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	<title>Greater Texas Foundation &#187; Grants 2001 &#8211; 2009 (Old Funding Principles)</title>
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		<title>Foundation Supports Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board was formed in 1965 by the Texas Legislature and charged with the job of providing coordination and leadership for the Texas higher education system.  Currently, the board is focused on Closing the Gaps by 2015, and is doing so by working with people and organizations statewide, ranging from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2010/02/16/foundation-supports-texas-higher-education-coordinating-board/</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>Foundation Grantee Receives William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Greater Texas Foundation supports KIPP To (and through) College program, which is a college preparatory and support program designed to ensure access to and success in college for low income, minority students.  The minds behind the KIPP charter school program and nationwide movement, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, have recently been awarded the William E. Simon Prize for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/16/foundation-grantee-receives-william-e-simon-prize-for-lifetime-achievement-in-social-entrepreneurship/</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>Community College Scholarship RFP Released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To help meet the unique financial aid needs of community college students and continue its commitment to remove barriers to education, Greater Texas Foundation announces the 2010 Community College Scholarship Program. The program will provide grants totaling $300,000, in need based aid to a selected set of Texas community colleges in 2010.  Awards will not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/04/community-college-scholarship-rfp-released/</link>
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		<title>Generation Proud and Rising to the Challenge Scholarship RFP&#8217;s Released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To help encourage and support both first generation students and students making the transition from a community college setting to a four-year institution of higher learning, Greater Texas Foundation announces the 2010 Generation Proud and Rising to the Challenge Scholarship Programs. Each program will provide grants totaling $200,000 in need based aid to selected public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/11/02/scholarship-rfps-released/</link>
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		<title>ECHS Students Making Big Strides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While in their senior year of high school, students in El Paso, Texas in are taking upper division course work at the University of Texas El Paso.  This group of 23 students attends Mission Early College High School and is among the first cohort to accomplish this level of completion. Because they have not completed high school, these students [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/10/02/echs-students-making-big-strides/</link>
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		<title>Greater Texas Foundation Renewing Support of Book Trust Program Within Two Local Schools.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the 2008-2009 school year, GTF supported the Book Trust program for Kemp Elementary School (Bryan) and College Hills Elementary School (College Station). For the coming school year, these schools will again be supported. Book Trust is an independent charity dedicated to helping people learn to love books, at any age or in any culture. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/09/03/greater-texas-foundation-renewing-support-of-the-book-trust-program-within-two-local-schools/</link>
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		<title>Web-Based Educational System for Learning Mathematics: Reasoning Mind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Greater Texas Foundation has committed $150,000 over three years to Reasoning Mind, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children better understand and perform higher in the subject area of mathematics. This GTF funded program will provide additional students with core math instruction from the RM system. The grant will cover the cost of implementation for schools [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/07/20/web-based-educational-system-for-learning-mathematics-reasoning-mind/</link>
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		<title>University of Texas at El Paso</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mission Early College High School Scholarships: to support scholarships for twenty-three students transitioning from Mission Early College High School to full-time study at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Year: 2009
Amount: $20,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/06/17/university-of-texas-at-el-paso-5/</link>
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