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	<title>Greater Texas Foundation &#187; Features</title>
	<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org</link>
	<description>Removing Barriers to Education</description>
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		<title>Greater Texas Foundation Announces New Strategic Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Greater Texas Foundation recently completed a six-month planning process, under the guidance of FSG Social Impact Advisors, in which the foundation examined current and projected educational needs in Texas and how the foundation&#8217;s efforts might be best aligned to address them.  Through this process, we learned a great deal about the challenges Texas students face [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/12/05/greater-texas-foundation-announces-new-strategic-plan/</link>
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		<title>Charles A. Dana Center AMDM Mathematics Capstone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Greater Texas Foundation awarded $410,000 to the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas to support the development of an Advanced Mathematical Decision Making (AMDM) mathematics capstone course. In response to the new graduation requirement that Texas high school students complete four years of mathematics, the Dana Center—in partnership with the Texas Association of Supervisors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/23/amdm/</link>
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		<title>The FIRST Texas Expansion Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Texas announces its Strategy and Expansion Plan. 
FIRST provides the nation a direct solution to an imperative call to action that the U.S. revamp its science, technology, engineering and math workforce in order to maintain its position as a secure nation.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an organization that strives to inspire [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/19/the-first-texas-expansion-plan/</link>
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		<title>University of Houston, Clear Lake &#8211; Celebrating Our Elders Scholarship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the 2009-2010 school year, University of Houston &#8211; Clear Lake was awarded one of the foundation&#8217;s $25,000 Generation Proud Scholarship Program awards.  The school decided to set up the Celebrating Our Elders Scholarships with the funding.  This program invites students to share how an African-American or Hispanic elder has, through their own achievements, inspired the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/13/university-of-houston-clear-lake-celebrating-our-elders-scholarship/</link>
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		<title>$3 Million to University of Houston to Support Middle School Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$3,000,000 to the Integrated Science, Math and Reflective Thinking (iSMART) master’s degree program. The main goal of the iSMART master&#8217;s degree program is to prepare and increase the number of highly qualified in-service middle school math and science teachers in Texas. Participating teachers will develop in-depth content and pedagogical knowledge and leadership skills through reflective [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/06/01/3-million-to-university-of-houston/</link>
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		<title>$3 Million to Texas Tech to Support Middle School Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$3,000,000 to the Middle School Math and Science (MS)2: Understanding by Design master’s degree program. The main goal of the Middle School Math and Science (MS)2: Understanding by Design program is to prepare and increase the number of highly qualified in-service middle school math and science teachers in Texas. This program will provide opportunities for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/06/01/3-million-to-texas-tech/</link>
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