ERIC Number: ED294960
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 33
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ISBN: ISBN-0-87367-269-0
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Mission Possible: Innovations in the Bronx Schools. Fastback 269.
Franse, Stephen; And Others
The Bronx Education Endowment Fund (BEEF), established in 1985, provides mini-grants of up to $100 to fund simple projects aimed at educational improvement. During the first two years of the program, 18 mini-grants were awarded to 16 teachers, one student, and one parent organization. A large number of both regular and special education students, from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, received benefits from the projects. The projects were cost-efficient and encouraged active student participation in the educational process. Many of the programs were characterized by the following: (1) a hands-on approach to learning; (2) the use of outside human resources; (3) culminating activities that served as an evaluative measure; (4) an investigative approach to learning; and (5) a focus on the specific needs of the pupils. BEEF uses a simplified proposal process. Some projects in the following areas are described: (1) the humanities and social sciences; (2) mathematics and science; and (3) special education. Photographs illustrate the text. A short bibliography is included. (BJV)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Humanistic Education, Improvement Programs, Mathematics Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Proposals, Public Education, Science Education, Special Education, Urban Education
Phi Delta Kappa, Eighth and Union, Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402 ($.90).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, Bloomington, IN.
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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