Fellows Program has been announced by the College Board. This grant is offered to finance (up to $1000) registration and expenses related to AP Summer Institute training AP teachers for the summer of 2010. Eligible teachers must work in a high school that has more than 50% ethnicity and/or 50% free/reduced-cost lunch eligibility. I’m counting over 120 such high schools in Michigan that would qualify. Deadline is February 15, 2010; visit http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/awards/ap-grants/fellows

July 1, 2009 MEMORANDUM

TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents, Public School, Academy Superintendents, Public Universities and Community, Colleges, Public School Academy Authorizers and other interested parties

FROM: Michael P. Flanagan, Superintendent of Public Instruction

SUBJECT: Announcement of 2009-2010 Charter School Planning, Implementation and Dissemination Grant Opportunity

Fulbright-Hays Fellowship for Michigan Educators

We have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad program to bring some 15 Michigan educators to Nepal for a month this summer (June 12-July 13, 2009). We are inviting applications from K-12 teachers, school administrators and educators. The theme of the program this year is "Nepal in the Contemporary World" and teachers of world civilization, geography, civics and democracy and related social sciences would benefit the most.

Application information is available at:
http://asianstudies.msu.edu/outreach/2009Nepalgpa/index.htm

Questions? Contact Murari Suvedi at suvedi@msu.edu

Federal aid won't fix all Michigan's budget woes
By TIM MARTIN | Associated Press Writer
2:20 PM CST, January 19, 2009
LANSING, Mich. - An upcoming federal stimulus package is expected to help ease Michigan's state budget crunch.
But state politicians caution against relying too much on the federal plan, saying Michigan officials must make tough decisions to contain government spending regardless of what help may be coming from Washington.
The economic stimulus plan developing in Congress and backed by President-elect Barack Obama could cost $825 billion or more in spending and tax cuts over a two-year period. It's not yet known how much money will come to Michigan in the final package.

AT&T High School Success
Special Grants Program

Overview
In April 2008, the AT&T Foundation launched a new grant program
focused on high school success for at-risk students. The program will
direct funds to eligible nonprofit organizations and schools across the
country and offers two types of grants:

APRIL 16-- STILL TIME TO APPLY!

Eighty-six middle schools and high schools were granted $1,000 to $3,000 dollars, depending on size, in the first round of the CareerForward® Support Grant program. The grant is being promoted and administered in a joint partnership effort with MASSP, Traverse Bay Intermediate School District, MDE, MVU and Microsoft Partners in Learning.

Mini Grants Available From Meemic®

The MEEMIC Foundation has a mini-grant program that can provide funding for creative enhancements to your current curriculum that positively impacts the future of your students. Grants of up to $2,500 are available.

Applications may be completed online at www.meemic.com. Click on “Especially for Educators” and follow the links to the MEEMIC Foundation.

Federal Character Education Grant
Released February 14 - Due April 1

Dr. Joe Hoedel and Dr. Phil Vincent, authors of 3 previously funded federal grants, will soon write a grant for Michigan high schools. The focus of this grant will be on the freshmen transition. Specifically, they want to include 4 high-performance, 4 average-performance and 4 low-performance high schools in the state of Michigan that meet the following criteria: