By gtf on June 18, 2010
Greater Texas Foundation recently completed a six-month planning process in which the foundation examined current and projected educational needs in Texas and how the foundation’s efforts might be best aligned to address them. Through this process, we learned a great deal about the challenges Texas students face on the road to post-secondary completion and how [...]
Posted in Features, News
By gtf on March 8, 2010
The foundation believes that community colleges play an important role in our states post-secondary educational environment. Students often find it difficult, however, to make the transition from a community college setting to a four-year institution of higher education. The Greater Texas Foundation Rising to the Challenge scholarship program is meant to encourage and support students [...]
Posted in Grants 2010 - Present (Current Funding Principles), News
By gtf on March 8, 2010
The Greater Texas Foundation Generation Proud scholarship program is meant to encourage and support first generation college students by removing critical barriers that keep them from pursuing and completing a post-secondary degree.
The foundation awarded grant awards of $25,000 each for a total of $200,000. The organizations awarded the funds include: Sul Ross State University, [...]
Posted in Grants 2010 - Present (Current Funding Principles), News
By gtf on February 16, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Grants 2001 - 2009 (Retired Funding Principles), News, Outreach for Higher Education
By gtf on December 7, 2009
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’s efforts might be best aligned to address them. Through this process, we learned a great deal about the challenges Texas students face [...]
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By gtf on December 5, 2009
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’s efforts might be best aligned to address them. Through this process, we learned a great deal about the challenges Texas students face [...]
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By gtf on November 23, 2009
Greater Texas Foundation awarded $410,000 to the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas to support the development
Posted in Features, Improving Science and Math Education, News, Teacher Skill Enhancement and New Teacher Preparation
By gtf on November 19, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Features, News
By gtf on November 16, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in News, Outreach for Higher Education
By gtf on November 13, 2009
For the 2009-2010 school year, University of Houston – Clear Lake was awarded one of the foundation’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 [...]
Posted in Features, News, Scholarship Programs for Higher Education
By gtf on October 2, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Grants 2001 - 2009 (Retired Funding Principles), News, Scholarship Programs for Higher Education
By gtf on September 3, 2009
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. [...]
Posted in News, School-Community Partnerships
