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    NGLC Announces Wave III Winners

    As part of the first cycle of Wave III, NGLC has announced $750,000 in pre-launch grants to five middle and high school developers opening new, blended schools in Fall 2012. Meet the Winners

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    Xtreme Innovation

    NGLC Deputy Director Andrew Calkins blogs about the latest wave of funding from NGLC and the potential for technology to help "move the needle" on new school models. Read it...

  • NGLC Wave III RFP

    Wave III

    Solutions for at-risk students. Can a gap of two grade levels (or more) be avoided? What might a whole new school look like?

    Review the Wave III RFPs

Does your proposal target learners in the United States needing to master the content and competencies associated with 7th-9th grade Common Core State Standards in math and literacy? Or, does it target U.S. students enrolled in summer school between their 8th and 9th grades?
Does your proposal represent an existing solution? (For proposals in the proof of concept category, solutions must have an existing user base of at least 50 students. For early stage adoption, the existing user base must be at least 1,000 students. Existing solutions are those that have already been designed but may be applying for funding to support further piloting and testing.)
Are you prepared to further deploy your solution during the 2011-2012 academic year or the summer of 2011?
Are you prepared to plan, support, and undergo rigorous evaluation of your proposed project?
Are you prepared to plan, support, and undergo rigorous evaluation of your proposed project?

The Art of Possible

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Next Generation Learning Challenges is a collaborative, multi-year grant program aimed at dramatically increasing college readiness and completion through applied technology. Grant money will be issued in multiple funding "waves," with applications currently open for Wave III.

Designing Student Success

Education is closely tied to success – in the life of an individual and in the life of a nation. At the very moment that innovative, technology-enabled learning approaches are helping to make it possible to provide a high quality education at a reasonable cost, the U.S. is falling behind globally.

Where we see change:
 
30 percent of college courses are now personalized – and personalized courses can be the most effective, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more about our Wave I challenges, which include personalized delivery.
 
The one-size-fits-all model of learning is changing – important at a time when the math literacy of U.S. 15-year olds is well below peers in other nations.  Read about our Wave II grantees and their focus on grades 7-9.
 
Already, in 82% of K-12 districts, students are learning online, as are many students pursuing post secondary degrees. What works? What doesn’t? How are schools adjusting to this new world? Read about the Wave III challenges and grants now available.
 
Guiding the Work
 
NGLC is led by EDUCAUSE in collaboration with the League for Innovation in the Community College, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation have also played a vital role in shaping and funding this initiative. Read more about our partners.
 
 
 

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