Results List
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Why Did You Invest in the Regions That You Did?
Our founder, Chuck Feeney, had close connections to the regions where Atlantic made its major investments. In each, he and Atlantic saw opportunity to make a lasting difference within his lifetime.
Resource type: Big Question
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Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
Source: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Rick Rose, Director of Communications EMAIL rickr@nonprofitadvancement.org SUBJECT Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management Washington, D.C. - The Center for Nonprofit Advancement, formerly the Washington Council of Agencies, announced today that Higher…
Resource type: News
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Higher Achievement Receives $3 Million From Atlantic Philanthropies to Expand Into Baltimore
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source Higher Achievement, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that provides middle school children from underserved areas year-round academic enrichment programs, has announced a three-year, $3 million grant from Atlantic Philanthropies to help expand its out-of-school-time (OST) programs to Baltimore. The grant will enable the organization,…
Resource type: News
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Achievement program looks to keep kids from getting lost in middle school
Source: The Baltimore Sun
'Scholars' spend time with 'mentors' in afternoon, evening Higher Achievement is an Atlantic grantee. By Liz Bowie. At first the idea of regularly staying after school until 8 in the evening seemed "cool" to 11-year-old Kaelah Williams, but then the reality sank in that she…
Resource type: News
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Higher Achievement CEO Featured on US Department of Education's Television Series, Education News Parents Can Use
Higher Achievement is an Atlantic grantee. Today, Richard Tagle, Higher Achievement CEO, will be featured on the television series Education News that Parents Can Use (Education News), to speak about how programs like Higher Achievement help prevent the academic slide and promote achievement. Education News is the…
Resource type: News
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Higher Achievement Receives National Award for Excellence
Source: Higher Achievement
Announcement of national award for summer learning given by Johns Hopkins University to Higher Achievement, an Atlantic grantee.
Resource type: News
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Justice through Education
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Summer Learning Conference
Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen.My name is Kristian Smith, I am 16 years old and I attend Gonzaga Jesuit High School. My purpose in being here today is to share my perspectives on the importance of high-impact summer learning.I want to say thank you to…
Resource type: News
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Higher Achievement Program, Inc.
$4,000,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Bridging the Gap Between School and Out-Of-School Time Learning
Public and private investment in out-of-school time (OST) programmes in the U.S. has soared over the last decade. While more does not always mean better, Higher Achievement wants to know for sure that its programme is delivering results. Higher Achievement is an academic enrichment programme…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Achievement gaps narrowing in US schools since No Child Left Behind
Source: Christian Science Monitor
The Center on Education Policy is an Atlantic grantee. A new study looked at student performance in all 50 states since 2002, when No Child Left Behind Act took effect. The focus: achievement gaps for minority and low-income students. By Amanda Paulson, Staff writer of…
Resource type: News
