Atlanta Public Schools Awarded $22 Million Grant from GE Foundation
Posted by Abigail Beal on 12 Nov 2007 in: Grants
The GE Foundation awarded a $22 million College Bound District grant to the Atlanta Public Schools in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, October 30th. This is the largest privately funded grant ever for the Atlanta school district.
The grant was presented by Bob Corcoran, President of the GE Foundation to Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall. The crowd attending the ceremony included GE Vice Chairman and President of Atlanta-based GE Energy John Rice; Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin; and the U.S. Secretary of Education’s regional representative Dr. Anne Hancock.
The GE Foundation has been involved with the Atlanta school district for many years. In 1995 they assisted Southside with a volunteer program to improve academic performance. In 2002 the foundation awarded Southside Comprehensive High School a five-year, $1 million “College Bound” grant to improve their college entry rates.
“Our connection with the Atlanta community is strong and this grant makes it even stronger,” John Rice said.“Our employees are a significant resource for Atlanta’s students. We are committed to helping them learning about engineering, science, math and technology. We want them to be competitive in the global work place. The better off they are today, the better off we all will be tomorrow.”
Superintendent Hall stated that the grant would assist the district in creating her vision of a math and science curriculum.
“The GE Foundation will play a key role in changing – for the better – the lives of 51,000 children who attend Atlanta Public Schools,” Superintendent Hall said. “Our children will learn math and science from real-life examples. As the world relies more and more on technology and analysis, hands-on experience is the best way to learn. We thank the GE Foundation for the opportunities this grant will allow– not only over the next five years, but for the lifetime of our children.”
Atlanta Public School students have improved performance in both math and science in every grade level over the past seven years. But their performance still is shows a need for improvement. The grant from the GE Foundation will help address these goals.
Sources: Atlanta Business Chronicle, GE News Center
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