New York — Nov. 5
National education nonprofit CFY announced it has received a $1 million grant from Carnegie Corp. of New York to further develop, implement and study blended learning instruction in a whole school/community model.
This model aims to leverage CFY’s free K-12 learning platform, PowerMyLearning.com, which aims to help K-12 students, teachers and parents locate and use high-quality online digital learning activities — videos, simulations, academic games and more — to propel student achievement.
The platform has also received more than $7 million in funding from the Gates, Broad and Kellogg foundations. The model also includes support for school leaders, professional development for educators, innovative family learning workshops and home technology support for families.
The grant will fund CFY’s work in four schools — two each in New York and Los Angeles — over a two-year period and will fund research on the impact of the work.
Services for the schools include teacher coaching on using digital learning to differentiate instruction; support for school leaders; family learning workshops, where parents attend with their children to learn about PowerMyLearning and how to create a stronger home learning environment; and home technology support for families, including a free Internet-ready home computer and bilingual help desk support.
Source: CFY
